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GameThread Game #17: Blue Jays at Red Sox

Chicago White Sox v Boston Red Sox Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images

The Jays are in Boston for the first time this season to play the red hot Red Sox at Fenway Park, best known as the site where Rowdy Tellez once “hit a home run 505 feet

As Tom wrote about, TJ Zeuch has also landed on the IL, and SantiaGOAT Espinal has been called up to take his roster spot.

Here are today’s lineups. Biggio plays in right, Kirk will DH and Espinal gets a start at third.

Today's Lineups

BLUE JAYS RED SOX
Marcus Semien - 2B Enrique Hernandez - CF
Bo Bichette - SS Christian Arroyo - 2B
Vladimir Guerrero - 1B J.D. Martinez - LF
Randal Grichuk - CF Xander Bogaerts - SS
Lourdes Gurriel - LF Christian Vazquez - C
Cavan Biggio - RF Marwin Gonzalez - 3B
Santiago Espinal - 3B Hunter Renfroe - RF
Alejandro Kirk - DH Bobby Dalbec - 1B
Danny Jansen - C Kevin Plawecki - DH
Hyun Jin Ryu - LHP E. Rodriguez - LHP

Poll

How many games will the Jays win in this series?

This poll is closed

  • 16%
    0
    (14 votes)
  • 40%
    Just 1 and split
    (35 votes)
  • 43%
    Both and sweeeep
    (37 votes)
86 votes total Vote Now

Poll

Will a Blue Jay hit a home run into the green monster?

This poll is closed

  • 74%
    Heck yes
    (40 votes)
  • 25%
    No, Rowdy isn’t starting today
    (14 votes)
54 votes total Vote Now

Poll

How will Cavan Biggio do in right field defensively?

This poll is closed

  • 21%
    He’ll ace it!
    (16 votes)
  • 60%
    He’ll be okay
    (45 votes)
  • 18%
    I’ll be watching with my eyes half covered
    (14 votes)
75 votes total Vote Now

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