Game 127: Red Sox go for sweep of Diamondbacks in late matinee – The Boston Globe

The pitching matchup for the finale is an intriguing one. Lefthander Payton Tolle will get the start for the Sox. In his last start at Fenway, he struck out a career-high 14 against the Athletics on Aug. 7.

Arizona will counter with Brandon Pfaadt. The righthander is 7-0 with a 1.15 ERA in his last nine starts.

Here is a preview.

DIAMONDBACKS (66-61): Vargas 2B, Carroll RF, Moreno C, Perdomo SS, Arenado DH, Tawa 1B, Lawlar CF, Fernandez 3B, Waldschmidt LF.

Pitching: RHP Brandon Pfaadt (7-1, 3.11 ERA)

RED SOX (68-58): Sogard 2B, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Durbin 3B, Gasper DH, Monasterio SS, Duran LF, Wong C.

Pitching: LHP Payton Tolle (8-6, 2.97 ERA)

Time: 4:10 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Diamondbacks vs. Tolle: Jorge Barrosa 0-1, Corbin Carroll 1-2, Jordan Lawlar 1-2, Gabriel Moreno 0-1, Geraldo Perdomo 2-2, Ildemaro Vargas 1-2

Red Sox vs. Pfaadt: Willson Contreras 2-8, Jarren Duran 1-3, Andruw Monasterio 0-3, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-2, Adley Rutschman 2-5, Anthony Seigler 1-2, Eli White 1-4, Connor Wong 1-2

Stat of the day: The Red Sox have at least 10 hits in each of their last two games. They are 35-7 this season when doing so.

Notes: Tolle faced the Diamondbacks last season when he was tagged for five runs over three innings in his second career start. … Rutschman’s home run Tuesday snapped a 27-game, 101-at-bat homerless stretch. …The Red Sox are looking for their first series sweep since they took three straight against the the White Sox from Aug. 4-6. … They have scored in 11 of their 16 innings in which they came to bat so far in the series. … Pfaadt is 1-1 with a 5.59 ERA in two career starts against the Red Sox. … After today’s game, the Sox will be off on Thursday before opening a three game series with the Giants on Friday.

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