Boston Red Sox (0-0) at Texas Rangers (0-0)
Game 1:
Date: Thursday, March 27
Time: 4:05 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN/RSN
Game 2:
Date: Friday, March 28
Time: 8:05 PM
Broadcast: NESN/RSN
Game 3:
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 7:05 PM
Broadcast: NESN/RSN
Game 4:
Date: Sunday, March 30
Time: 2:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN/RSN
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Garrett Crochet (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Nathan Eovaldi (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Crochet gets the season started for Boston, he is making his Red Sox debut. He went 6-12 last season with the White Sox with a 3.58 ERA, a 2.69 FIP, a 1.07 WHIP, and a 12.9 K/9. Eovaldi gets the ball for the Rangers. Last season, he went 12-8 with a 3.80 ERA, a 3.83 FIP, a 1.11 WHIP, and an 8.8 K/9.
Game 2: Tanner Houck (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jack Leiter (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Houck gets the second game for the Red Sox. Last season, he went 9-10 with a 3.12 ERA, a 3.32 FIP, a 1.14 WHIP, and a 7.8 K/9. Leiter made his big league debut last season. He went 0-3 with an 8.83 ERA, a 5.66 FIP, a 1.71 WHIP, and a 7.8 K/9.
Game 3: Walker Buehler (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Tyler Mahle (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Buehler makes his Red Sox debut in the third game. Last season with the Dodgers, he went 1-6 in 16 starts with a 5.38 ERA, a 5.54 FIP, a 1.55 WHIP, and a 7.6 K/9. Mahle goes for the Rangers. He only made three starts for Texas last season, going 0-1 with a 4.97 ERA, a 3.80 FIP, a 1.42 WHIP, and a 7.1 K/9.
Game 4: Richard Fitts (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Jacob deGrom (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Fitts gets the finale for Boston. He went 0-1 last season in four starts, posting a 1.74 ERA, a 3.31 FIP, a 1.26 WHIP, and a 3.9 K/9. deGrom will oppose him for Texas. Last only made three starts last season, going 0-0 with a 1.69 ERA, a 2.32 FIP, a 1.13 WHIP, and an 11.8 K/9.
Get Your Inside The Diamonds Merchandise Here
Player To Watch:
Boston Red Sox
Alex Bregman will make his Red Sox debut in this series. Last season, in Houston, he hit .260 with a .768 OPS; he had 30 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs, 75 RBI, and 79 runs scored. He’s faced the Rangers 129 times in his career, hitting .282 with a .838 OPS; he has 23 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 68 RBI, and 79 runs scored. Last season in ten games, he hit .302 with a .807 OPS; he had two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and five runs scored.
Texas Rangers
Corey Seager last season hit .278 with a .864 OPS; he had 21 doubles, 30 home runs, 74 RBI, and 68 runs scored. He’s faced the Red Sox 25 times in his career, hitting .228 with a .704 OPS; he has four doubles, five home runs, 13 RBI, and 15 runs scored. Last season in six games, he hit .333 with a 1.226 OPS; he had four home runs, six RBI, and seven runs scored.
Next Up:
Boston: March 31st-April 3rd at Baltimore Orioles
Texas: March 31st-April 2nd at Cincinnati Reds
