Eduardo Rivera – not Brayan Bello – starts as Red Sox go for 8 in a row against Mets

Brayan Bello has not, apparently, fallen back in love with Baseball, as Craig Breslow hoped he would. Or maybe he’s fallen in love with Worcester. Either way, he will not be starting today in place of the injured Ranger Suárez. Instead, the Sox are handing the ball to Eduardo Rivera, who has made one appearance for the Sox so far this year, a tidy 3.1 inning relief appearance against the Yankees back in April, when he allowed just a single hit and struck out 3.

Rivera’s been in the bullpen for the Woo Sox this year, so don’t expect a lot of innings out of him. And unfortunately for the Sox, a lot of important members of the relief corps have seen action lately, with Garrett Whitlock and Tyron Guerrero having thrown in back-to-back games, likely making them unavailable. Opposing starter Freddy Peralta is in the middle of a bad stretch in a bad season, though, so this could be a slugfest.

First Pitch: 4:10 PM

TV: NESN, FS1