Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said Tuesday that Gonzalez is still recovering from a hyperextended elbow injury suffered at Triple-A Worcester but is "very much in play" for the ALDS roster if Boston advances, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Gasper will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn right biceps, Rob Bradford of WEEI.com reports.
The Red Sox activated Crochet (shoulder) from the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.
Houck (0-1) took the loss against the Cubs on Sunday, allowing three runs on four hits and no walks with one strikeout over three innings.
Dreyer didn't factor into the decision Sunday against the Giants, allowing one run on two hits and no walks in two innings. He struck out two.
Pages went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a walk Sunday in a 5-1 extra-inning win over the Giants.
The Dodgers recalled Miller from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.
The Dodgers placed Treinen (shoulder) on the 15-day injured list Sunday.
The Red Sox transferred White (foot) to the 60-day injured list Sunday.
The Red Sox placed Guerrero on the 15-day injured list Sunday, retroactive to Sept. 24, with a right shoulder strain.
Ranger Suarez has a 3.02 ERA on the season, but it’s in the mid-2’s over the last two months, and he’s been better on the road than at Fenway. The Dodgers are rarely considered a “good matchup” for any opposing pitcher. But since the All-Star break, L.A. owns a .528 OPS vs. left-handers. Only the anemic Tigers have been worse. The Dodgers, meanwhile, are going the bullpen route. Their bullpen ERA since the break is at 5.11 – not on the same level as the Boston pen (1.57) that’s backing Suarez.
Why not take the Dodgers at a short moneyline price? Because it's so rare to even get them +1.5 at home that I'm jumping like Beefaroni is buy one, get two free. I actually went to play L.A. moneyline, I won't lie, and saw this +1.5 straggler among our books. Yes, I'm that OCD to pay the 70 cents for insurance. I do reserve the right to call this off if Shohei Ohtani is not in the lineup, but by all accounts he will be.
DraftKings / Caesar’s. This is a high line for Ranger Suarez. Despite acquitting himself well this season with a 3.02 ERA, the Red Sox lefty is under this line in 11/18 starts. What’s most intriguing is that he’s coming off a 64-pitch outing on the heels of a three-week injury absence - meaning he could be limited today. Even if not, he’ll face the patient Dodgers who should make life difficult for the southpaw.
