The Boston Red Sox will start their first series at Fenway Park against the Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox are coming off a series win over the Angels, while the Orioles are coming off a series loss to the Pirates.
Boston Red Sox (6-3) vs. Baltimore Orioles (5-4)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, April 9
Time: 2:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, April 10
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Brayan Bello (1-0, 5.00 ERA) vs. Corbin Burnes (1-0, 2.31 ERA)
Bello gets the ball for the Red Sox home opener, and he is making his third start, in his first two, he is 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA, a 6.20 FIP, a 1.10 WHIP, and eight strikeouts in ten innings. In his last outing against the A’s, he went five innings giving up four runs on five hits; he walked one and struck out six. In his career against the Orioles, he has made two starts going 1-1 with a 5.23 ERA, a 1.36 WHIP, and 11 strikeouts in 10.1 innings. Burnes will oppose Bello, through his first two starts he is 1-0 with a 2.31 ERA, a 2.01 FIP, a 0.85 WHIP, and 14 strikeouts in 11.2 innings. In his last start against the Royals, he went 5.2 innings giving up two runs on nine hits; he didn’t issue a walk and struck out three. In his career against the Red Sox, he has made one start going five innings giving up two earned runs on five hits; he walked three and struck out five.
Game 2: Nick Pivetta (1-1, 0.82 ERA) vs. Cole Irvin (0-1, 7.20 ERA)
Pivetta this season in his first starts has been the culprit of a 1-0 loss and a 1-0 win leading him to a 1-1 record with a 0.82 ERA, a 2.39 FIP, a 0.81 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 11 innings. In his last start against the A’s he went five innings, he didn’t allow a run on five hits; he walked one and struck out three. In his career against the Orioles, he is 8-2 in 12 starts with a 3.18 ERA, a 1.10 WHIP, and 83 strikeouts in 68 innings. Irvin will oppose Pivetta and he will be making his second start, in his first start of the season he suffered a loss going five innings giving up four runs on seven hits; he walked two and struck out three. In his career against the Red Sox, he is 0-1 in five appearances with a 4.08 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 17.2 innings.
Game 3: Kutter Crawford (0-0, 0.84 ERA) vs. Grayson Rodriguez (2-0, 2.19 ERA)
Crawford will get the finale making his third start of the season, in his last start against the Angels he went 4.2 innings giving up one run on two hits; he walked three and struck out five. This season he is 0-0 with a 0.84 ERA, a 2.08 FIP, a 0.84 WHIP, and 12 strikeouts in 10.2 innings. In his career against the Orioles, he is 0-1 in three appearances with a 10.24 ERA, a 1.48 WHIP, and nine strikeouts in 9.2 innings. Rodriguez will oppose Crawford and he made his second start of the season against the Pirates going 6.1 innings giving up two runs on six hits; he walked two and struck out seven. This season he is 2-0 with a 2.19 ERA, a 4.50 FIP, a 1.05 WHIP, and 16 strikeouts in 12.1 innings. In his career against the Red Sox, he has made one start going 4.1 innings giving up two earned runs on seven hits; he walked two and struck out six.
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Tyler O’Neill – .357
HR – Tyler O’Neill – 5
RBI – Reese McGuire – 8
IP – Tanner Houck – 12.0
ERA – Tanner Houck – 0.00
K – Tanner Houck – 17
Orioles:
AVG – Adley Rutschman – .303
HR – Gunnar Henderson – 2
RBI – Anthony Santander – 10
IP – Grayson Rodriguez – 12.1
ERA – Dean Kremer – 2.19
K – Grayson Rodriguez – 16
Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .248 (11)
OPS: .727 (13)
R: 50 (9)
HR: 13 (4)
ERA: 1.49 (1)
K: 105 (2)
WHIP: 0.96 (1)
Orioles
AVG: .222 (20)
OPS: .661 (19)
R: 47 (11)
HR: 9 (16)
ERA: 2.85 (6)
K: 87 (10)
WHIP: 1.02 (2)
