GAME #86, MONDAY, JULY 2, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT WASHINGTON NATIONALS

[longgame]

Sorry I'm late, I'll post the lineups in a minute.

[longgame]

7:05 PM ET

Red Sox
Rick Porcello (R)

1. Mookie Betts (R) RF
2. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF
3. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS
4. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B
5. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
6. Brock Holt (L) 2B
7. Sandy Leon (S) C
8. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF
9. Rick Porcello (R) P


Nationals
Max Scherzer (R)

1. Adam Eaton (L) RF
2. Trea Turner (R) SS
3. Juan Soto (L) LF
4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B
5. Bryce Harper (L) CF
6. Daniel Murphy (L) 1B
7. Wilmer Difo (S) 2B
8. Pedro Severino (R) C
9. Max Scherzer (R) P


Gametime Forecast: 92°F • Humid • 0% PoP

[longgame]

Who needs Martinez in the lineup when Porcello hits a base clearing double!  3-0 over his buddy Scherzer.

[markj]

Porcello serves up a meatball to a guy who hasn't hit a home run in almost a year. He didn't miss his chance. Sox up 3-2.

[markj]

Mookie goes deep to get the run back. 4-2 Sox.

[markj]

Barnes gets himself into a jam. He'd better not give this one away.

[markj]

Barnes gets out of it. Still 4-2 Sox.

[markj]

Kelly in. Let's hope he's worked out the bugaboos from his last few outings.

[markj]

Hmm, apparently not. He just gave up a solo dinger on his 3rd pitch.

[BoSoxFanNY]

Hmm, apparently not. He just gave up a solo dinger on his 3rd pitch.

DAMN!

[longgame]

Ugh, Kelly lets it get ugly and now Kimbrel has to come in.  These late and threatening situations never seem to go well for this team.  Let's hope Kimbrel brings the gas and has control.

[markj]

Out of it.

[BoSoxFanNY]

Out of it.

Phew

[markj]

Out of it.

Phew

For now. Kimbrel needs to shut this down quickly and with no drama.

[markj]

Game should be over. Badly blown call by the ump.