Red Sox Return to Action Friday Night
After having 4 days off for the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox return to action Friday night, July 12th when they open a 6 game home-stand, playing the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox are a season high 8 games above .500 with a 49-41 record. The Dodgers have the best record in baseball with a record of 60-32. The last time the Red Sox and Dodgers met was in the 2018 World Series, which Boston won.
Boston enters the game 9 games behind the 1st place New York Yankees in the American League East, but are only 2 games out of the Wild Card. Currently Tampa Bay and the Cleveland Indians own the Wild Card spots, with the Oakland A's 1.5 games behind.
With Friday's game, the Red Sox will play 34 games in 34 days between July 12th and August 14th. The Red Sox are off on Monday, July 29th, but will play a day/night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, August 3rd.
The Red Sox will send Eduardo Rodriguez to the mound on Friday night's game, Chris Sale to the mound Saturday night and David Price to the mound Sunday. Pregame and start times are as follows
- Friday, July 12 Pregame 6:10 First Pitch 7:10
- Saturday July 13 Pregame 6:15 First Pitch 7:15
- Sunday July 14 Pregame 6:05 First Pitch 7:05
Hear these games and every Red Sox game on AM 1370 WDEA in the Ellsworth and Bar Harbor area and The Rock 101.9 FM, WOZI in Presque Isle