The Red Sox will look to snap a four-game losing streak when they take on the Toronto Blue Jays in a doubleheader today at Fenway Park. Zack Godley will be on the mound for Game 1, and Chris Mazza gets the call for Game 2.
Game 1 lineups
BLUE JAYS (20-16): 1. Biggio 2B, 2. Grichuk CF, 3. Tellez 1B, 4. T. Hernández RF, 5. Guerrero Jr. DH, 6. Gurriel Jr. LF, 7. Shaw 3B, 8. Panik SS, 9. Jansen C
Pitching: RHP Tanner Roark (2-1, 5.33 ERA)
RED SOX (12-26): 1. Verdugo RF, 2. Devers 3B, 3. Bogaerts SS, 4. Martinez DH, 5. Plawecki C, 6. Bradley Jr. CF, 7. Muñoz LF, 8. Chavis 1B, 9. Peraza 2B
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Pitching: RHP Zack Godley (0-3, 7.71 ERA)
Time: 4:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Blue Jays vs. Godley: Biggio 0-1, Grichuk 0-8, Guerrero Jr. 1-2, Gurriel Jr. 1-3, Hernández 0-3, Jansen 0-1, Panik 5-24, Shaw 3-10, Tellez 0-1, Villar 2-6
Red Sox vs. Roark: Bogaerts 4-4, Bradley Jr. 0-0, Devers 0-3, Martinez 1-6, Muñoz 0-2, Peraza 1-10, Plawecki 2-7, Verdugo 2-4, Vázquez 0-2
Game 2 lineups
BLUE JAYS: 1. Biggio 2B, 2. Grichuk CF, 3. Tellez 1B, 4. T. Hernández DH, 5. Villar SS, 6. Gurriel Jr. LF, 7. Fisher RF, 8. T. Shaw 3B, 9. McGuire C.
Pitching: RHP Ross Stripling (2-1, 5.33 ERA)
RED SOX: 1. Verdugo DH, 2. Muñoz RF, 3. Devers 3B, 4. Vazquez C, 5. Chavis 2B, 6. Bradley Jr. CF, 7. Dalbec 1B, 8. Lin LF, 9. Araúz SS.
Pitching: RHP Chris Mazza (0-1, 7.88)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Blue Jays vs. Mazza: Has not faced any Blue Jays batters.
Red Sox vs. Stripling: Peraza 1-6, Martinez 0-4, Bradley Jr. 0-3, Bogaerts 1-4, Benintendi 0-4, Vazquez 0-2, Rodriguez 0-2, Munoz 0-2, Devers 1-2.
Stat of the day: This is the Red Sox’ worst 38-game stretch since going 10-28 to finish the 2012 season.
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Notes: Godley was 1-0 with a 3.94 ERA in six outings with the Blue Jays last season. In four career appearances (two starts) against the Blue Jays, Godley is 0-1, 3.09. He pitched four scoreless innings in a start against Toronto on Aug. 8. ... Jackie Bradley Jr. is batting .291 with four home runs, 12 RBIs, and a .945 OPS in his last 16 games. ... Roark is 0-2 with a 9.22 ERA in three career games (two starts) against the Red Sox. He allowed four runs in three innings at Boston on Aug. 7. ... Stripling has faced the Red Sox twice in his career, going 2-0 with a 0.90 ERA over 10 innings.
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