The Red Sox (10-2) host the Orioles (5-8) for a four-game series in Fenway. The teams enter the 2018 clash coming off heated exchanges last season.
The bad blood between these two teams boiled over last season when Manny Machado took an aggressive slide toward Dustin Pedroia at second base. As a result, Pedroia was injured and Machado was nearly beaned by Matt Barnes.
It wasn’t me, it was them, Pedroia said to Machado from the dugout.
Fast forward to the series at Fenway, and Machado is thrown at by Chris Sale in retaliation for Dylan Bundy hitting Mookie Betts the night before.