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August 26, 2026 · NL East

Boston Red Sox at Miami Marlins

August 26, 20266:40 PM ETloanDepot park
AWAY
Boston Red Sox
63-51
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HOME
Miami Marlins
58-58

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · BOS Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Wilyer Abreu RF · L .253 .326 .457 .783 20 59 102 .743
2 Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R .287 .328 .472 .800 15 59 93 .728
3 Jarren Duran LF · L .204 .260 .354 .614 15 58 129 .748
4 Willson Contreras 1B · R .288 .395 .540 .935 23 70 108 .734
5 Caleb Durbin 3B · R .251 .322 .408 .730 11 51 54 .733
6 Masataka Yoshida DH · L .269 .345 .395 .740 5 24 28 .719
7 Andruw Monasterio SS · R .268 .322 .460 .782 6 28 50 .715
8 Connor Wong C · R .252 .341 .377 .718 3 19 41 .708
9 Eli White RF · R .231 .283 .403 .686 5 17 31 .709
HOME · MIA Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Otto Lopez SS · R .318 .351 .474 .825 9 51 64 .719
2 Xavier Edwards 2B · S .288 .369 .395 .764 6 41 64 .735
3 Jakob Marsee CF · L .199 .319 .302 .621 6 28 97 .746
4 Kyle Stowers 1B · L .232 .317 .453 .770 16 48 123 .739
5 Javier Sanoja 3B · R .269 .306 .403 .709 4 39 24 .740
6 Heriberto Hernández LF · R .229 .302 .455 .757 16 43 81 .739
7 Owen Caissie RF · L .228 .288 .439 .727 12 50 100 .740
8 Joe Mack C · L .240 .293 .440 .733 11 34 55 .746
9 Griffin Conine RF · L .257 .344 .515 .859 10 22 47 .722

Manager comparison

AWAY · BOS
Chad Tracy
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 0.7 R Interim
HOME · MIA
Clayton McCullough
Lineup 3.3 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 0.9 R

Bullpen availability

AWAY · BOS
  • Available 3
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · MIA
  • Available 4
  • Limited 4
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0

Recent form

AWAY · BOS
9-1 W8 +31 run diff
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HOME · MIA
6-4 L3 -2 run diff
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Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Red Sox and Marlins staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

Read the full methodology.