Phillies Get Ranger Suarez Update After Injury Setback
The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten some news on their former All-Star as the team heads into a series against the Boston Red Sox.
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 11: Ranger Suárez #55 of the Boston Red Sox speaks to the media during a workout at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on February 11, 2026 in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images) Getty Images The Philadelphia Phillies earned a shutout win against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday and they’ll be looking to carry that momentum into their next series as they visit the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The team has surged in the standings with the third-best record in all of baseball since bench coach Don Mattingly took over as interim manager.
They have been enjoying better starting pitching, more production from the batting order and the benefits of an easier schedule since making their change at the top. “But after a 9-19 start that only a mother could love, a Mother’s Day victory pushed the Phillies to 10-3 under Mattingly,” Scott Lauber wrote for The Philadelphia Inquirer . “It’s the result of a softer schedule and much better starting pitching, but also undeniably crisper and cleaner play.
” FORBES | By Peter Chawaga Giants’ 3-Year Veteran Cuts Ties With Team As Season Spirals Philadelphia Phillies Former All-Star Ranger Suarez Set To Face Team After Injury The Phillies will have to hope for the momentum to continue as they look to secure a playoff spot and make a deep postseason run after bringing back tenured free agents like Kyle Schwarber and JT Realmuto. And now it appears the Phillies will be looking to do so against a familiar face, as Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez is expected to face his former teammates after suffering an injury earlier in the season. “Ranger Suarez will start Thursday against the Philadelphia Phillies, his former team,” Jen McCaffrey reported for The Athletic .
“Suarez exited a start last Sunday with hamstring tightness but never went on the injured list. ” Suarez joined the Red Sox shortly before the season began following an eight-year stint with the Phillies that saw him log a 3. 38 ERA across 762 total innings with an All-Star nod in 2024.