Red Sox vs. Phillies lineups, preview, and notes for May 13, 2026

They could have some excellent news when the groups take the sphere for Wednesday night time’s contest: Interim supervisor Chad Tracy stated after Tuesday’s loss he expects Willson Contreras to play.

2:15 pm: Contreras is again within the lineup, batting fourth.

The first baseman missed the sport after he was struck in the hand by a pitch Sunday. He leads the Sox with eight house runs and 23 RBI.

Sonny Gray will get the beginning for the Sox. The Phillies will counter with Andrew Painter in a battle of righthanders.

Here is a preview.

PHILLIES (20-22): Schwarber DH, Harper 1B, García RF, Marsh LF, Bohm 3B, Stott 2B Realmuto C, Crawford CF, Sosa SS.

Pitching: RHP Andrew Painter (1-4, 6.89 ERA)

RED SOX (17-24): Duran CF, Gasper DH, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Yoshida LF, Story SS, Mayer 2B, Wong C, Durbin 3B.

Pitching: RHP Sonny Gray (3-1, 3.54 ERA)

Time: 6:45 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Phillies vs. Grey: Alec Bohm 6-13, Adolis Garcia 2-8, Bryce Harper 3-21, Brandon Marsh 4-5, JT Realmuto 4-19, Kyle Schwarber 4-24, Edmundo Sosa 0-3, Bryson Stott 1-10, Garrett Stubbs 0-2, Trea Turner 10-26

Red Sox vs. Painter: You haven’t confronted any Boston batters

Stat of the day: Kyle Schwarber can be going for a Phillies report — if he hits a house run on Wednesday, it will likely be his sixth consecutive recreation with one.

Notes: Gray is 2-2 with a 4.65 ERA in eight profession begins in opposition to the Phillies. …The Sox are 3-17 when their opponent scores first, in comparison with 14-7 when scoring first. …They have scored solely 4 runs of their final three video games and have failed to attain a couple of run in a recreation 11 occasions this season, going 1-10 in these video games. … Sox pitchers have posted a 2.77 ERA of their final 10 video games. … Schwarber is certainly one of eight Phillies to homer in 5 straight video games, becoming a member of Dick Allen (1969), Mike Schmidt (1979), Bobby Abreu (2005), Chase Utley (twice in 2008), Rhys Hoskins (2017), Odubel Herrera (2018) and Trea Turner (2023). …Phillies interim skipper Don Mattingly recorded his 900th win as an MLB supervisor.

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