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Game 81: Padres at Red Sox

Welcome back Xander Bogaerts!

Well, uh, sorry you’re hurt. Your replacement is hurt too! Basically the same injury. He never really played though so Red Sox Nation still thinks of you as the most recent starter there.

The San Diego Padres were a nice pick to win the NL West last year. Injuries and really, really bad luck made it the Dodgers and DBacks show instead. Over the winter they shed some payroll to convert Juan Soto into pitching depth and entered again as a good pick but a long shot.