The Miami Marlins and Boston Red Sox look to build off a weekend-series sweep when they start this series on Monday.
The Miami Marlins host the Boston Red Sox for the first game of this only series of the season, starting on Monday night. Both teams are coming off weekend sweeps. The Marlins swept their division rivals, the Washington Nationals, over the weekend. Miami is now 67-64 and an impressive 41-25 at home, and now it is trying to improve its standing in the NL Wild Card race. The Marlins are now four games back of the third and final NL Wild Card spot, which is currently held by the San Diego Padres. The Red Sox are coming off a sweep of the San Francisco Giants over the weekend in Rafael Devers’ return to Fenway Park. Boston has won five of its last six, 71-59 overall, and 37-27 on the road. Boston has a firm hold on the second AL Wild Card spot. The Red Sox are the -137 favorite on the road to win this opener against Miami. We should be in for a good pitching matchup today. Boston will start Ranger Suarez, who is 5-3 with a 3.41 ERA in 113.1 innings. The Marlins will counter with Sandy Alcantara, who is back to his old ways with a 13-8 record and a 3.46 ERA in 176.1 innings.
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Game Date: Monday, Aug. 24, 2026
Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET
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Boston beat San Francisco by just one run in each of its last two games, earning the sweep with a 5-4 win on Sunday. Nick Sogard hit just his second career homer to get the Red Sox on the board for the first time in the second after the Giants scored three runs in the first two innings. Jake Bennett was strong on the mound after a shaky start, ultimately getting the win to improve to 8-6 after going seven innings while giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out six. San Francisco scored in the seventh to get within one run, but Boston was able to hold on, with Aroldis Chapman earning his 29th save of the season.
Xavier Edwards hit a go-ahead two-run single in the fifth inning to put the Marlins ahead for good in their 6-2 win to complete the sweep over Washington on Sunday. Miami never trailed when Heriberto Hernandez hit an RBI double in the first inning, and the Marlins never looked back. Miami pitching was on point, only giving up five hits, with a solid start from Janson Junk, who went 4.2 innings while only giving up two hits and one run. The Marlins had four relievers who only gave up three hits from then on out. Miami now leads Washington 8-1 in the season series.
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