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The Red Sox (71-32) look to reclaim some of the three home runs they sacrificed to the gods of rain in Baltimore last night when they start a four-game set against the Twins (47-53) tonight at Fenway Park (7:10 p.m., NESN, MLBN out-of-network).
About tonight’s game: Brian Johnson (1-3, 3.81 ERA) gets another start in place of the injured Rodriguez, and while Johnson hasn’t yet ousted Drew Pomeranz from a rotation spot, he could take another big step in that direction tonight. He’ll be matched by Kyle Gibson (4-7, 3.57 ERA), who faces a Mitch Moreland-less lineup, one with Blake Swihart behind the plate.
About last night’s game: It didn’t happen! Any memories you have of it are false. David Price did not start. The Sox did not hit three home runs. I did not drink those beers. I’m not hung over!
Forecast: Only a 33 percent chance of rain at gametime. It’s a Festivus miracle!
Today’s reading: Matt has more thoughts on the Eovaldi trade.
A good tweet that seems pretty close to be coming true:
MLB should hold a deadline draft letting Yankees and Red Sox choose the top players from each of the other 28 teams
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 26, 2018
LINEUPS
Game 104 vs. Twins
Lineup Spot | Twins | Red Sox |
---|---|---|
Lineup Spot | Twins | Red Sox |
1 | Joe Mauer, 1B | Mookie Betts, RF |
2 | Eddie Rosario, LF | Andrew Benintendi, LF |
3 | Brian Dozier, 2B | J.D. Martinez, DH |
4 | Eduardo Escobar, 3B | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
5 | Mitch Garver, DH | Steve Pearce, 1B |
6 | Robbie Grossman, RF | Rafael Devers, 3B |
7 | Max Kepler, CF | Blake Swihart, C |
8 | Ehire Adrianza, SS | Brock Holt, 2B |
9 | Bobby Wilson, C | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
SP | Kyle Gibson, RHP | Brian Johnson, LHP |