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Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Boston Red Sox 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 18, 10:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 2, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 50
4
4–9
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 55
9
T-Score55
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Suarez leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handDiamondbacksArizona has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupDiamondbacksArizona's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

AZ
Merrill Kelly RHP
Merrill Kelly
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.11
161st
WHIP
1.48
175th
K/9
5.90
198th
BB/9
3.82
171st
P-Score40i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.80
172nd
OPS/R
–
IP
125.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.78
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
BOS
Ranger Suarez LHP
Ranger Suarez
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.25
36th
WHIP
1.19
70th
K/9
9.17
92nd
BB/9
2.58
75th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.50
14th
OPS/R
–
IP
108.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.81
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Suarez strikes out 3.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Suarez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Suarez enters with a 3.25 ERA compared with Kelly's 5.11.
·Suarez allows the lower home-run rate: 0.50 vs 1.80 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricKellySuarezNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 3 GS– ERA, 11 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kelly arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup28%88.5
Four-seam28%92.1
Cutter13%91.0
Curveball12%82.5
Slider10%86.3
Sinker10%92.4
Suarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker24%90.3
Four-seam23%91.5
Cutter19%88.0
Curveball17%75.7
Changeup12%81.1
Slider5%78.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs LHP (Ranger Suarez)
2nd
in MLB
0.782OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Merrill Kelly)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Suarez (BvP)
1Ildemaro VargasS1B49.6759.8359-for-20Small sample
2Corbin CarrollLRF78.79522.9550-for-2Very small sample
3Gabriel MorenoRC78.87416.7552-for-2Very small sample
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7479.6976-for-12Small sample
5Tim TawaR1B57.69011.5662-for-4Very small sample
6Jordan LawlarRCF54.7796.9790-for-1Very small sample
7James McCannRC58.7667.5812-for-8Very small sample
8Jose FernandezRDH37.6433.644No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF42.6933.791No MLB historyNo history
1Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254 / .675 · 9 HRvs hand .835 · 9-for-20 · Small sample49H-Score2Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .955 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .755 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .697 · 6-for-12 · Small sample62H-Score5Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .566 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample57H-Score6Jordan Lawlar CF · R.258 / .779 · 6 HRvs hand .979 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample54H-Score7James McCann C · R.282 / .766 · 7 HRvs hand .581 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample58H-Score8Jose Fernandez DH · R.255 / .643 · 3 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.256 / .693 · 3 HRvs hand .791 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Merrill Kelly
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kelly (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.7431-for-2Very small sample
3Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.7351-for-2Very small sample
4Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.8781-for-2Very small sample
5Adley RutschmanSC66.74113.7990-for-2Very small sample
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.7162-for-3Very small sample
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.6330-for-5Very small sample
8Andruw MonasterioRSS47.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
9Mickey GasperSDH69.82310.902No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample59H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample80H-Score5Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample66H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample51H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Mickey Gasper DH · S.251 / .823 · 10 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·BOSBOS
AVG.246 11th.245 16th
OPS.720 14th.717 19th
Home runs166 25th163 26th
Runs739 11th689 23rd
OBP.318 13th.319 12th
SLG.402 13th.398 20th
PitchingAZAZ·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs3.54
AZBOS
WHIP1.28vs1.23
AZBOS
K/97.1vs8.7
AZBOS
HR Allowed186vs153
AZBOS
BullpenAZAZ·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.93vs3.34
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.25vs1.20
no league rank
Saves38vs46
AZBOS
ResultsAZAZ·BOSBOS
+27916th
Run differential
+31910th
86–76 Record87–75
5–5 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
Boston Red Sox (3–7)
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—1
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Merrill Kelly (5.11 ERA, 8–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Ranger Suarez (3.25 ERA, 4–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Diamondbacks and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 1–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Merrill Kelly is at 40; Ranger Suarez is at 64. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.