San Diego Padres (3-5) vs. Boston Red Sox (2-6)

Boston; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Padres: Walker Buehler (0-1, 6.75 ERA, 1.75 WHIP, three strikeouts); Red Sox: Ranger Suarez (0-1, 8.31 ERA, 1.85 WHIP, three strikeouts)

Red Sox -156, Padres +131; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox and San Diego Padres play on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Boston had an 89-73 record overall and a 48-33 record at home last season. The Red Sox pitching staff had a collective 3.71 ERA while averaging 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2025 season.

San Diego went 90-72 overall and 38-43 on the road last season. The Padres averaged 8.5 hits per game in the 2025 season with 2.6 extra base hits per game.

INJURIES: Red Sox: Johan Oviedo: 15-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Anthony Seigler: 10-Day IL (knee), Triston Casas: 10-Day IL (knee), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Padres: Bryan Hoeing: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Yuki Matsui: 15-Day IL (groin), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (lower body), Joe Musgrove: 15-Day IL (elbow), Griffin Canning: 15-Day IL (achilles), Will Wagner: 10-Day IL (oblique), Sung-Mun Song: 10-Day IL (oblique), Jhony Brito: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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