BOSTON — The Red Sox expect to play Saturday's 1:10 p.m. game against the Royals, a team official said Friday night. It will be carried nationally on MLB Network — just as Friday's game was supposed to be. Locally, Saturday's game will be carried on NESN.
BOSTON — The Red Sox expect to play Saturday's 1:10 p.m. game at Fenway Park against the Royals in the wake of bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's capture Friday night. Pre-game ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Friday night's game was postponed because of the search for Tsarnaev. No makeup date has been announced yet. That game was supposed to be the team's first in Boston since Monday's Marathon bombings.
Saturday's game will be carried nationally on MLB Network — just as Friday's game was supposed to be. Locally, Saturday's game will be carried on NESN.
James Shields is set to pitch for the Royals against Clay Buchholz of the Red Sox, assuming rotations remain the same. The Red Sox were thrilled when news broke that Tsarnaev had been taken into custody.
We can confirm that #RedSox game scheduled for tomorrow at 1:10pm is on. Pre-game ceremonies likely to begin @ 1pm #BostonStrong
— Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) April 20, 2013
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