The Boston Red Sox couldn’t muster any offense Tuesday night against the Baltimore Orioles, and Big Papi won’t have a bat in his hand as they try again in the middle game of the series at Camden Yards.
David Ortiz is sitting for the Red Sox on Wednesday night, as Hanley Ramirez will take over the designated hitter role with Boston looking to bounce back from a 1-0 loss. Ortiz has endured a rough 2015 so far, batting just .219 with six home runs.
Ramirez will bat in the three-hole while Brock Holt shifts to left field and bats second. Rusney Castillo will start in right field Wednesday — he came in for Ramirez on Tuesday when the slugger fouled a ball off his knee — and will bat ninth.
Rick Porcello will be on the mound for Boston and will look to build upon his last outing. The right-hander pitched eight innings of two-run ball on June 3 but didn’t earn the win as the Red Sox fell to the Minnesota Twins 6-3.
Here are the lineups for the Red Sox and the Orioles.
RED SOX (27-32)
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Brock Holt, LF
Hanley Ramirez, DH
Mike Napoli, 1B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Mookie Betts, CF
Blake Swihart, C
Rusney Castillo, RF
Rick Porcello, RHP (4-5, 5.01 ERA)
ORIOLES (27-30)
Manny Machado, 3B
Jimmy Paredes, DH
Adam Jones, CF
Chris Davis, 1B
Delmon Young, RF
Travis Snider, LF
J.J. Hardy, SS
Ryan Flaherty, 2B
Caleb Joseph, C
Wei-Yin Chen, RHP (1-4, 3.18 ERA)
Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Images
