On Saturday, cameras caught the Boston Red Sox viewing images of San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez's different set-ups for throwing a fastball versus a changeup.

SAN DIEGO — In a 6-2 loss to the Padres on Sunday, the Red Sox received a reminder: Sound, solid starting pitching — so critical to their midsummer resurgence — can be precarious.

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Romy did techincally drive in the only two Red Sox runs of the game but otherwise, not much was happening there. Brayan Bello wasn’t outright terrible, but it was a pretty bang average game. It felt a lot like Monday against the Royals where he worked himself into difficult situations—but today, he couldn’t work himself out of them.