After the Boston Red Sox dropped the series opener to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night at Fenway Park, the two teams will meet again on Saturday.
For the matchup, Boston will send Kutter Crawford to the mound while Tampa Bay will counter with Shane Baz.
Here’s Alex Cora’s lineup for the middle game:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Trevor Story SS
- Triston Casas 1B
- Tyler O’Neill LF
- Mickey Gasper DH
- Romy Gonzalez 3B
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Danny Jansen C
- Vaughn Grissom 2B
And, here’s Kevin Cash’s (will be updated when announced):
Crawford has been pretty good for Boston this year, posting a 4.17 ERA and a 1.10 WHIP while striking out 169 batters in 32 starts. He’s allowed three or fewer earned runs in six of his last seven outings. 10 Rays have recorded hits against him – Jonathan Aranda (3-for-4 with an RBI and a walk), Jose Caballero (2-for-3), Dylan Carlson (1-for-2 with an RBI), Yandy Diaz (4-for-12 with an RBI and two walks), Brandon Lowe (1-for-6 with a solo home run), Josh Lowe (1-for-14 with an RBI), Christopher Morel (1-for-6), Richie Palacios (1-for-3 with an RBI), Jose Siri (1-for-3 with an RBI) and Taylor Walls (1-for-5).