The road doesn’t get any easier for the Red Sox.
After splitting the first six games of its extended road trip, Boston is in Toronto on Friday to face the American League East-leading Blue Jays at Rogers Centre.
Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts are back in the Red Sox’s lineup after sitting out Wednesday’s series finale against the Baltimore Orioles. Bogaerts will get the start at shortstop and bat third, while Betts will continue to see time in right field and bat leadoff.
Both Dustin Pedroia and Pablo Sandoval get the night off, which means Brock Holt will start at third base and bat second, and Josh Rutledge will man second base and bat eighth.
Rick Porcello gets the start on the mound, which is good news for Boston. He has a 3-1 record and a 2.15 ERA since returning from the disabled list, including a win against Toronto on Sept. 7.
Here are the full starting lineups for both teams:
RED SOX (69-76)
Mookie Betts, RF
Brock Holt, 3B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Travis Shaw, 1B
Rusney Castillo, LF
Blake Swihart, C
Josh Rutledge, 2B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Rick Porcello, RHP (8-12, 5.06 ERA)
BLUE JAYS (84-62)
Ben Revere, LF
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnacion, DH
Justin Smoak, 1B
Russell Martin, C
Ryan Goins, SS
Kevin Pillar, CF
Cliff Pennington, 2B
Marcus Stroman, RHP (1-0, 5.40 ERA)
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