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The Red Sox (20-18) look to continue tormenting the Best Fans in Baseball when they take on the Cardinals (21-16) tonight at Busch Stadium and on national television, hoping for their second straight win (8:00 p.m., NESN, ESPN out-of-market).
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (4.01 ERA) takes on Cardinals righthander Mike Leake (1.94 ERA), of whom Over the Monster site manager Matt Collins recently wrote: “Heading into this season, Leake was perhaps the most boring pitcher in the league.” So that’s fun. He doesn’t strike out a ton of guys and relies on a sinker to induce ground balls. If the Sox can put it in the air, they should have a chance as long as Porcello can stop the Cardinals from doing the same.
God bless Craig Kimbrel. Here are the full lineups:
Game 39, May 17, 2017 at Cardinals
| Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Cardinals |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Cardinals |
| 1 | Mookie Betts, RF | Dexter Fowler, CF |
| 2 | Dustin Pedroia, 2B | Tommy Pham, LF |
| 3 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Matt Carpenter, 1B |
| 4 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | Jedd Gyorko, 3B |
| 5 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | Yadier Molina, C |
| 6 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Aledmys Diaz, SS |
| 7 | Sandy Leon, C | Magneuris Sierra, RF |
| 8 | Deven Marrero, 3B | Kolten Wong, 2B |
| 9 | Rick Porcello, P | Mike Leake, P |
| SP | Rick Porcello, RHP | Mike Leake, RHP |