The Miami Marlins and Boston Red Sox will play Wednesday at Fenway Park. First pitch is at 7:10 p.m. ET.
Miami (45-34 SU and 38-41 RL) is starting lefty Braxton Garrett. The 25-year-old is 3-2 with a 3.64 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP in 15 appearances (14 starts) this season.
Boston (40-39 SU and 41-38 RL) is “probably” using an opener on Wednesday, per manager Alex Cora. “Probably we’ll go opener and see where Piv (Nick Pivetta), Wink (Josh Winckowski), and Murph (Chris Murphy) are. And we’ll go from there.”
Miami was victorious over Pittsburgh in its last series, boosting its record to 8-3 in its last eleven overall. Are the Marlins legitimate playoff contenders?
Miami scores 4.00 runs per game (26th) and hits .261 (7th) with a .715 OPS (19th). It's hit 72 long balls (25th) and stolen 52 bases (18th) this year. The Marlins' pitching staff sports a 3.96 ERA (12th) and a 1.26 WHIP (9th) with 23 quality starts.
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Garrett will take the mound for the visitors on Wednesday night in Beantown. The former first-round pick held the Pirates to two runs (one earned) on three hits in seven innings in his last outing. He's given up two earned runs in his last three starts combined (18.1 innings) with 30 strikeouts and just two walks. Garrett boasts a 90:14 K:BB ratio in 2023.