Willson Contreras could miss the Red Sox’s Tuesday postseason opener: his hand injury worsened in the days after he took batting practice, and he still struggles to grip a bat. Boston has scored just five runs in its last five games.
Ceddanne Rafaela has returned, leaving Chad Tracy with a lineup choice: Roman Anthony, Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu are essentially locked into starting spots, while Tracy must weigh Duran’s defense and speed against using Mickey Gasper and Jahmai Jones in the designated-hitter platoon. A weekend storm also threatens the schedule. MLB moved Sunday’s game to today, and one or more other weekend games could still be moved to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Ranger Suárez’s final 2026 statistics were broadly in line with his numbers in Philadelphia. He said he could have done better but was glad to finish strongly. Pedro Martínez said he feels positive about Boston’s young group and believes it can do something special.
