Marsh Didn’t Get a Hit: Red Sox 3 Phillies 1
Probably planned for Painter to only go five innings.
May 13, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela (3) hits a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images | Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images After squeezing out a tight 2-1 win over the Red Sox in game one of this series, it was Boston’s turn to win on the margins. Trevor Story led the way with two fantastic plays in the 5-6 hole to prevent hits and he took Painter deep on a middle-middle sinker.
Ceddanne Rafaela hit the big home run and the Phillies’ offense didn’t have much in the tank outside of a Justin Crawford home run. Andrew Painter entered his eighth major league appearance with something to prove after getting crushed against the powerful Athletics offense. Luckily, the Boston Red Sox came into this game ranked 29th in wRC+, 28th in OPS, and 29th in home runs.
There aren’t many opponents that look like an easier matchup on paper than this one for the rookie right hander, who entered this outing with a 6. 89 ERA overall. Painter looked the part of a solid back-of-the-rotation starter with five innings of one-run ball, a Trevor Story home run in the second inning.
He seemed to a real rhythm right after that home run. He ended off the inning by striking out Caleb Durbin with Marcelo Mayer on second base. In the third, he generated two ground balls, one of them being a double-play ball from Willson Contreras.
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