Boston Red Sox left-hander Brennan Bernardino will serve as the team's opener for Wednesday's contest against the visiting Cleveland Guardians at Fenway Park, according to Mass Live's Chrisopher Smith. Although Bernardino has pitched well this year, he's unlikely to go more than an inning or two on Wednesday, which means fantasy managers should ignore him as a streamer. Fellow left-hander Kyle Harrison is being called up from Triple-A Worcester and is likely to serve in a bulk-relief role against the Guards. In 52 appearances (two starts), Bernardino has pitched to a career-best 3.14 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP his first career save, 41 strikeouts and 25 walks in 48 2/3 innings pitched. Right-hander Dustin May could also be an option to come in out of the bullpen after Bernardino departs.

Boston Red Sox left-handed reliever Brennan Bernardino will open Monday's game against the Baltimore Orioles. Righty Walker Buehler had been in line to start until the Red Sox demoted him from the rotation to the bullpen earlier this week. Bernardino, who's riding a 12-appearance scoreless streak, has notched a 2.93 ERA with a 1.20 WHIP and 38:22 K:BB in 46 innings this season. He hasn't thrown more than 2 1/3 frames in any of his 49 appearances, so Monday's outing will be a short one. The Red Sox will likely turn to righty Richard Fitts as a bulk reliever after Bernardino exits, according to Tim Healey of the Boston Globe.

Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Brennan Bernardino will serve as the opener ahead of Wednesday's game against the Cincinnati Reds. The Red Sox have decided to go bullpen-game after having Brayan Bello pitch during the resumption of Tuesday's suspended contest. Bernardino figures to throw an inning before handing the ball off to Cooper Criswell who will pitch the bulk of the innings. Criswell doesn't offer enough upside to warrant streaming on Wednesday.

The Boston Red Sox surprisingly optioned left-hander Brennan Bernardino to Triple-A Worcester on Monday night. Bernardino was the team's top left-hander all of last year and one of their biggest success stories. Coming into spring training, he was widely considered a lock to make the Opening Day roster. He appeared in 55 games in 2023 and had a 3.20 ERA over 50 2/3 frames. This spring, he didn't allow a single run in seven Grapefruit League appearances. The move to send Bernardino to the minors was made to preserve roster flexibility given that he has minor-league options remaining. Although the 32-year-old southpaw reliever won't start the year in Beantown, Bernardino will surely join their bullpen at some point in 2024.