Rick Porcello is scheduled to pitch Sunday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians. Photo courtesy of Sue Zeiba with permission.
Terry Francona, Mike Napoli, and the Cleveland Indians will be at Fenway Park for a three game series this weekend. The series will feature two of the bright young shortstops in the league. Francisco Lindor is hitting .329 with three homers, 17 RBI, and seven stolen bases for the Indians. Xander Bogaerts is hitting .339 with four homers, 22 RBI, and six stolen bases for the Red Sox. Bogaerts (23), Lindor (22), and Carlos Correa (21) of the Houston Astros will be ones to watch at the shortstop position for years to come.
The Red Sox will honor their new hall of fame class featuring Jason Varitek, Tim Wakefield, and Larry Lucchino before Friday night’s game. As for the games that will be played, the Red Sox will have to face the Indians ace in Corey Kluber on Friday night and their hottest pitcher in Danny Salazer on Sunday afternoon. The Red Sox have not officially announced a starter for Saturday, all signs point to Joe Kelly for that one. Jackie Bradley JR will enter the series on a 24 game hitting streak. The Red Sox are 25-16 and tied with the Baltimore Orioles for the top spot in the American League East. The Indians are 21-17 and only 2.5 games behind the Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the American League Central. Below is a look at the pitching matchups and broadcast schedule.
Friday, May 20th – Indians- Casey Kluber (2-5, 4.30 ERA) at Red Sox- Clay Buchholz (2-3, 6.11 ERA)– 7:10 PM- TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB, WBYA, WHOU
Saturday, May 21st– Indians-Trevor Bauer (3-1, 3.89 ERA) at Red Sox- Joe Kelly (1-0, 9.35 ERA)- 4:05 PM- TV- NESN. Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB, WBYA, WHOU
Sunday, May 22nd- Indians-Danny Salazer (4-2. 1.80 ERA) at Red Sox- Rick Porcello (6-2, 3.51 ERA)- 1:35 PM- TV- NESN, MLBN (outside of New England) Radio- WZON, WDEA, WJJB, WBYA, WHOU
