BOSTON -- The Red Sox have a golden opportunity to put some distance themselves and the field in the A.L. East tonight.
Toronto lost to Tampa Bay this afternoon, so if the Sox win tonight they'll lead both the Blue Jays and Orioles by three games. However, if they lose their lead will be only one game over Baltimore and two games over Toronto.
Tonight's lineups:
ORIOLES:
Adam Jones CF
Michael Bourn RF
Manny Machado 3B
Chris Davis 1B
Mark Trumbo DH
Jonathan Schoop 2B
Matt Wieters C
J.J. Hardy SS
Ryan Flaherty CF
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Kevin Gausman P
RED SOX:
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Xander Bogaerts SS
David Ortiz DH
Mookie Betts RF
Hanley Ramirez 1B
Travis Shaw 3B
Chris Young LF
Sandy Leon C
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
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Rick Porcello P