Red Sox vs. Orioles lineups for September 11, 2024; Wildcard rankings

With the win, the Orioles moved within half a game of the Yankees and are now at the top of the AL East after New York was beaten 5-0 by the Royals.

Nick Pivetta will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to win tonight's playoff game.

Following the game, the Red Sox will embark on a seven-game road trip, beginning with a four-game series against the Yankees on Thursday, followed by a three-game series in Tampa Bay.

Lineups

ORIOLES (83-63): Henderson SS, Mullins CF, Santander DH, O'Hearn 1B,rutschman C, Cowser LF, Slater RF, Holliday 2B, Rivera 3B

Set up: RHP Dean Kremer (7-9, 4.27 ERA)

RED SOX (73-72): Duran CF, Devers 3B, Abreu RF, O'Neill LF, Yoshida DH, Wong C, Casas 1B, Story SS, Rafaela 2B

Set up: RHP Nick Pivetta (5-10, 4.38 ERA)

Time: 19:10

Television, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Orioles vs. Pivetta: Colton Cowser 1-3, Gunnar Henderson 1-2, Jackson Holliday 0-2, Eloy Jiménez 1-6, James McCann 0-5, Cedric Mullins 10-28, Ryan O'Hearn 2-8, Emmanuel Rivera 0-3, Adleyrutschman 1-7, Anthony Santander 4-13, Austin Slater 0-0

Red Sox vs Kremer: Wilyer Abreu 0-2, Triston Casas 1-4, Rafael Devers 7-18, Jarren Duran 1-4, Danny Jansen 2-5, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-3, Rob Refsnyder 2-2, Trevor Story 1-2, Enmanuel Valdez 0:2, Connor Wong 0:3, Masataka Yoshida 3:7

Statistics of the day: The Red Sox are 15-30 when they don't hit a home run, compared to 58-42 when they hit at least one home run.

Notes: Masataka Yoshida has a .436 batting average with a 1.173 OPS with runners in scoring position and two outs. … The Red Sox are 10-14 since the All-Star break at Fenway, including 7-11 since early August. … Pivetta is 8-3 with a 3.33 ERA in 13 career starts against the Orioles. He lost at Baltimore on Aug. 15 after allowing three runs on three hits in five innings. … Kremer is 1-1 with a 6.45 ERA in eight career starts against the Red Sox. … Red Sox starters have posted a 2.55 ERA (23 ER/81.1 IP) in their last 15 games (since Aug. 26), allowing three or fewer runs in 13 of them. … Triston Casas has 10 RBI in his last 23 games since coming off the 60-day injured list on Aug. 16.

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