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The Red Sox can lose their 10th straight game when they square off against the Phillies this afternoon at 1:35 p.m. at Fenway Park.
In the midst of an all-time streak of futility, Boston sends rookie Kyle Hart to the mound against former Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta.
The Red Sox have allowed 86 runs over their last 9 games -- the most they've given up over any 9-game stretch in their 120-season history.
— Alex Speier (@alexspeier) August 19, 2020
That’s very bad, especially because the Red Sox were ostensibly cursed for 86 years for trading their best player ever after their 1918 World Series title. This curse moved much faster.
Anyhow, here are today’s lineups. Sorry for the delay — Ron Roenicke took his sweet time with these. Honestly, wouldn’t you?
Game 25 vs. Phillies
| Lineup spot | Phillies | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Phillies | Red Sox |
| 1 | Andrew McCutchen, DH | Alex Verdugo, LF |
| 2 | Rhys Hoskins, 1B | Kevin Pillar, RF |
| 3 | Bryce Harper, RF | Rafael Devers, 3B |
| 4 | J.T. Realmuto, C | Xander Bogaerts, DH |
| 5 | Phil Gosselin, 2B | Mitch Moreland, 1B |
| 6 | Didi Gregorius, SS | Christian Vázquez, C |
| 7 | Alec Bohm, 3B | Jackie Bradley Jr., CF |
| 8 | Scott Kingery, CF | Tzu-Wei Lin, SS |
| 9 | Kyle Garlick, LF | José Peraza, 2B |
| SP | Jake Arrieta, RHP | Kyle Hart, LHP |