​BOSTON — Ranger Suarez showed no frustration, concern or disappointment when speaking with reporters after two ugly starts to kick off his Red Sox career.When asked recently about the lack of emotion he showed, he first pointed out it was more than two early-season starts not up to his standard.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Four starts, it wasn’t great,” Suarez said through translator Carlos Villoria Benítez.It was an interesting correction from a 30-year-old left-hander who admits he comes off as so laidback and apathetic that some people might question whether he actually cares about results and what he does for a living.“Every time you come to a big market, there’s pressure. I just try not to show it,” Suarez said.The Red Sox staff — anchored by veterans Suarez and Sonny Gray — has dominated the past couple of months. Suarez, Gray, Payton Tolle, Connelly Early and Jake Bennett — Boston’s main five starters during the team’s strong run to close out the first half — have combined for a 3.00 ERA (410 ⅓ innings, 137 earned runs) in 74 starts.StarterERAIP/ERStartsRanger Suarez3.1591.1/3217Sonny Gray2.5495.2/2717Payton Tolle3.1184/2915Connelly Early3.4491.2/3517Jake Bennett2.6447.2/148All five starters have fascinating personalities on and off the field, beginning with Suarez. His lack of emotion might make him the perfect fit for Boston where players face intense criticism if they don’t perform well after signing lucrative contracts. That pressure caused some previous high-priced starters, including John Lackey and David Price, to react publicly and quickly sour to the town and its media.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSuarez signed a five-year, $130 million contract in free agency in January and didn’t flinch after allowing eight runs on 13 hits (two homers) and three walks in 8 ⅓ innings over his first two regular season starts.“I trust my abilities to be able to turn things around — and that’s why I wasn’t too worried,” said Suarez, who was selected for the All-Star team but remained in Boston after landing on the injured list last Thursday with a left groin strain.Gray has also handled Boston well after not hesitating to waive his no-trade clause to join the Red Sox from the St. Louis Cardinals in late November 2025.Gray, 36, had his doubters after he struggled in his only other experience pitching in a big market. He posted a 4.51 ERA in 41 outings (34 starts) with the Yankees in 2017-18 and was demoted to the bullpen. He rebounded the next year in Cincinnati, a much smaller market, where he was a 2019 All-Star and finished seventh in the NL Cy Young voting.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementGray has been himself in Boston after he said New York “didn’t really work for who I am.” His mindset has changed during his career.“Not everyone is going to like you and not everyone is going to think what you do is right — and I can live with that because I am who I am,” Gray said.Th