Red Sox Set Starting Pitcher For Season's Home Opener
The Boston Red Sox aligned their starting rotation for next week, including Friday's first home game of the 2026 season.
Red Sox Set Starting Pitcher For Season's Home Opener originally appeared on NESN . Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Boston Red Sox return to Fenway Park on Friday for their first home game of the 2026 season.
Boston hosts the San Diego Padres for a three-game series, all of which start in the afternoon. The Red Sox first play the Houston Astros after concluding their series with the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. Per MassLive's Chris Cotillo , the Red Sox locked down their rotation for those next four games.
Ranger Suarez, Brayan Bello and Garrett Crochet will face the Astros at Daikin Park on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively. Sonny Gray will start the season's home opener in just his second outing with the Red Sox. Gray's team debut didn't go too smoothly.
The 36-year-old allowed six hits, a walk and four runs (three earned) in four innings during Saturday's 6-5 loss at Cincinnati. The right-hander relinquished two runs in the first inning and couldn't get back on track. Reds second baseman Matt McLain hit an RBI double in the second, and first baseman Sal Stewart crushed a solo home run in the third.