The Boston Red Sox are looking to sweep the New York Yankees, and they’ll be doing so with their lineup at full power.
After a day off against Yankees lefty CC Sabathia, third baseman Travis Shaw and left fielder Brock Holt will return to Boston’s lineup Sunday against right-hander Masahiro Tanaka. Shaw will bat seventh, while Holt will slot into the No. 9 hole.
David Price will be the one looking to pick up the win, and the left-hander also will be trying to start the second half of the season on a better note than the first. Price wasn’t necessarily the ace the Red Sox were looking for before the All-Star Game, but he did go into the break with a little momentum after pitching eight scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in his last outing against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Here are both teams’ lineups for Sunday night’s matchup.
RED SOX (51-38)
Mookie Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Travis Shaw, 3B
Sandy Leon, C
Brock Holt, LF
David Price, LHP (9-6, 4.34 ERA)
YANKEES (44-46)
Brett Gardner, LF
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Carlos Beltran, RF
Alex Rodriguez, DH
Chase Headley, 3B
Didi Gregorius, SS
Starlin Castro, 2B
Rob Refsynder, 1B
Austin Romine, C
Masahiro Tanaka, RHP (6-2, 3.23 ERA)
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