BOSTON — Ranger Suárez wore the same jersey number (55), warmed up to the same Kid Cudi track (“Mr. Rager”), and threw the same six-pitch kitchen sink. Only this time, he did it all against the Phillies.

Ranger Suarez was just 16 years old when he first signed with the Phillies all the way back in 2012. Philadelphia was the only Major League franchise he had ever known -- until this season.

The Phillies reunited with Ranger Suarez, who stymied them, but Jesús Luzardo, the lefty they favored long term, helped to secure a fifth straight series win. Paul Rutherford / Getty Images BOSTON — Two days before Jesús Luzardo and Ranger Suarez took ...

Facing his former teammates for the first time since signing with Boston in the offseason, Ranger Suarez was electric, tossing 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 3-1 loss against the Phillies at Fenway Park on Thursday.

Ranger Suarez has not allowed a run in three straight starts across 17 1/3 innings. Paul Rutherford / Getty Images BOSTON — For the first four innings Thursday, Ranger Suarez hardly looked as if it had been 11 days since he last pitched. The 30-year-old ...

BOSTON — Bryce Harper and Ranger Suárez have experienced a lot together in seven years as Phillies teammates. And they punctuated most of it with an inside joke. “We had a handshake that we’d do,