Albert Suarez (1-1, 3.18 ERA) and Rick Porcello (7-2, 4.00 ERA) take the hill in the first of a two-game series between the San Francisco Giants (35-24) and the Boston Red Sox (33-24) at AT&T Park. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Jun. 7 and can be seen on CSBA and NESN.
Suarez pitched 5.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering three runs, striking out four and walking two in a 5-4 defeat to the Braves. Brandon Belt (.298, 27 Rs, 6 HRs, 28 RBIs) went 1 for 3 Sunday. Porcello went 6.0 innings, surrendering five runs and striking out three in a 12-7 defeat to the Orioles in his last outing. David Ortiz (.340, 28 Rs, 16 HRs, 54 RBIs, 1 SB) went 1 for 4 Sunday with one RBI.
Notes
When leading after seven innings, Boston is 17-10, while San Francisco is 10-6.
The Red Sox managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are heading in with a 20-11 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they outhit their opponents, the Red Sox are 31-8. The Giants have a 25-1 record when outhitting opponents.
Boston tops the league in runs with 336 this season. San Francisco ranks in the top 10 at ninth with 260.
Ranking first in on-base plus slugging percentage, Boston has an OPS of .849 this season. San Francisco ranks 16th with an OPS of .728.
The Red Sox are 19-19 in games where they allow one or more home runs. The Giants are 13-18 when they allow at least one homer.
