After completing a road trip against the Orioles and Astros with a winning record, Boston’s struggles at home continued with an embarrassing 12-2 loss to the Diamondbacks to open up the homestand. The Red Sox won’t have an easy night ahead as they look for redemption, though, as they will face Arizona’s ace in Zac Gallen and his 3.85 ERA.
But since the beginning of July, in Gallen’s last nine outings, he has not been up to his usual standards, posting a 5.24 ERA while opponents slash .293/.369/.424 against him. The Sox will look to keep this trend going to pick up the ever-important second game of the series.