Red Sox vs. Orioles Doubleheader: NESN, Radio, Streak
Boston hosts Baltimore in a July 22 split doubleheader on NESN after Tuesday's rainout, with the Red Sox chasing the 1946 franchise win-streak record.
Tuesday's scheduled game at Fenway Park between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox was called off due to significant rainfall and thunderstorms, and MLB rescheduled it as Game 1 of a split doubleheader on Wednesday, July 22, at 1:35 p.m. ET, with the regularly scheduled Wednesday contest still running at 7:10 p.m. ET. Boston enters both games on a 14-game winning streak, one win shy of tying the franchise record set by the 1946 Red Sox.
Tuesday's Postponement
Significant rainfall and thunderstorms forced the postponement of the originally scheduled July 21 game at Fenway Park. The official Red Sox announcement confirmed the makeup as a split doubleheader, with separate start times and separate gates. The first game, at 1:35 p.m. ET, is the rainout makeup, the second, at 7:10 p.m. ET, was always on the schedule. Both are at Fenway Park in Boston.
This format, two games, one day, different start windows, is the same structure Boston used earlier this month. The Rays-Red Sox doubleheader on July 17 at Fenway ran on the identical 1:35 p.m./7:10 p.m. ET split, with the same NESN television arrangement and separate rosters available for each contest.
Where to Watch Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles
NESN carries both games for New England-area viewers. The official MLB scoreboard also lists MASN for Orioles-market audiences in the Baltimore-Washington region.
Out-of-market fans have the standard MLB.TV option, subject to local blackout restrictions, viewers inside either team's home market will not have access through that platform. Confirm your ZIP code blackout status in your MLB.TV account settings before relying on it for either game.
Game | Start Time (ET) | TV Channels |
|---|---|---|
Game 1, Makeup (July 21) | 1:35 p.m. | NESN / MASN |
Game 2, Scheduled | 7:10 p.m. | NESN / MASN |
How to Listen: Red Sox Radio
For radio listeners, WEEI 93.7 FM carries the English-language Red Sox broadcast for both games. Spanish-language coverage is on WESX 1230 AM and WCCM 1490 AM, which were all confirmed in the official Red Sox release.
Starting Pitchers for Both Games
Game 1 opens with left-hander Jake Bennett on the mound for Boston against Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer, according to MLB's official doubleheader preview. Bennett, who also started the July 17 doubleheader opener against Tampa Bay, carried a 2.64 ERA across eight first-half starts. Kremer takes the ball for Baltimore with both clubs needing to manage their pitching staffs across two games.
For the nightcap, Kyle Bradish starts for the Orioles. Boston's Game 2 starter was not officially confirmed at the time the doubleheader was announced, with the team indicating it would assess the situation before naming its arm for 7:10 p.m.
The Winning Streak Context
Boston arrived at Wednesday's doubleheader having won 14 consecutive games, a run that began June 25 and included Monday's 6-5 win over Baltimore in the series opener. That victory on July 20, in front of 37,659 fans at Fenway, was Boston's 14th straight and snapped the Orioles' own seven-game winning streak with the same result.
The franchise record for consecutive wins is 15, set by the 1946 Red Sox. A Boston win in Game 1 would tie that record. A sweep of the doubleheader would push the streak to 16 and set a new mark, one that has stood since Ted Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr, and Dom DiMaggio won 15 straight from April 25 through May 10 of that year.
Baltimore arrived with a 49-52 record entering the day, while Boston stood at 51-48, the Red Sox having gone from the worst record in the American League on June 24 to sole possession of the AL's third wild card in fewer than four weeks.
The Orioles carried their own recent momentum into Fenway. Baltimore swept a three-game home series against the Kansas City Royals at Camden Yards immediately before the All-Star break, then followed it by sweeping the Houston Astros in a three-game road series at Daikin Park, a run that extended their winning streak to seven games before Monday's loss ended it. For more on how that stretch shaped Baltimore's form heading into Boston, the Royals vs. Orioles series breakdown ahead of the All-Star break covered that stretch in detail.
Caleb Durbin's Role in Monday's Win
Monday's series opener was decided by Caleb Durbin, whose go-ahead home run over the Green Monster in the eighth inning gave Boston a 6-5 lead that Aroldis Chapman held through the ninth. Willson Contreras, the Red Sox first baseman who leads the club in home runs (22) and RBIs (66) this season, was listed in the Boston lineup heading into the Wednesday games.
What Is at Stake
The 1946 record has survived every Boston team since. A win in the afternoon ties it. A win in the evening sets a new one, ending 80 years of franchise history at 15.
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