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The Red Sox (97-44), fresh off one of the signature wins in this historic season, return to Fenway Park (7:10 p.m., NESN, MLBN out-of-market) to face the AL West-leading Astros (87-53) whom they’re relatively likely to see once again this October. Read the series preview here.
About tonight’s game: David Price (14-6, 3.60 ERA) takes the hill for another start in what looks like his defining season in Boston, facing a lineup he’s probably not done with on the year. The Astros counter with the Gerrit Cole (13-5, 2.86 ERA) who’s having a career year in his first season over from Pittsburgh, and ought to give the Sox as much as they can handle.
About Wednesday’s game: The Red Sox were down 7-1 entering the eighth inning. They won, 9-8. To quote Matt: This team, man.
Forecast: Hell yes. 69 degrees. You know what to do.
Today’s listening: Jake and Matt discuss the playoff roster.
A good tweet:
MLB teams were 487-0 when leading by 6 runs entering the 8th inning this season.. That streak came to an end as the @RedSox erase a 7-1 deficit to beat the @Braves, 9-8..
— Kevin Negandhi (@KNegandhiESPN) September 5, 2018
LINEUPS
Game 142 vs. Astros
| Lineup Spot | Astros | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup Spot | Astros | Red Sox |
| 1 | George Springer, RF | Mookie Betts, RF |
| 2 | José Altuve, 2B | Andrew Benintendi, LF |
| 3 | Alex Bregman, 3B | J.D. Martinez, DH |
| 4 | Carlos Correa, SS | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 5 | Tyler White, DH | Mitch Moreland, 1B |
| 6 | Yuli Gurriel, 1B | Ian Kinsler, 2B |
| 7 | Josh Reddick, LF | Eduardo Núñez, 3B |
| 8 | Martín Maldonado, C | Sandy León, C |
| 9 | Jake Marisnick, CF | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| SP | Gerrit Cole, RHP | David Price, LHP |