Starting pitchers for the Boston Red Sox have struggled, putting it nicely, having posted a 5.86 ERA in 33 games coming into play Wednesday. Carl Willis has replaced Juan Nieves as pitching coach, and the club announced that right-hander Justin Masterson would be hitting the disabled list soon because of arm fatigue (even though the pitcher says he’s not hurt.) The bigger problem is, he’s not the only pitcher in danger of losing his job. Left-hander Wade Miley has pitched better than his 6.91 ERA, but even saying that is misleading because he averages about 4 2/3 innings per start. Miley takes the mound today against the Oakland Athletics in the first of a full 15-game slate in Major League Baseball.
The slate for Wednesday (all times p.m. ET)
Wade Miley can smile — for now. (USATSI)
Red Sox (Miley) at Athletics (Gray) (FOLLOW LIVE)
Nationals (Gio Gonzalez) at Diamondbacks (Jeremy Hellickson), (FOLLOW LIVE)
Cardinals (John Lackey) at Indians (Corey Kluber), 6:10 (PREVIEW)
Blue Jays (Aaron Sanchez) at Orioles (Miguel Gonzalez), 7:05 (PREVIEW)
Pirates (Francisco Liriano) at Phillies (Cole Hamels), 7:05 (PREVIEW)
Twins (Ricky Nolasco) at Tigers (Kyle Lobstein), 7:08 (PREVIEW)
Braves (Eric Stults) at Reds (Raisel Iglesias), 7:10 (PREVIEW)
Yankees (Adam Warren) at Rays (Nathan Karns), 7:10 (PREVIEW)
Marlins (Jarred Cosart) at Dodgers (Carlos Frias), 7:50 (PREVIEW)
Royals (Yordano Ventura) at Rangers (Yovani Gallardo), 8:05 (PREVIEW)
Mets (Matt Harvey) at Cubs (Jason Hammel), 8:05 (PREVIEW)
Giants (Tim Hudson) at Astros (Brett Oberholtzer), 8:10 (PREVIEW)
White Sox (Jose Quintana) at Brewers (Jimmy Nelson), 8:10 (PREVIEW)
Rockies (Jordan Lyles) at Angels (Hector Santiago), 10:05 (PREVIEW)
Padres (Odrisamer Despaigne) at Mariners (Roenis Elias), 10:10 (PREVIEW)
Daily Awards
Scary matchup of the day
#Pirates‘ Liriano, who has #MLB-best .149 OBA & NL-best .514 opponent OPS, faces #Phillies‘ Utley, who is NL-worst .071 (2 for 28) vs LHP.
— STATS (@STATS_MLB) May 13, 2015
Scary update of the day
Coco Crisp grounds out with men on the corner. He’s 0-for-26 since coming off DL, 0-for-39 over 2 seasons. #Athletics
— John Hickey (@JHickey3) May 13, 2015
News, injuries and rumors:
Orioles: Will pay stadium workers for lost hours due to the postponed ballgames related to the civil unrest in Baltimore. (Sporting News)
Mariners: The injury rehab for right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma is not going well after he missed three weeks because of a strained right lat muscle. He’s been shut down for 10 days because of stiffness, manager Lloyd McClendon said. (MLB.com)
Athletics: Left-hander Sean Doolittle will begin his rehab assignment Thursday for Class A Stockton. He has been recovering from a partially torn rotator cuff. (CSN Bay Area)
Indians: Catcher Yan Gomes could begin his rehab assignment as soon as Friday as a DH, manager Terry Francona said. He’s recovering from a sprained MCL in his right knee. (T.J. Zuppe)
Mike Aviles: Has missed the past several games to be with his daughter Adriana, who has leukemia. (Indians)
Braves: Signed catcher Wil Nieves. (Jon Heyman)
Brian Matusz: He’s available to pitch for the Orioles after missing two games because of a thumb injury. (Roch Kubatko)
Looking ahead to games of Thursday (all times p.m. ET)
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