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Game 37 at Orioles
| Lineup spot | Red Sox | Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Red Sox | Orioles |
| 1 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | Jonathan Villar, 2B |
| 2 | Mookie Betts, RF | Trey Mancini, RF |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez, DH | Dwight Smith Jr., DH |
| 4 | Mitch Moreland, 1B | Rio Ruiz, 3B |
| 5 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Chris Davis, 1B |
| 6 | Rafael Devers, 3B | Steve Wilkerson, CF |
| 7 | Michael Chavis, 2B | Hanser Alberto, 2B |
| 8 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Joey Rickard, LF |
| 9 | Christian Vázquez, C | Austin Wynns, C |
| SP | Héctor Velázquez, RHP | David Hess, RHP |
The Red Sox (17-19) look to renew their winning ways when they face David Hess and the Orioles (13-22) tonight in Baltimore (7:05 pm.).
Last night the Red Sox lost after I wrote very derogatory things about the Orioles, and after all that the Sox lost. The good news is that I regret nothing and am happy to report that I believe the Sox should win again now that they have their full lineup out there, more or less, though the batting order is a little tweaked with Mitch Moreland hitting cleanup, which hasn’t happened in a while. At the very least Andrew Benintendi and Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts are playing, which hasn’t happened since Friday, I believe. They won that game though.
Héctor Velázquez, who could be Dallas Keuchel at miminal-to-zero cost to you, starts for Boston, while David Hess goes for Baltimore. If he sounds like a jobber on 80s wrestling television... well, you’re old or faux-nostalgic (no judgment) and correct, because that is exactly what he sounds like. The Red Sox have a problem with those guys sometimes, especially this year! Just hopefully not this day.