Red Sox at Angels lineups: The Sho must go on (the mound)

The rollicking Red Sox face Shohei Ohtani The Pitcher tonight as they look to continue taking care of business out west behind All-Star Nathan Eovaldi (9:38 p.m., NESN).

Unlike the man when he’s at the plate, Ohtani isn’t arguably the best in the league when he pitches. He’s merely very, very freakin’ good. He has a 3.60 ERA but strikes out batters at a truly ludicrous clip, whereas Eovaldi has a 3.41 ERA and strikes them out at an extremely healthy one. One of them leads all American League pitchers in fWAR, whereas one leads in home runs. I won’t give you hints as to who’s who. A real puzzler imho.

And if you thought we’d be spared Ohtani at-bats because he’s pitching... noooo, they just say screw a DH. Fun, fun, fun. Alex Verdugo is back for the Sox, and Connor Wong is behind the plate and batting ninth. Enjoy this one, friends.