BOSTON -- Showdown for first place. Beginning of a 10-game homestand. And their ace, David Price, on the mound.
As regular-season games go, Tuesday night's is -- at the very least -- interesting for the Red Sox.
The Sox and their opponent, the Orioles, are tied for the top in the A.L. East, and, since it's a three-game series, one of them will have sole possession of the lead when the O's leave town. These sort of games are why Boston signed Price, and he gets the chance to justify his historic contract tonight.
The lineups:
ORIOLES:
Adam Jones CF
Joey Rickard RF
Manny Machado SS
Chris Davis 1B
Mark Trumbo DH
Matt Wieters C
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Nolan Reimold LF
Ryan Flaherty 3B
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Chris Tillman P
RED SOX:
Mookie Betts RF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Xander Bogaerts SS
David Ortiz DH
Hanley Ramirez 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Chris Young LF
Travis Shaw 3B
Christian Vazquez C
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David Price P