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The Red Sox (21-18) look to win their third straight behind 28-year-old rookie Hector Velazquez tonight in Oakland against the (17-23) Athletics (10:05 p.m., NESN).
Velazquez pitched seven years in Mexico before being signed by the Sox in the offseason and put up a 1.55 ERA over 29 innings in Pawtucket with a 20:5 K:BB ratio over that time. He’ll face off again the otherwise always injured Sonny Gray (3.76 ERA). Here are the full lineups:
Game 40, May 18, 2017 at A’s
Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Atheltics |
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Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Atheltics |
1 | Mookie Betts, RF | Rajai Davis, CF |
2 | Dustin Pedroia, 2B | Matt Joyce, RF |
3 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Jed Lowrie, 2B |
4 | Hanley Ramirez, DH | Khris Davis, LF |
5 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | Ryon Healy, 1B |
6 | Chris Young, LF | Stephen Vogt, C |
7 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Trevor Plouffe, 3B |
8 | Christian Vazquez, C | Chad Pinder, DH |
9 | Deven Marrero, 3B | Adam Rosales, SS |
SP | Hector Velazquez, RHP | Sonny Gray, RHP |