Joe Kelly Aims To Continue His Winning Ways In Red Sox-Phillies Opener

UPDATE (5:30 p.m. ET): Pablo Sandoval is a late scratch for the Red Sox. He will be replaced by Travis Shaw, who will start at third base and bat fifth.

Here’s the new lineup:

Mookie Betts CF
Brock Holt 2B
Xander Bogaerts SS
David Ortiz DH
Travis Shaw 3B
Allen Craig 1B
Rusney Castillo LF
Ryan Hanigan C
Jackie Bradley RF

ORIGINAL STORY: The Boston Red Sox will begin their final interleague series of the season Friday night at Fenway Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Joe Kelly, who will take the mound for the Red Sox, has won six consecutive starts and finished August with a 2.68 ERA, 28 strikeouts and 11 walks in 37 innings pitched. He’ll face a Phillies team that ranks 13th out of 15 National League clubs with 520 runs scored.

In notable lineup news, Allen Craig will bat fifth in place of Hanley Ramirez and play first base. Ramirez still is dealing with a sore right shoulder. Ryan Hanigan will start at catcher and bat eighth.

Here are the lineups for both teams.

RED SOX (61-72)
Mookie Betts, CF
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Allen Craig, 1B
Brock Holt, 2B
Rusney Castillo, LF
Ryan Hanigan, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., RF

Joe Kelly, RHP (8-6, 4.94 ERA)

PHILLIES (53-81)
Odubel Herrera, CF
Cesar Hernandez, 2B
Aaron Altherr, RF
Ryan Howard, DH
Darnell Sweeney, LF
Darin Ruf, 1B
Cody Asche, 3B
Cameron Rupp, C
Freddy Galvis, SS

Adam Morgan, LHP (5-4, 4.03 ERA)

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