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The rampaging Red Sox (49-35) roar into the Arlington seeking their seventh straight win when they face the flagging Rangers (40-44) tonight deep in the heart of Texas (8:05 p.m., NESN). Doug Fister (4.91 ERA) makes his third start of the season for Boston against redbeard Andrew Cashner (3.87 ERA). Cashner was hit in the stomach by a shard of Edwin Encarnacion’s bat last time out and had to be removed. He’s apparently still feeling the injury but is going to give it a go — it’s been hard enough for pitchers to slow the Sox when fully healthy; Cashner could be in for a long night.
No changes to the lineup, so a note — not to jinx it, but the Sox last lost on Wednesday. Thursday afternoon, John “Fire” Farrell Joiner came along, and they haven’t fallen since. That’s a great reason to smile:
TFW the Red Sox haven't lost in your lifetime pic.twitter.com/CKi6jYAF4V
— Bryan Joiner (@bryanjoiner) July 5, 2017
Well, that and you’re pooping. Here are the full lineups:
Game 85, July 5, 2017 at Rangers
| Batting Order | Red Sox | Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| Batting Order | Red Sox | Rangers |
| 1 | Mookie Betts, RF | Shin-Soo Choo, RF |
| 2 | Dustin Pedroia, 2B | Carlos Gomez, CF |
| 3 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Nomar Mazara, LF |
| 4 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | Adrian Beltre, 3B |
| 5 | Hanley Ramirez, DH | Rougned Odor, 2B |
| 6 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | Mike Napoli, DH |
| 7 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Jurickson Profar, SS |
| 8 | Christian Vazquez, C | Jonathan Lucroy, C |
| 9 | Tzu-Wei Lin, 3B | Joey Gallo, 1B |
| SP | Doug Fister, RHP | Andrew Cashner, RHP |