What did Tim Robbins say in that “Bull Durham” scene? “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains.”
The weather has consistently intervened in this four-game series between the Red Sox and Orioles, with a rain nixing Thursday’s contest as well as the back half of Friday’s doubleheader, setting up another attempt at a doubleheader Saturday.
Hunter Dobbins is on the mound for the Sox this afternoon, making his seventh start of the season for Boston.
The Orioles will turn to righthander Zach Eflin. Baltimore has not announced a starter for the evening game, which will see Lucas Giolito go for Boston.
ORIOLES (16-33): Holliday 2B, Rutschman C, Henderson SS, Urias 3B, O’Hearn LF, Mountcastle DH, Mullins CF, Kjerstad RF, Rivera 1B
Pitching: RHP Zach Eflin (3-2, 5.08 ERA)
RED SOX (26-26): Duran LF, Devers DH, Abreu RF, Narváez C, Sogard 3B, Story SS, Toro 1B, Hamilton 2B, Rafaela CF
Pitching: RHP Hunter Dobbins (2-1, 3.62 ERA)
Time: 1:05 p.m.
TV, radio: FS1, NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Orioles vs. Dobbins: Has not faced any Baltimore batters
Red Sox vs. Eflin: Wilyer Abreu 5-13, Alex Bregman 1-3, Kristian Campbell 2-2, Rafael Devers 7-19, Jarren Duran 1-9, David Hamilton 0-2, Ceddanne Rafaela 4-9, Rob Refsnyder 1-3, Trevor Story 6-13, Connor Wong 0-10
Stat of the day: Rafael Devers had eight RBIs in Friday’s win, the most by any Red Sox player since Mookie Betts did the same in 2017.
Notes: Alex Bregman left Friday’s game with an apparent quad issue, but the Red Sox appear to have dodged a bullet with his injury status, at least immediately. “We’ll see what [Saturday] brings, but actually I’m positive from what I initially thought,” Bregman said. “Hopefully I sleep good and [in the morning] it feels great.” … Dobbins has allowed one or fewer earned runs in three of his six starts this season, including a 4 ⅔-inning Monday outing against the New York Mets won by Boston. … Giolito is scheduled to start the Saturday finale after having his Friday night start rained out. He’s faced Baltimore five times in his career (all starts) and is 3-2 with a 5.19 ERA. … Eflin has already faced the Red Sox once this season, throwing six innings of three-run ball in taking the 3-0 loss at Camden Yards on April 2. He is 3-1 with a 5.00 ERA in seven career starts against Boston.
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