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Yesterday’s game was bad. Martín Pérez couldn’t do anything, laying bare the flimsiness of Boston’s two-starter (with one injured!) project. That flimsiness continues into today, when Ryan Weber takes the mound for the series finale against the Orioles at 1:35 p.m. 2020 really is something else.
Speaking of! I found out I get NESN. In suburban New York that is rare and convenient, as MLB.tv and I are having some beef. What is less rare and decidedly inconvenient is that it’s a Red Sox games-free version, likely due to rights issues.
In a rare stroke of good news, Xander Bogaerts is back in the lineup after yesterday’s hard-earned off day. He’ll face lefty Wade LeBlanc, who should be as scary to the Sox as Weber is to the Orioles: not very! Andrew Benintendi, against a lefty, will not face LeBlanc. José Peraza leads off in his stead.
I’m at the beach. Enjoy the game!
Game 3 vs. Orioles
| Lineup spot | Orioles | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Orioles | Red Sox |
| 1 | Austin Hays, CF | José Peraza, 2B |
| 2 | Anthony Santander, RF | JD Martinez, DH |
| 3 | José Iglesias, SS | Rafael Devers 3B |
| 4 | Rio Ruiz, 3B | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 5 | Hanser Alberto, 2B | Kevin Pillar, RF |
| 6 | Chris Davis, 1B | Christian Vázquez, C |
| 7 | Renato Núñez, DH | Alex Verdugo, LF |
| 8 | Chance Sisco, C | Michael Chavis, 1B |
| 9 | DJ Stewart, LF | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| SP | Wade LeBlanc, LHP | Ryan Weber, RHP |