To recap: The goal here is to map out a schedule of games worth traveling to during the upcoming season — with only two rules. First, we must see every team in the AP’s preseason Top 25 at least once. And second, the travel between games must be reasonable in the time available. Long drives are OK, but if you’re at a night game in Oregon, you’re not getting to SEC country for an 11 a.m. kickoff the next day.
Los Angeles has a 35-27 record on the road and a 78-48 record overall. The Dodgers rank second in MLB play with 197 total home runs, averaging 1.6 per game.
Friday’s game is the first time these teams square off this season.
Might as well start at the very beginning with the first FBS game of the entire season — in Dublin, Ireland. Brian Newberry coaches his first game after taking over at Navy following the firing of Ken Niumatalolo.GAME 2: No. 17 TCU vs. Colorado (Sept. 2)
Hopefully the jet lag has worn off because Week 1 will be the toughest travel schedule of the trip. It begins with Deion Sanders’ debut as Colorado’s coach — on the road against a TCU team that played for the national title last season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 29 home runs while slugging .517. Verdugo is 15-for-40 with four doubles, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games
Mookie Betts has 34 doubles, a triple and 34 home runs for the Dodgers. Freddie Freeman is 11-for-38 with five doubles over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 6-4, .295 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Dodgers: 8-2, .272 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Kenley Jansen: day-to-day (hamstring), Jarren Duran: 10-Day IL (toe), Joely Rodriguez: 15-Day IL (hip), Kaleb Ort: 60-Day IL (elbow), Corey Kluber: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Zack Kelly: 60-Day IL (elbow), Wyatt Mills: 60-Day IL (elbow), Adalberto Mondesi: 60-Day IL (knee)
Dodgers: J.D. Martinez: 10-Day IL (groin), Tony Gonsolin: 15-Day IL (forearm), Jake Marisnick: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Joe Kelly: 15-Day IL (forearm), Yency Almonte: 15-Day IL (knee), Michael Grove: 15-Day IL (lat), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Shelby Miller: 60-Day IL (neck), Daniel Hudson: 60-Day IL (knee), Tyler Cyr: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alex Reyes: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (knee), Walker Buehler: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Treinen: 60-Day IL (shoulder), J.P. Feyereisen: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
