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The Red Sox (40-32) take on the Angels (38-38) tonight (7:10 p.m., NESN, but you’re going to want to tune in at 6:30 or earlier) in a game that will play as an encore to the appearance of David Ortiz, whose No. 34 is being retired tonight in a pregame ceremony.
He was, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, good.
Reigning American League Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello (5.05 ERA, 7.40 in June) starts for Boston, while Alex Meyer (3.52 ERA) goes for the OC. Dustin Pedroia sits with a rib injury. UPDATE: He lives! Here are the full lineups.
Big Papi For Life — Game 73, June 23, 2017 vs. Angels
| Lineup Spot | Angels | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup Spot | Angels | Red Sox |
| 1 | Cameron Maybin, CF | Mookie Betts, RF |
| 2 | Kole Calhoun, RF | Dustin Pedroia, 2B |
| 3 | Albert Pujols, DH | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 4 | Yunel Escobar, 3B | Mitch Moreland, 1B |
| 5 | Luis Valbuena, 1B | Andrew Benintendi, LF |
| 6 | Andrelton Simmons, SS | Hanley Ramirez, DH |
| 7 | Ben Reveah, LF | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| 8 | Martin Maldonado, C | Sandy Leon, C |
| 9 | Cliff Pennington, 2B | Deven Marrero, 3B |
| SP | Alex Meyer, RHP | Rick Porcello, RHP |