FINAL: Red Sox 7, Phillies 4 - Devers, Refsnyder, Arroyo each plate 2 to extend streak to 8

This team, man ... at least right now.

They absolutely can do no wrong.

Look punchless the first time through against Bailey Falter? No big deal. They'll just bat around, score five runs on six hits to chase him in the 4th.

And then get solid starting pitching - Corey Kluber was the 12th-straight start a pitcher went at least 5 innings — and shutdown relief?

That means eight-straight dubs.

Very, very impressive.

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WHO: Red Sox (20-14) at Phillies (15-18)
WHEN: 7:15 p.m.
WHERE: Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia.
SERIES TO DATE: Boston 1-0. The Sox and Phillies split the season series in 2021 (3-3).
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Corey Kluber (1-4, 6.44) vs. LHP Bailey Falter (0-5, 5.01)
TV/RADIO: FOX; WEEI-FM 93.7 

LIVE BOX

LINEUPS

RED SOX

1. Refsnyder DH
2. Verdugo RF
3. Turner 1B
4. Devers 3B
5. K. Hernández SS
6. Duran CF
7. Arroyo 2B
8. Tapia LF
9. McGuire C

SP Corey Kluber

PHILLIES

Schwarber LF
Turner SS
Harper DH
Castellanos RF
Stott 2B
Realmuto C
Bohm 1B
Marsh CF
Sosa 3B

SP Falter

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox have won a season-high 7 consecutive games, MLB’s longest active winning streak. Their last winning streak of at least 8 games was from 6/25-7/2/21 (8 games). ... The Red Sox (20-14, .588) own the 5th-best record in MLB...They hold the AL’s 2nd Wild Card spot. ... The Red Sox have recorded 10+ hits in 16 games this season, 1 behind Tampa for most in MLB, and have done so in 5 of their last 7 games. ... The Red Sox are 15-6 (.714) in their last 21 games, dating back to 4/14...They own the 2nd-best record in MLB during that span (BAL: 15-4, .789). ... With a win today or tomorrow, the Red Sox would win their 3rd-straight series and improve to 8-3-0 in series play, including 6-1-0 in their last 7. Last year, the Sox went 2-7-2 in their first 11 series and did not earn their 8th series win until 6/12 (began 7-8-3).

Masataka Yoshida singled in the 3rd inning last night to extend his current hitting streak to 15 games, the longest active hitting streak in MLB and 3rd longest in MLB this season (Mauricio Dubón-20 games, Bryson Stott-17). During his streak, Yoshida is batting .433. ... Red Sox relievers have allowed 2 ER in 19.1 innings over the last 6 games (0.93 ERA).

The Sox have won each of Kluber's last 2 starts (3.18 ERA, 4 ER/11.1 IP), after they lost each of his first 4 (8.50 ERA, 17 ER/18.0 IP). ... Has thrown 5.0+ innings in each of his last 3 starts, after doing so in only 1 of his first 3. ... Allowed 3 runs over 5.1 IP on Monday vs. TOR...Retired 11 of his last 14 batters faced.

The Phillies bullpen enters tonight’s game with an active 14.1-inning scoreless streak at home (since 8th inn. on 4/25). ... Last night, Bryce Harper took the field at Citizens Bank Park for the first time since Game 5 of the 2022 World Series against the Astros on November 3, 2022 (183 days prior).

Falter has not issued a free pass in 9 of his last 14 starts since 8/26/22, walking 11 total batters in that span … Since 8/26/22, he has a 3.8 % walk rate which leads all ML pitchers with at least 200 batters faced. Took the loss 4/30 at Houston in last start: 4.1 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO, HR

Sunday: PHI 1:35 p.m. RHP Tanner Houck (3-1, 5.34) RHP Taijuan Walker (2-2, 6.91) NESN