BOSTON — David Price had to wait a little longer than expected, but he finally gets to face his former team.
The left-hander was supposed to start against the Blue Jays in Toronto during the Red Sox’s second series of 2016, but a postponed game in Cleveland pushed Price’s start forward. Now the former American League Cy Young Award winner will get to face his old team and new rivals Saturday at Fenway Park. Price also will be looking to bounce back from his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, during which he gave up five earned runs and pitched just five innings.
As for the rest of the lineup, the Red Sox have been enjoying plenty of consistency with their starting nine. They’ll trot out the same lineup as the series opener Friday, including catcher Christian Vazquez.
Here are the Red Sox’s and Blue Jays’ lineups for Saturday’s 4:05 p.m. game.
RED SOX (5-4)
Mookie Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Travis Shaw, 3B
Brock Holt, LF
Christian Vazquez, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
David Price, LHP (1-0, 5.73 ERA)
BLUE JAYS (5-6)
Kevin Pillar, CF
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, DH
Troy Tulowitzki, SS
Chris Colabello, 1B
Russell Martin, C
Darwin Barney, 2B
Ezequiel Carrera, LF
Marco Estrada, RHP (1-0, 0.00 ERA)
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