Josh Reddick starts in right field and bats fifth Saturday for the Red Sox against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
Reddick, a .299 hitter against right-handed pitchers this season, will protect designated hitter David Ortiz in the batting order against Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. The 24-year-old righty is a murder on right-handed batters, holding them to a .195 average, and is only a little more forgiving against lefties (.232).
Jed Lowrie fills in at third base again for Kevin Youkilis, who is still day-to-day with soreness in his hip. Marco Scutaro bats eighth and plays shortstop. Jarrod Saltalamachia bats ninth and catches.
Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
David Ortiz, DH
Josh Reddick, RF
Carl Crawford, LF
Jed Lowrie, 3B
Marco Scutaro, SS
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Rays
Desmond Jennings, LF
B.J. Upton, CF
Evan Longoria, 3B
Ben Zobrist, 2B
Johnny Damon, DH
Matt Joyce, RF
Casey Kotchman, 1B
John Jaso, C
Sean Rodriguez, SS
