Marsh Didn’t Get a Hit: Red Sox 3 Phillies 1

Q: What was the final score of the Red Sox vs Phillies game on May 13, 2026?

The Boston Red Sox won the game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a final score of 3-1.

Q: Who hit the home run for the Red Sox in the game against the Phillies?

Ceddanne Rafaela hit a three-run home run for the Red Sox during the game.

Q: How did Andrew Painter perform in his eighth major league appearance?

Andrew Painter pitched five innings, allowing only one run and showing improved command with a varied pitch mix.

Q: What were the key plays that contributed to the Red Sox's victory over the Phillies?

Trevor Story made two crucial defensive plays, and Ceddanne Rafaela's home run was pivotal in securing the win.

May 13, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela (3) hits a three run home run against the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images | Brian Fluharty-Imagn Images After squeezing out a tight 2-1 win over the Red Sox in game one of this series, it was Boston’s turn to win on the margins. Trevor Story led the way with two fantastic plays in the 5-6 hole to prevent hits and he took Painter deep on a middle-middle sinker. Ceddanne Rafaela hit the big home run and the Phillies’ offense didn’t have much in the tank outside of a Justin Crawford home run. Andrew Painter entered his eighth major league appearance with something to prove after getting crushed against the powerful Athletics offense. Luckily, the Boston Red Sox came into this game ranked 29th in wRC+, 28th in OPS, and 29th in home runs. There aren’t many opponents that look like an easier matchup on paper than this one for the rookie right hander, who entered this outing with a 6.89 ERA overall. Painter looked the part of a solid back-of-the-rotation starter with five innings of one-run ball, a Trevor Story home run in the second inning. He seemed to a real rhythm right after that home run. He ended off the inning by striking out Caleb Durbin with on second base. In the third, he generated two ground balls, one of them being a double-play ball from . His fifth and final inning of the night was his finest. He got to chase the tight slider for a strikeout, Caleb Durbin looked like a bad fisherman on the two-strike slider he swung at, and got on an inside fastball. Painter showed a different pitch mix in this one. In 62 pitches of work, he threw just 15 four-seam fastballs and six sinkers. He relied on sliders and sweepers to keep the Red Sox lineup off balance and generate more swing and miss. This also might help explain why Don Mattingly had a quick hook for him, with the potential that the Red Sox would be able to make a significant adjustment the third time through the order. In that span, matched the rookie pitch for pitch but could not record a shutdown third inning right after Boston took the lead. Justin Crawford worked a two ball count and got a 91 mph fastball right down the middle and put a fantastic swing on it to straightaway center field. The Phillies offense struggled to handle Gray’s mix outside of that. The sweeper and curveball kept the Phillies offense off-balance enough to produce some ugly swings. One stat that might symbolize the issues is that Gray got 4 whiffs on nine swings with his sinker. That is probably more about how he was mixing his pitches, and the Phillies offense rather than how nasty the pitch is. It was a battle of the bullpen’s with Painter going five and Gray going six. The Phillies deployed but he gave up a single to left handed hitting . When Red Sox manager Chad Tracy elected to hit Ceddanne Rafaela for , Mattingly countered with . One thing you should probably not to do a hitter who takes big hacks and chases 36% of the time is throw a fastball right down the middle. That would be all for either offense as the bullpens handled the opposing lineups for the rest of the night. and worked scoreless seventh and eighth innings. Whitlock specifically made an impressive catch in foul territory to end that frame. It all set up for to close out the ninth. It wasn’t easy for him, walked on five pitches because Chapman couldn’t find the zone and took second base on a wild pitch. and went down swinging. Mattingly elected to deploy , who wasn’t in the lineup to begin the same, for . While Marsh has been hitting lefties better than Turner this year, it did make sense to have a right handed hitter in that spot. Turner stood there for four pitches and walked down to first base. was the Phillies’ last chance and eventually had the chance to tie the game with a single. Schwarber and Turner ran a double steal to put runners on second and third. On a one-two count, Bohm could not lay off on Chapman’s whiffle ball sinker and struck out to end the night. After scoring 22 runs against the Rockies in three games at home, the Phillies have scored just three runs through the first two games of this series and their pitching just couldn’t save them tonight. The 20-23 Phillies are supposed to play the final game of this series tomorrow night with going against . The battle of who the Phillies let walk and decided to pay on a long term contract extension.