The Red Sox look to avoid their first series loss since the opening three-game sweep against the Orioles when they face the Rangers this afternoon in Arlington (2:35 p.m., NESN).
Richards can build on a superlatively good performance against the Mets, in which he gained significant lateral movement on his pitches, per the most famous OTM alum on the Around the Horn panel:
Pretty significant mechanical change for Garrett Richards. Working more out of the stretch, a lot less movement while throwing towards the plate. pic.