Red Sox travel to Colorado in possible battle for last place
Sunday did not go fairly as deliberate because the Red Sox fell wanting finishing a sweep of the Seattle Mariners. However, profitable two out of three is not the worst final result both. The Sox are enjoying .500 on the highway. That’s about as a lot as you may ever hope for. The failure is the house file. That’s the place they want a giant turnaround. But for now, there’s one other alternative: the Colorado Rockies.
While Boston enters Denver at 31-44 and the Rockies have a 30-48 mark, the groups will not be fairly equals. The Red Sox have an anticipated file of 37-38 towards the Rockies 31-47. And that is as a result of the Sox have a -7 run differential and the Rockies have a mark of -90. As they are saying, pitching, pitching, pitching.
With Brayan Bello nonetheless misplaced in the wilderness, Jake Bennet will get one other massive league begin. Since getting back from Triple A, the southpaw has tossed 10.0 innings whereas permitting 10 hits, 6 runs (4 and a couple of), whereas hanging out 9 and strolling simply 1. The Sox pitching prospect hasn’t been overwhelmed by the majors to date and he’ll hold getting alternatives so long as Bello is looking for no matter it’s he misplaced earlier than 2026 started. Bennet will probably be opposed by Ryan Feltner. If you are considering “wasn’t he a Sox prospect years ago?” no that was Durbin Feltman who’s, in truth, nonetheless pitching in the American Association for Kansas City. Feltner is a righty in his sixth season with the Rockies. He’s sitting on a profession 5.18 ERA / 4.52 FIP over 380 innings so that is who he’s. His two finest begins of the season got here back-to-back towards the Giants and Brewers the place he went six innings and allowed 0 runs and 1 run, respectively. Then the Cubs hit him onerous twice, protecting Feltner from reaching 5 innings both day trip.
Where would the 2026 Red Sox be with out Sonny Gray? Probably behind the Rockies. What extra is there to say? Gray is coming off a 7.0 inning, 3 run outing towards the Blue Jays that the Sox misplaced 4-3. He’s solely pitched in Coors Field as soon as (2019) however allowed only a single run in 7.0 innings. Fingers crossed he remembers he thrived at altitude. He’ll face Sean Sullivan (once more, not Sean O’Sullivan who made 4 begins for the Sox in 2016). A southpaw, Sullivan is 2 video games into his MLB profession. So far it has been somewhat bizarre: 3 shutout innings towards eh Athletics and 4.0 innings towards eh Cubs the place he allowed 8 runs. The 22 yr previous, who was born in Boston, was placing up a 5.60 ERA in Triple A in 11 begins. But that was in the Pacific Coast League the place offense runs excessive.
Ranger Suarez took a no-hitter into the seventh innings last day trip and left with only a single hit. There had been a couple of walks, however it was a strong outing. One in a string of strong outings for Suarez who has given the Sox three wins in his last 5 begins, though he himself has only a single W. Suarez has made 4 appearances (3 begins) in Colorado and has a 3.20 ERA in 19.2 innings there. The most up-to-date was a 6.2 shutout inning efficiency in 2025. Kyle Freeland is a 33-year-old lefty in his tenth season with the Rockies and is in the center of, maybe, his worst season. He’s allowed 56 runs in 66 innings together with 88 hits. He does have 57 Ks towards 16 walks, which is nice. Although it is also that batters aren’t ready for a stroll. They’re simply hitting the ball. He’s from Denver, was drafted by the Rockies in the primary spherical again in 2016, has performed for his hometown crew his complete profession and is signed via this season, though there’s a vesting possibility if he hits 170 innings. Neither strikeout price or (18.7%) nor stroll price (5.2%) are significantly excessive, so there’s nonetheless one thing there. He simply tossed 7.1 innings towards the Pirates and solely gave up 2 runs. But earlier than that was 6. And earlier than holding Milwaukee to 3 runs he was tagged for 6 however the Angels and eight by the Dodgers. This feels just like the “Danger! High ERA pitcher about to dominate Red Sox” begin of the collection.
Catcher Hunter Goodman leads the crew with 21 homers.
Old pal Brennan Bernadino has a 3.86 ERA in 30 innings.
First baseman TJ Rumfield is slashing .280/.360/.475.
These aren’t the previous Rockies with a giant offense backed up by, effectively, poor pitching. But with a brand new entrance workplace possibly that may begin to change.
Likely Pitching Matchups
Monday, June 22: Jake Bennett (4.79 ERA / 3.35 FIP) vs. Ryan Feltner (5.05 ERA / 4.96 FIP)
Tuesday, June 23: Sonny Gray (3.12 ERA / 3.88 FIP) vs. Sean Sullivan (10.29 ERA / 6.96 FIP)
Wednesday, June 24: Ranger Suarez (2.93 ERA / 2.84 FIP) vs. Kyle Freeland (7.36 ERA / 5.09 FIP)
Monday, June 22: 8:40 PM ET on NESN
Tuesday, June 23: 8:40 PM ET on NESN
Wednesday, June 24: 3:10 PM ET on NESN
