The Boston Red Sox will play the Detroit Tigers on Patriots Day. They aim to split the four-game series. The game starts at 11:10 a.m. at Fenway Park.
Fans should bundle up for the cold weather. Meteorologist Dave Epstein forecasts morning temperatures in the upper 30s. Afternoon highs may only reach the low 50s.
The good news is the day should be dry. The Red Sox won the series opener but lost the next two games. They fell 6-2 to the Tigers on Sunday.
Boston has scored just four runs in the series’ first three games. Sonny Gray will start on the mound for the Red Sox. Detroit will counter with starting pitcher Jack Flaherty.
After this game, the Red Sox host the New York Yankees. That three-game series begins on Tuesday. Today’s game is a Patriots Day tradition.
The Tigers’ lineup features McGonigle, Torres, Keith, Greene, and Dingler. Carpenter, Vierling, Lee, and Rogers complete the batting order. Jack Flaherty is their starting pitcher.
The Red Sox lineup includes Anthony, Contreras, Abreu, and Yoshida. Story, Duran, Durbin, Mayer, and Narváez will also bat. Sonny Gray is Boston’s starting pitcher.
The game will be televised on NESN. Radio coverage is on WEEI-FM 93.7. Several Tigers have faced Sonny Gray before.
Javier Báez is 3-for-26 against Gray. Kerry Carpenter is 1-for-8. Riley Greene is 2-for-8 against the Red Sox starter.
Several Red Sox hitters have faced Jack Flaherty. Willson Contreras is 6-for-25. Masataka Yoshida is 2-for-3. Jarren Duran is 0-for-3 against the Tigers’ pitcher.
A key stat shows the Red Sox are 0-13 this season. That happens when their starter pitches fewer than six innings. They are 8-0 when the starter goes at least six.
Sonny Gray looks to bounce back from a loss. He allowed five runs in four innings last Tuesday. Gray has a strong career record against Detroit.
He is 5-2 with a 2.41 ERA versus the Tigers. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 15 home runs recently. They allowed just two homers in the seven games prior.
Ceddanne Rafaela has a 15-game on-base streak. He is batting .292 during that stretch. Caleb Durbin has reached base in 13 straight starts.
Jack Flaherty seeks his first win this season. He allowed only one run in each of his last two starts. Flaherty struck out 13 batters in 11.2 innings.
He has faced the Red Sox three times in his career. The Patriots Day matchup concludes the series. The Red Sox hope to earn a series split.
