Boston Red Sox (1-3) at Baltimore Orioles (2-2)
Game 1:
Date: Monday, March 31
Time: 2:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN/MASN
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 6:35 PM
Broadcast: NESN/MASN
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, April 3
Time: 1:05 PM
Broadcast: NESN/MASN
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Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Sean Newcomb (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Cade Povich (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
Newcomb is making his first start since 2023. Last season in seven appearances, he went 1-0 with a 6.30 ERA, a 7.07 FIP, a 1.70 WHIP, and a 6.3 K/9. Povich goes for the Orioles. He went 3-9 last season with a 5.20 ERA, a 4.79 FIP, a 1.43 WHIP, and a 7.8 K/9.
Game 2: Garrett Crochet (0-0, 3.60 ERA) vs. Zach Eflin (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
Crochet gets the ball in the middle game. He didn’t record a decision in his Red Sox debut. Crochet went five innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked two and struck out four. Eflin goes for Baltimore. He got the win on Opening Day going six innings giving up two runs on six hits; he walked one and struck out two.
Game 3: Tanner Houck (0-1, 6.35 ERA) vs. Charlie Morton (0-1, 10.80 ERA)
Houck struggled in his 2025 debut suffering a loss. He went 5.2 innings giving up four runs on seven hits; he walked three and struck out two. Morton in his Orioles debut he suffered a loss going 3.1 innings giving up four runs on seven hits; he walked one and struck out three.
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Player To Watch:
Boston Red Sox
Wilyer Abreu has started 2025 red hot hitting .833 with a 2.708 OPS. He has two doubles, two home runs, five RBI, and five runs scored. In 16 career games against the Orioles he’s hitting .300 with an .820 OPS; he has two doubles, two home runs, eight RBI, and eight runs scored. Last season in nine games he hit .267 with an .800 OPS; he had two doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and three runs scored.
Baltimore Orioles
Cedric Mullins this season is hitting .313 with a 1.077 OPS. He has two home runs, six RBI, and three runs scored. He’s faced the Red Sox 81 times in his career hitting .283 with an .827 OPS. He has 19 doubles, three triples, ten home runs, 34 RBI, and 53 runs scored. Last season he hit .238 with an .885 OPS in 13 games against the Red Sox. Mullins had a triple, three home runs, eight RBI, and ten runs scored
Next Up:
Boston: April 4-April 6 vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Baltimore: April 4-April 6 at Kansas City Royals
