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The Red Sox (33-15) look to beat back the Rays (22-24) for the second straight night behind former Tampa Bay star David Price (4-4, 4.38 ERA) tonight at The Trop (7:10 p.m., NESN).
About tonight’s game: Price looks to back up his complete game win against the Orioles with another strong start in Florida, while the Rays counter with their own struggling ace, Chris Archer (3-3, 5.01 ERA). Mitch Moreland’s out of the lineup again, as Jackie Bradley Jr. gets a chance to build upon his two-hit Tuesday night, and Christian Vazquez is in for Sandy Leon and batting ninth.
About last night’s game: Mookie good, Sale good, Kimbrel... good enough. Read Matt’s recap here.
Forecast: Like your grandma’s dank den, but with a baseball field.
Today’s reading: With Price on the mound, let’s revisit Jake’s BP Boston article from Monday on the star’s declining arsenal. Read it here.
A good tweet from last night:
Never a doubt pic.twitter.com/X2x70gZikL
— OverTheMonster (@OverTheMonster) May 23, 2018
LINEUPS
Game 49 vs. Rays
| Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Rays |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup Spot | Red Sox | Rays |
| 1 | Mookie Betts, RF | Denard Span, LF |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | C.J. Cron, 1B |
| 3 | Hanley Ramirez, 1B | Daniel Robertson, DH |
| 4 | J.D. Martinez, DH | Matt Duffy, 3B |
| 5 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Willy Adames, SS |
| 6 | Rafael Devers, 3B | Johnny Field, CF |
| 7 | Eduardo Nunez, 2B | Rob Refsnyder, RF |
| 8 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Christian Arroyo, 2B |
| 9 | Christian Vazquez, C | Jesus Sucre, C |
| SP | David Price, LHP | Chris Archer, RHP |