ARCHIVE April 7, 2026
April 7, 2026 · AL East

Milwaukee Brewers vs Boston Red Sox

April 7, 2026Fenway ParkClear 42°F · 12 mph, L To R
AWAY
Milwaukee Brewers
8-3
2
vs
HOME
Boston Red Sox
3-8
3

Starting pitchers

AWAY · MIL
Jacob Misiorowski
Jacob Misiorowski
IP 5.1
HOME · BOS
Garrett Crochet
Garrett Crochet
IP 6.1

Lineups

AWAY · MIL
  1. 1 Brandon Lockridge LF
  2. 2 William Contreras C
  3. 3 Luis Rengifo 3B
  4. 4 Gary Sánchez 1B
  5. 5 Joey Ortiz SS
  6. 6 Luis Matos DH
  7. 7 Sal Frelick RF
  8. 8 Blake Perkins CF
  9. 9 David Hamilton 2B
HOME · BOS
  1. 1 Roman Anthony DH
  2. 2 Jarren Duran LF
  3. 3 Willson Contreras 1B
  4. 4 Wilyer Abreu RF
  5. 5 Trevor Story SS
  6. 6 Marcelo Mayer 2B
  7. 7 Ceddanne Rafaela CF
  8. 8 Connor Wong C
  9. 9 Isiah Kiner-Falefa 3B

Box score

  123456789 R
MIL 000000200 2
BOS 000003000 3

Manager comparison

Both managers grade B- / C- entering this matchup.

AWAY · MIL
Pat Murphy
B- Lineup 0.6 R Bunts 1.4 R IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · BOS
Chad Tracy
C- Lineup 2.8 R Bunts 0.1 R IBBs 0.2 R Interim

Recent form

AWAY · MIL
6-3 W2 +33 run diff
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HOME · BOS
5-5 W1 -3 run diff
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Season series: 0-1 with MIL listed first across 1 prior meeting.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · Milwaukee Brewers
  • Manager lineup cost +0.14 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.77 vs actual lineup 4.64
  • Player execution −2.64 R/G Players fell 2.64 short of the lineup's 4.64 projection (scored 2)
  • Game variance −2.77 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Rengifo 0-for-4 batting 3rd

HOME · Boston Red Sox
  • Manager lineup cost +0.09 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 3.48 vs actual lineup 3.39
  • Player execution −0.39 R/G Players fell 0.39 short of the lineup's 3.39 projection (scored 3)
  • Game variance −0.48 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Anthony 0-for-4 batting 1st

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 4.8 – 3.5 — actual was 2 – 3.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.