Ranger

Suarez

Suarez struck out six without issuing a walk. The lefty’s results through 12 starts with the Red Sox are right in line with the pitcher he looked like with the Phillies. His ground-ball rate is down a bit from years past, but a slightly higher strikeout rate is helping offset that. Suarez will continue leaning on his three-fastball approach next time out against the Rangers.

But not before the Yankees got people in the gates and sold some food. Ranger Suárez and Will Warren were scheduled to start tonight’s game. Suarez will go tomorrow, with Connelly Early following on Monday, but the Yankees have decided to push Warren back to Monday against Cleveland and keep Cam Schlittler in line to face the Red Sox on four days’ rest.

Suarez allowed two free passes while the 10 punchouts tied a season high. He had worked around traffic until a taxing fifth inning ended his day at 93 pitches. The lefty now has a 3.38 ERA, which is in line with expectations after committing to a five-year, $130 million pact with the Red Sox this offseason. He’ll face a tough matchup with a trip to Yankee Stadium in his next start.

Suarez pitched four scoreless innings before giving up a two-run homer to Matt Olsen in the fifth. The sixth then opened with a triple, a walk and a double, at which point Suarez was pulled. Both inherited runners scored after Suarez left. Suarez walked three for the second start in a row, which is kind of an oddity. He’d walked a total of 11 batters in his first eight starts. He’ll take a 3.02 ERA into his next start in Cleveland.

The statline may seem solid, but Suarez threw only 57 percent of his pitches for strikes while walking three and striking out three. After allowing back-to-back hits to start the fifth inning, Suarez was lifted from the game, even if one of those hitters was thrown out trying to take an extra base. It wasn’t a great outing, but Suarez was able to limit damage and will now take a 2.40 ERA into a tough start against the Braves next week.

Suarez showed zero signs of rust after being shelved for more than a week due to right hamstring tightness. The 30-year-old southpaw racked up eight strikeouts on the night while issuing only one base on balls. Unfortunately for Suarez and his fantasy managers, the Red Sox couldn’t scratch out a single run of support for him. He generated 11 swings and misses on 76 pitches on the night, registering a solid CSW of 30 percent. Suarez will carry a stellar 2.44 ERA, 0.95 WHIP and a 40/11 K/BB ratio (44 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s matchup against the royals in Kansas City.

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.

With Sonny Gray and Garrett Crochet already shelved, the last thing that the Red Sox needed was another injury in their starting rotation. Suarez had been cruising too, allowing just three hits and a walk over four scoreless frames to start the game. Expect the Red Sox to provide an update on his status shortly.

It’s Suarez’s third scoreless start in last four outings, but this came with a few more swings and misses than the other two. It’s his sixth career 10-strikeout game. Incredibly, four of those have come in his last 14 starts (the other three with the Phillies down the stretch last season). He totaled two in his first 111 starts. The gem makes Suarez 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA this season. He’ll have his next start come Sunday at home versus the Astros.

Suarez had good velocity and decent command tonight, but Amed Rosario hit a three-run homer in the first and Giancarlo Stanton doubled twice off him. That he was lifted in the fifth after just 71 pitches was because he was due to face Stanton for a third time, and manager Alex Cora just didn’t think that was a very good idea. Suarez dropped to 1-2 with a 4.00 ERA. He’ll make starts in Toronto and at home against the Astros next week.