Boston Red Sox relief pitcher
Tayler Scott will function as the opener for Sunday's game versus the Oakland Athletics. Fellow reliever
Chris Murphy will piggyback off him and operate as the long man. Boston seeks for the hurlers to eat some innings with their injury-depleted rotation and one game remaining before the All-Star break. With Scott (7.71 ERA, 1.57 WHIP) unlikely to work more than an inning or two, Murphy (1.98 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) represents the preferred option for desperate fantasy managers turning to this situation on Sunday. Even so, neither arm signifies an exciting stream despite a very tempting matchup vs. the hapless A's.