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Bryce Elder lost after allowing three runs in eight innings against the Red Sox on Saturday.
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Bryce Elder suffered his second loss in 10 starts after allowing a two-run homer to Willson Contreras in the eighth inning against the Red Sox.
Elder had a 2-1 lead until Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer in the eighth. It was just the fourth homer allowed by Elder in 62 2/3 innings this year, and it led to his second defeat in 10 starts. He'll take a 2.01 ERA into next week's outing, which will probably come Friday against the Nationals.