Fenway Park will host a Friday night clash between AL East Division rivals, when the Baltimore Orioles take on the Boston Red Sox. Last night, Manny Machado hit a two-run home run in the ninth inning of a 6-2 loss against the Red Sox. SP Kevin Gausman (3-3) as tagged for six runs in four plus innings for Baltimore, who fell to 17 games below .500 overall.
Thirty-year old righty Alex Cobb (0-5 7.06 ERA) will head to the hill in search of his first win as a member of the Orioles. Through 29 plus innings, Cobb has been tagged for 49 hits and owns an ugly 1.88 WHIP.
The Boston Red Sox have won 30 of their first 44 games and are looking like an emerging contender to win a World Series title. On Friday, SP David Price (4-4) allowed five hits and struck out eight batters during a complete game win. J.D. Martinez connected on his 13th home run for the Red Sox, who are in a virtual tie with New York for the division lead.
Twenty-nine year old southpaw Drew Pomeranz (1-1 5.47 ERA) will take the mound for the Red Sox in this matchup. In his last start, Pomeranz allowed ten baserunners over four innings during a 5-3 victory at Toronto.
