The Sox took Game 1 of the series winning last night, 3-1. Boston scored three runs in the first two innings off Mets’ ace Kodai Senga and it proved to be enough to pull the Red Sox within one game of .500. Jarren Duran paced the attack with a couple of hits and an RBI.

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Holmes has pitched 20 1/3 innings in his career against the Boston Red Sox, compiling a 3.54 ERA. Holmes has a better chance at collecting the victory here as it’s his first actual start versus Boston after exclusively facing them as a reliever.