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The Red Sox (101-47), who are good but were bad last night, look to get back in the win column versus the pesky Mets (69-78) this afternoon at Fenway Park (4:05 p.m., NESN, MLBN out-of-network). Since I have been constitutionally unable to get the lineups exactly right — and have had them fixed by my editor — I’m going to scale things back today so that there are no mistakes therein. Fine-tuning for the playoffs or something. On the field, it’s Rick Porcello (16-7, 4.24 ERA) versus Corey Oswalt (3-2, 6.62 WRA), which looks like a mismatch. Hopefully the Sox can make it one. Here are the actual, honest-to-God lineups:
Game 149 vs. Mets
| Lineup spot | Mets | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Mets | Red Sox |
| 1 | Amed Rosario, SS | Mookie Betts, RF |
| 2 | Jeff McNeil, 2B | Andrew Benintendi, LF |
| 3 | Michael Conforto, LF | J.D. Martinez, DH |
| 4 | Jay Bruce, DH | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 5 | Todd Frazier, 3B | Steve Pearce, 1B |
| 6 | Brandon Nimmo, RF | Ian Kinsler, 2B |
| 7 | Dominic Smith, 1B | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| 8 | Kevin Plawecki, C | Rafael Devers, 3B |
| 9 | Austin Jackson, CF | Sandy León, C |
| SP | Corey Oswalt, RHP | Rick Porcello, RHP |