Boston Red Sox (10-11) @ Baltimore Orioles (8-12)
Clay Buchholz (1-2, 5.31) vs. Zach Britton (3-1, 3.16)
7:05 PM EDT | Oriole Park at Camden Yards (Baltimore, Maryland)
TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510
INJURY REPORT
Boston: NONE
Baltimore: J.J. Hardy, strained left oblique (placed on 15-day DL 4/13, retroactive to 4/10); Chris Jakubauskas, strained right groin, (placed on 15-day DL 4/18); Brian Matusz, strained left intercostal (placed on 15-day DL 4/3, retroactive to 3/30)
GAME NOTES
Most every stat we’ve all been reading about the Sox recent hot streak includes the last nine games. That would make tonight the 10th and make a complete two turns through the rotation. The Red Sox are 8-1 in those nine games, allowing only 1.77 runs per game and scoring 4.33. The Orioles one the other hand have stumbled after their fast start and have gone 2-7 in their last nine games allowing 5.88 runs per game and scoring 3.66 runs per game. Hopefully, the Red Sox’ success and the Orioles’ struggles continue tonight, completing two turns through the rotations.
LINEUPS
Boston
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Ortiz DH
Lowrie SS
Drew RF
Crawford LF
Varitek C
Baltimore
Roberts 2B
Markakis RF
Lee 1B
Guerrero DH
Scott LF
Jones CF
Reynolds 3B
Wieters C
Andino SS
PLAYER OF THE DAY
On April26th, 1912, Red Sox first baseman Hugh Bradley hit the second and final homerun of the career, it also happened to be the first home run hit at Fenway Park. Bradly played for the Red Sox from 1910-1912 appearing in 84 games collecting 53 hits and 30 RBIs and only a .203 batting average. After his time with the Red Sox, he went on to play for the Pittsburgh Rebels, Brooklyn Tip-Tops, and Newark Peppers of the Federal League.