Richard Fitts News: Chased early Tuesday

Fitts (1-4) took the loss Tuesday as the Red Sox fell 4-1 to the Phillies, surrendering four runs on six hits over 3.1 innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.

Solo home runs by Max Kepler and Kyle Schwarber in the second inning put the game out of reach for Boston, as Cristopher Sanchez was busy tossing a 12-strikeout complete game for Philly. Fitts has served up seven long balls in 17 innings over his five big-league appearances since the beginning of June, leading to a 7.41 ERA. However, with Tanner Houck (elbow) shut back down indefinitely and Hunter Dobbins (knee) lost for the season, the Red Sox lack an obvious option to turn to as a replacement for Fitts in the rotation. Fitts is tentatively scheduled to make his next start on the road early next week in Minnesota.