Boston at Philadelphia

The Phillies have lost seven games in a row as they languish in last place in the NL East, 17 1/2 games out of first. Jeremy Hellickson has been hit hard his last four starts and Philadelphia has lost three of them. Hellickson has been touched for 19 runs on 28 hits covering 22 1/3 innings his last four outings, including 10 hits in six innings in a 3-2 loss at St. Louis on Friday. Boston will start Brian Johnson, who threw a shutout against Seattle on May 27 and then suffered a slight hamstring injury before starting against the Tigers last week and allowing three runs in 4 1/3 innings as Boston won 5-3. Johnson has a 2.03 ERA in two appearances at home this season. Boston also comes off two extra-inning wins over the Phillies. Take the Red Sox.