Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Patriot’s Day game postponed
By Sean Penney
The Boston Red Sox announced that the Marathon Monday game against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to inclement weather.
There will be no Boston Red Sox game on Patriot’s Day this year. The team announced a day in advance that Monday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed due to expected inclement weather.
The game will be made up on Thursday, May 17 at 7:10 p.m. Tickets for Monday’s game will be valid for admission to the rescheduled game.
The #RedSox-Orioles game scheduled for tomorrow, April 16, at Fenway Park has been postponed.
— Red Sox (@RedSox) April 15, 2018
The game has been rescheduled for May 17 at 7:10 p.m. Tickets for the April 16 game will be good for admission to the rescheduled contest on May 17.#FenwayWeather
This marks the first time since 1984 that the annual Patriot’s Day game has been postponed. The Red Sox typically have an 11:00 a.m. start time on this day to coincide with the Boston Marathon, the 26 mile race that athletes from all over the world travel to compete in.
This year is the fifth anniversary of the Marathon bombings that rocked this city in 2013. The Red Sox paid tribute to the victims and survivors of that horrific act of terrorism during a pregame ceremony on Friday. Five years later and we are still Boston Strong!
Monday’s postponement gives Mookie Betts and extra day to recover from a foot contusion that caused him to miss Sunday’s game. It also makes one less game Xander Bogaerts needs to miss during his stint on the disabled list. He should return in plenty of time for the rescheduled game next month given his approximate two week timetable.
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Brian Johnson had been scheduled to start Monday’s game. This would normally be David Price‘s turn in the rotation but the Red Sox wanted to give him an extra day of rest after he was removed from his last outing after only one inning. Price will pitch in the warmer climate of southern California when the team visits the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday. The postponement allows the Red Sox to skip Johnson, leaving him available out of the bullpen, while keeping their rotation in order.
Opposing Price on the mound will be Shohei Ohtani. The sensational rookie from Japan has taken the baseball world by storm with his production on the mound and at the plate.
The Red Sox won the first three games against the Orioles. With the series being cut short, their record will remain at 13-2 when they travel to Los Angeles. This marks the best record in franchise history through 15 games. Boston owns the best record in the American League, just ahead of the 13-3 Angels.
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This is shaping up to be an important series with the Angels. The postponement allows the Red Sox to get a head start on traveling to Los Angeles to ensure they are well rested for the battle for the league’s top spot.