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The Red Sox (10-2) host old man Buck Showalter and the Orioles (5-8) at Fenway Park (7:10 p.m., NESN) in the first of a four-game set that runs through the Patriots’ Day game. Read Matt’s series preview here.
About tonight’s game: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0, 7.36 ERA) makes his second start after an erratic but strikeout-heavy performance against the Rays on Sunday that ultimately ended in a Red Sox six-run eighth inning miracle win. E-Rod didn’t make it out of the fourth inning, but he’s still had a better run of things than Orioles starter Chris Tillman (0-2, 8.68 ERA), who hasn’t won a game since May 7, 2017. That’s bad!
Hanley Ramirez is out of Boston’s lineup after being hit on the wrist by a pitch last night. Mitch Moreland moves into his spot at first base and third in the batting order. Tzu-Wei Lin gets his first start of the year at shortstop and bats ninth in place of Brock Holt, who cut off his hair.
About last night’s game: Rick Porcello carried a no-hitter through a 45-minute rain delay and six innings as the Sox teed off on Sonny Gray, only to see a 6-0 lead turn to a 6-3 one in the ninth before a single out was recorded, whereupon Craig Kimbrel came in and shut that shit down to seal the Sox win. The Yankees limped on to Detroit, losers.
Forecast: 54 degrees and cloudy. That’s good.
A good tweet about the last three games:
Yankee starting pitchers vs Red Sox batters in 3 games
— Boston Sports Info (@bostonsportsinf) April 13, 2018
13.0 IP - 11.77 ERA - 2.23 WHIP
7 BB - 12 K
is that good?
LINEUPS
Game 13 vs. Orioles
Lineup Spot | Orioles | Red Sox |
---|---|---|
Lineup Spot | Orioles | Red Sox |
1 | Trey Mancini, LF | Mookie Betts, RF |
2 | Manny Machado, SS | Andrew Benintendi, LF |
3 | Jonathan Schoop, 2B | Mitch Moreland, 1B |
4 | Adam Jones, CF | J.D. Martinez, DH |
5 | Danny Valencia, DH | Rafael Devers, 3B |
6 | Chris Davis, 1B | Eduardo Nunez, 2B |
7 | Tim Beckham, 3B | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
8 | Craig Gentry, RF | Christian Vazquez, C |
9 | Caleb Joseph, C | Tzu-Wei Lin, SS |
SP | Chris Tillman, RHP | Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP |