Following a day of rest, the Boston Red Sox are gearing up to face off against the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park on Tuesday in the first of a three-game series.
Brayan Bello will take the mound for Boston, while Joey Estes will pitch for Oakland.
Take a look at Alex Cora’s lineup for the series opener:
- Jarren Duran CF
- David Hamilton 2B
- Tyler O’Neill LF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Dom Smith 1B
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
And here’s Mark Kotsay’s lineup:
- JJ Bleday CF
- Miguel Andujar LF
- Brent Rooker DH
- Tyler Soderstrom 1B
- Shea Langeliers C
- Zack Gelof 2B
- Lawrence Butler RF
- Brett Harris 3B
- Max Schuemann SS
Bello has had a challenging season for the Red Sox, with a 5.19 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 15 starts. In his last outing against the Miami Marlins, he put up a strong performance, allowing just one run over 6 2/3 innings. Only three Athletics players have managed to get hits off him – JJ Bleday, Shea Langeliers, and Brent Rooker.
Estes, on the other hand, has been solid for Oakland with a 4.39 ERA and a 1.12 WHIP in 10 starts. He has not allowed a hit to any Boston player in his career.