The Red Sox look for their fifth win to start the spring behind newcomer Michael Wacha this afternoon in Florida (1:05 p.m.). No TV broadcast for this one, unfortunately.
Wacha, most recently of the Rays, is a journeyman righty who fits the Chaim Bloom mold of “throw a bunch of stuff at the wall and hope it works out,” and we will, in fact, hope it works out. Touki Toussaint starts for the Braves, who are without Freddie Freeman because he plays for the Dodgers now. Obviously, we can relate.
The bigger news today is probably the return of Enrique Hernández, who plays center field and leads off, pushing Jackie Bradley Jr.