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The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the teams in Major League Baseball that could find help from the Boston Red Sox if they move on from Jarren Duran. Reports have indicated that Duran could be traded,
It’s Wednesday, July 23 and the Red Sox (54-49) are in Philadelphia to take on the Phillies (58-43). Lucas Giolito is slated to take the mound for Boston against Jesús Luzardo for Philadelphia. The Phillies held the Red Sox to one run and held onto a 4-1 victory to follow up the 3-2 win in extra innings on Monday.
The Boston Red Sox lost in a truly unique fashion Monday night, losing to the Philadelphia Phillies on a walk-off catcher's interference call in 10 innings.
The Philadelphia Phillies need outfield help, and while it might be surprising to see them trade with a contender, there's reason to believe they could be interested in a deal with the Boston Red Sox.
BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Phillies play the Boston Red Sox with a 1-0 series lead. Philadelphia is 57-43 overall and 32-18 at home. The Phillies have a 37-8 record in games when they out-hit their opponents. Boston has gone 22-28 in road games and 54-48 overall. The Red Sox have a 25-8 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.
The Philadelphia Phillies picked up one of the strangest wins this season, drawing a bases-loaded walk-off catcher's interference call on the Boston Red Sox.
SportsLine's model simulated Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies 10,000 times and revealed its MLB picks for Monday's matchup at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia
With five days until the trade deadline, the Boston Red Sox remain in a familiar position as in recent years, sitting in contention for a wild-card spot, hoping the team adds instead of remaining idle.