A tough sixth inning found Phillies lefty reliever Tanner Banks giving up a one-out single, and righty Orion Kerkering hanging a fastball to Ceddanne Rafaela for a two-run homer.

Offensively, the Phillies did little in the game. They had just three hits. Their only run came on a solo homer by rookie Justin Crawford. The Phils have scored just three runs in two games in the series. They won, 2-1, Tuesday night behind the strong pitching of Zack Wheeler, Jose Alvarado and Jhoan Duran.

Pinch-hitter Ceddanne Rafaela had a tiebreaking, two-run homer over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox beat Philadelphia 3-1 while ending the home run streak of the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber at five games.

Brandon Marsh might have said it best after Kyle Schwarber's two homer-game on Sunday afternoon -- Schwarber's fourth consecutive game with at least one home run. "I don't want to say it's to the point where we expect it,

Phillies vs. Red Sox MLB betting picks highlight Boston's first-five-innings edge with Sonny Gray on the mound against struggling Andrew Painter.

Suárez will face his former teammates for the first time this season since signing a five-year, $140 million deal with Boston in January. He'll get his turn facing Jesús Luzardo on Thursday night.

Cristopher Sanchez has had an impressive season so far. A weird season, yes, but still an impressive one. The Phillies added some outfield depth to Lehigh Valley, signing Dylan Carlson to a minor league deal. If it usually takes 40 games for Dave Dombrowski to assess his team, what does he think of his current team now ($)?