The Red Sox’s presumptive Opening Day starter and Twitter’s favorite heartthrob Nathan Eovaldi takes to the mound this afternoon (1:05 p.m., NESN and also free on MLB.com) in Florida as the Sox face off against Tampa Bay and the Rays.
The Sox look to make it two wins in a row to start the preseason after yesterday’s pummeling of the Twins; it is well-known that spring training games don’t matter unless you win, at which point they do. Today’s lineup features a familiar face in the leadoff spot as Jackie Bradley Jr. makes his triumphant return to the Sox, while Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts make their first starts of the year in their normal three and four spots.