BOSTON — Jarren Duran is not in the Red Sox lineup Monday for the first game of a three-game series vs. the Guardians.
Nate Eaton, a right-handed hitter, instead will start in left field with Guardians rookie lefty Parker Messick (1-0, 0.66 ERA) on the mound.
Boston and Cleveland play at 1:35 p.m. at Fenway Park in an early Labor Day game.
Manager Alex Cora stacked his lineup with right-handed hitters. Romy Gonzalez is batting cleanup and playing second base. Rob Refsnyder is the DH and batting fifth. Eaton is in the sixth spot.
Left-handed hitter Nathaniel Lowe will play first base.
BOSTON RED SOX (76-62) vs. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS (68-67) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 139
FIRST PITCH: 1:35 p.m.
TV CHANNEL: NESN
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Parker Messick (1-0, 0.66 ERA) vs. RHP Brayan Bello (10-6, 2.99 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
- Roman Anthony RF
- Alex Bregman 3B
- Trevor Story SS
- Romy Gonzalez 2B
- Rob Refsnyder DH
- Nate Eaton LF
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
- Nathaniel Lowe 1B
- Connor Wong C
GUARDIANS LINEUP:
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