The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 in walk-off fashion on Tuesday night to tie their series, and now the two teams will meet again on Wednesday at Fenway Park.
Boston will put Tanner Houck on the bump while Tampa Bay will counter with Taj Bradley.
Here's what Alex Cora's lineup will look like for Game 3:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Connor Wong C
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Tyler O'Neill LF
- Dominic Smith DH
- Garrett Cooper 1B
- David Hamilton 2B
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
Tampa Bay's lineup is as follows:
- Yandy Diaz 1B
- Josh Lowe DH
- Randy Arozarena LF
- Jonathan Aranda 2B
- Isac Parades 3B
- Richie Palacios RF
- Jose Caballero SS
- Ben Rortvedt C
- Jose Siri CF
Houck is having the best season of his career thus far, posting a 2.24 ERA (t-ninth in the MLB) and a 0.97 WHIP (13th). He's given up three runs in his last two outings, but he's still pitched 13 innings. Three Rays have hits against him in his career - Aranda (2-for-2), Diaz (2-for-7) and Lowe (3-for-3 with two RBIs and a walk).
Bradley has only made one start so far this season, but it was impressive, giving up just one run on four hits and two walks over six innings against the New York Yankees. Only one active Red Sox has recorded a hit off of him - Duran (1-for-3).
A win for Boston could push their lead for the third place in the division to 2.5 games, giving them some breathing room before the two teams meet on Thursday and then again next week.
