Boston Red Sox Starter Dominates Former Team in Return to Mound
After spending eight seasons in Philadelphia, Red Sox starter Ranger Suarez was excellent in Boston's 3-1 loss to the Phillies on Thursday.
BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox fell to 18-25 with a 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on a rainy Thursday night at Fenway Park. Despite the loss, it was former Phillie-turned-Red Sox' Ranger Suarez who took center stage, making his return to the Boston rotation and dominating his former team in the process. Suarez made his return to the Boston rotation nearly two weeks after exiting his last start with hamstring tightness.
After spending the first eight seasons of his career with Philadelphia, he signed a five-year, $140 million deal with Boston in the offseason. The 30-year-old appeared fired up to face his former teammates as he saw his stuff tick up across the board, experiencing velocity increases on nearly all of his pitches. Guys.
I think Ranger Suarez is feeling it. pic. twitter.
com/G3CMY1mVoy — Tyler Milliken (@tylermilliken_) May 14, 2026 As noted by the Section 10 Podcast's Tyler Milliken, Suarez' fastball was up nearly 1. 5 mph after his first two innings of work. Overall, he saw his four-seam tick up 0.