After seeing their 10-game winning streak on the road vanish with Tuesday’s 4-3 loss, the Red Sox will be back in action to face the Athletics for the third game of their four-game series Wednesday.
Tuesday’s loss demonstrated why the Red Sox made the ill-fated trade to acquire Curtis Mead, as the offense struggled for the second night in a row. With Mead being placed on the injured list with a fractured wrist, the Sox will likely keep looking for hitting help ahead of next week’s trade deadline.
With Mead out, infielder Nick Sogard was summoned from Triple-A Worcester and will be available Wednesday, said interim manager Chad Tracy.
Tonight’s contest will be another matchup of lefthanders, with Patrick Sandoval getting the start for the Sox, while the A’s will counter with Jacob Lopez.
RED SOX (55-51): Jones LF, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Durbin 3B, Gonzalez DH, Monasterio SS, Sogard 2B, Wong C
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Pitching: LHP Patrick Sandoval (0-0, 3.21 ERA)
ATHLETICS (45-62): Wilson SS, Kurtz 1B, White 3B, Soderstrom LF, Heim C, Thomas DH, Bolte CF, Butler RF, Williams 2B
Pitching: LHP Jacob Lopez (5-4, 6.12 ERA)
Time: 9:40 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Red Sox vs. Lopez: Caleb Durbin 1-2, Jahmai Jones 1-3, Curtis Mead 0-2
Athletics vs. Sandoval: Jonah Heim 0-7, Jeff McNeil 4-6, Donovan Walton 1-2, Alika Williams 0-2
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 17-11 against lefthanded starters.
Notes: Sandoval is making his fourth start since returning from Tommy John surgery … He has not factored in the three previous decisions. In his previous outing, Sandoval tossed 4⅔ scoreless innings, scattering five hits and two walks and striking out three in a 6-4 win over the Blue Jays … In their last 28 games, the Red Sox are 23-5 with +54 run differential (138-84) … The Red Sox have come from behind in 6 of their last 10 wins … Lopez tossed five shutout innings his last time out to pick up the decision in a 5-4 win over the Twins.
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