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This is how I like my home streches: firmly in first place with all eyes elsewhere. Let the media fish for drama with the instoppable Indians and instantly hapless Dodgers. Let them have their tartar sauce. The Red Sox throw Eduardo Rodriguez tonight against Sean Manaea, both coming into the game with 4.33 ERAs. Spooky? Or just random?
Spooky it is. Here are the full lineups; a warning that they are not pretty in every light:
Tonight's Red Sox lineup has made me angry. I will attempt to refrain from complaining on line about it
— Liam Fennessy (@Liam_Fennessy13) September 12, 2017
No Eduardo Nunez or Andrew Benintendi or Mitch Moreland, that is. Here’s who is in fact playing:
Game 144, September 12, 2017 vs. A’s
| Batting Order | A's | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Batting Order | A's | Red Sox |
| 1 | Marcus Semien, SS | Dustin Pedroia, 2B |
| 2 | Chad Pinder, RF | Chris Young, LF |
| 3 | Jed Lowrie, 2B | Mookie Betts, RF |
| 4 | Khris Davis, LF | Hanley Ramirez, DH |
| 5 | Ryon Healy, DH | Sam Travis, 1B |
| 6 | Matt Olson, 1B | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 7 | Matt Chapman, 3B | Rafael Devers, 3B |
| 8 | Mark Canha, CF | Christian Vazquez, C |
| 9 | Dustin Garneau, C | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| SP | Sean Manaea, LHP | Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP |