Red Sox-Reds Series Preview: Boston Pitching Staff Gets First Chance To Shine
The Boston Red Sox will kickstart their regular season schedule against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.
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The Boston Red Sox will kickstart their regular season schedule against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on Thursday -- with full coverage beginning at 2:30 p. m. ET on NESN .
If you want to know what's coming and what to expect, check out our full series preview: RED SOX (0-0) @ REDS (0-0) Dates : March 26, March 28, March 29 Location : Great American Ball Park Series Record (All-Time) : 22-11 THREE STORYLINES 1. ROTATION IN THE ROTATION The Red Sox are believed to have one of the strongest rotations in baseball after bringing aboard the likes of Ranger Suarez, Sonny Gray, and Johan Oviedo to join incumbent options Garrett Crochet, Brayan Bello, Connelly Early, and Payton Tolle -- though that depth is being tested right away. Suarez and Bello are still building up after the World Baseball Classic, meaning we will see an earlier-than-anticipated start from Early and potentially significant bullpen innings from Ovideo.
2. WHO IS THE DH? Boston will start the majority of its games with one really good bat on the bench, as there isn't enough room to play Roman Anthony, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela, Jarren Duran, and Masataka Yoshida.