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Game 72 at Orioles
| Lineup spot | Red Sox | Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Red Sox | Orioles |
| 1 | Mookie Betts, RF | Hanser Alberto, 3B |
| 2 | Andrew Benintendi, LF | Trey Mancini, 1B |
| 3 | J.D. Martinez, DH | Pedro Severino, C |
| 4 | Rafael Devers, 3B | Renato Núñez, DH |
| 5 | Xander Bogaerts, SS | Anthony Santander, RF |
| 6 | Brock Holt, 2B | Jonathan Villar, 2B |
| 7 | Michael Chavis, 1B | Keon Broxton, CF |
| 8 | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF | Stevie Wilkerson, LF |
| 9 | Sandy León, C | Richie Martin, SS |
| SP | Chris Sale, LHP | Dylan Bundy, RHP |
The Red Sox (37-34) might have another laugher on their hands against the Orioles (21-48) this afternoon as the white-hot Chris Sale faces down a sad lineup at 4:05 p.m. Baseball’s funny, but I dunno if it’s funny enough to overcome a Sale who has 22 strikeouts in his last 16 innings, all scoreless, one night after the Red Sox beat back the O’s 13-2. Maybe O’s starter Dylan Bundy can pull something out of his hat — he’s fine, but if he gets lit up early and it’s back to the Baltimore bullpen, that’s bad, for them and good for us. I dunno how much more to say about this one other than that Sandy León is back for Sale’s start and, again, I feel pretty good about it.