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That’s all Boston has announced so far. Brayan Bello was slated to start Sunday, but since the club has Monday off, it’s possible he could be pushed back further than Tuesday.

The official announcement came just minutes before first pitch at Fenway Park. The two teams ultimately decided not to start up the contest and risk a washout by the middle innings based on the local forecast. It’ll be made up as a doubleheader on July 17. It’s a tough break for Payton Tolle’s fantasy managers as it was setting up as an extremely favorable matchup for Boston’s top pitching prospect. The 23-year-old southpaw will presumably be pushed back to Sunday instead, and could theoretically operate in a tandem role with Brayan Bello. We’ll see. Nick Martinez, today’s scheduled starter, will pitch Sunday for the Rays.

Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy told reporters that Narváez is fine after being hit by a pitch during Friday’s contest against the Rays. However, he’s going to get some extra time off to recover with Mickey Gasper behind the plate in this one.

Crochet has resumed flat-ground throwing and should be ready to progress to bullpen sessions next week. The 26-year-old fantasy ace hit the injured list with shoulder inflammation back on April 29. The positive news is that an MRI didn’t reveal any structural damage and he figures to ramp up his throwing program shortly. There’s a chance he’s back in a couple weeks after a couple minor league rehab starts.

Slaten returns to Boston’s high-leverage mix after missing nearly five weeks recovering from an oblique strain. The 28-year-old setup specialist tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings before hitting the shelf back on April 8.

Anderson heads back down to the minors with Justin Slaten coming back from the injured list. The 26-year-old rookie has allowed just three runs over eight innings of work across three appearances for the Red Sox this season.

There was some concern after Suarez left last weekend’s start against the Astros with right hamstring tightness, but he’s managed to avoid the injured list, and is on track to take the ball against his former team at some point in the middle of next week. The 30-year-old lefty hasn’t allowed a run in four of his seven starts to open his Red Sox debut and holds a solid 2.77 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and 32/10 K/BB ratio across 39 innings. The big concern here is how long the Red Sox are going to let him go since he’ll be making his first start in roughly a week and a half on the heels of an abbreviated 70-pitch outing. He’s been solid enough to trust in all fantasy formats, especially against a lackluster Phillies lineup.

Chapman continues to be one of the most reliable closers in the game. The hard-throwing lefty struck out two of the three batters he faced and needed just 18 pitches to retire the Rays and secure the 2-0 victory. It’s the eighth save of the season for Chapman, whose ERA now sits at 0.71 on the season.

Rafaela gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead in the fourth inning when he took a first-pitch slider from Jesse Scholtens to left field for his third homer of the season. Rafaela has now hit safely in four of his last five games and is slashing .321/.387/.536 in his last seven games with two homers and six RBI.

Early couldn’t have asked for a much better outing in this one. The lefty was in command of the strike zone all night and held the Rays to just four hits, all of which were singles. He managed to work his way out of a bases-loaded jam in the third inning when he forced Junior Caminero to ground into a double play to end the frame, but it was mostly smooth sailing for Early on Friday. It was a much-needed rebound after he allowed five earned runs in his previous start. Early will look to build on his best outing of the season in his next start, which is scheduled for Thursday against the Phillies.