Clay Buchholz gets ready to deliver a pitch during s game at Fenway Psrk earlier this season. Buchholz will take the mound to open a three game series against the Oakland A’s on Monday night. Photo courtesy of Sue Zeiba with permission
The Boston Red Sox return to Fenway Park after a 3-3 road trip to Chicago and New York. The Red Sox will host the Oakland Athletics starting with a contest against the A’s ace Sonny Gray on Monday night. The Red Sox have not named a starting pitcher for Tuesday’s game as of yet, and the A’s have not named one for Wednesday.
The Red Sox will go with a spot starter on Tuesday and that could be Sean O’Sullivan. Eduardo Rodriguez is expecting to rejoin the rotation for the upcoming weekend series against the Astros.
The Red Sox come into the series with an 18-13 record and sit 1/2 game behind the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot in the American League East. The A’S are 14-18 and third place in the American League West, 4.5 games behind the Seattle Mariners. Below is a look at the pitching matchups and broadcast schedule for the series.
Monday, May 9th- Athletics- Sonny Gray (3-3, 4.84 ERA) at Red Sox – Clay Buchholz (1-3, 5.71 ERA) – 7:10 PM- TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
Tuesday, May 10th- Athletics -Sean Manaea (0-0, 7.20 ERA at Red Sox- TBD. 7:10 PM- TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
Wednesday, May 11th- Athletics- TBD at Red Sox- Rick Porcello (5-1, 2.95 ERA). 7:10 PM- TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB
