The Red Sox welcome the Marlins to Fenway Park
Here we are, friends. Ready to kick off another weekend series as the Red Sox are hosting the Miami Marlins. While this weekend is shrouded in a bit of doubt as the weather looks absolutely atrocious, we may still see some baseball. As it stands right now, Boston is just a 1.0 game back of the AL East leading Tampa Bay Rays while Miami is 3.0 games back of the NL East kingpins, New York.
This three-game set could be big for both sides as it could put the Red Sox back on top of the AL East, where they have been for most of this season. And a sweep in the other direction could put Miami in contention for the NL East crown. While I don’t think we’ll see a sweep one way or the other as Boston has been good about not getting swept while they tend to blow it when the sweep may be in their favor.
With all of that said I think there are three players that we should keep an eye on this weekend for as many games as we may actually see in the next few days. One is a new face to the team that has already shown he can hang with the big boys. The second is a young superstar on the rise who is ready to stake his claim as one of the best. And the final is a pitcher who has shown great dominance but has lost his way a bit in 2021.
Let’s get to the fun!