The Padres will give the ball to former Red Sox righthander Walker Buehler, who had an awful 2025 for Boston before his release in August. Buehler posted a 5.45 ERA in 23 appearances (22 starts) for the Red Sox.
There are scatterings of rain in the forecast for Sunday, which could affect the game at Fenway Park.
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First pitch is at 1:35 p.m. at Fenway and on NESN. Here’s a preview.
PADRES (3-5): Laureano LF, Tatis Jr. RF, Merrill CF, Machado 3B, Andujar DH, Bogaerts SS, Castellanos 1B, Cronenworth 2B, Campusano C
Pitching: RHP Walker Buehler (0-1, 6.75 ERA)
RED SOX (2-6): Anthony DH, Story SS, Duran CF, Contreras 1B, Abreu RF, Yoshida LF, Durbin 3B, Mayer 2B, Narváez C
Pitching: LHP Ranger Suarez (0-1, 8.31 ERA)
Time: 1:35 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Padres vs. Suarez: Miguel Andujar 2-6, Xander Bogaerts 4-10, Luis Campusano 0-3, Nick Castellanos 0-0, Jake Cronenworth 0-7, Freddy Fermin 1-2, Ty France 0-3, Bryce Johnson 1-2, Ramón Laureano 0-2, Manny Machado 2-13, Jackson Merrill 3-8, Gavin Sheets 0-3, Fernando Tatis Jr. 4-13
Red Sox vs. Buehler: Willson Contreras 3-15, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-2, Trevor Story 7-35
Stat of the day: The Red Sox have scored two runs or fewer in four of their eight games.
Notes: The Padres scored a 3-2 victory on Saturday after Ramon Laureano’s two-out RBI single in the ninth inning. “Laureano has been doing that the last few years, so you’ve got to tip your cap to them,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. “Gotta regroup and get ready for [Sunday] to win the series.” … Boston fell to a major league-worst 2-6 for the first time since 2019 and has now lost all three of its one-run games this season. … Suarez, who is 3-1 with a 2.39 career ERA in eight appearances (five starts) against the Padres, is coming off back-to-back seasons with double-digit wins and recorded a career-high 151 strikeouts in 157 ⅓ innings in 2025 with the Phillies. … Buehler’s only career start against the Red Sox came as a Dodger in the 18-inning marathon Game 3 of the 2018 World Series. He started and went seven scoreless innings.
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