Who’s ready for some day baseball?
The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays will close their three-game series Wednesday with a 12:10 p.m. ET matinee contest at Tropicana Field.
Xander Bogaerts is back in Boston’s lineup for the finale, playing shortstop and batting third after having Tuesday night off. He’ll join a batting order that amassed eight runs on 11 hits Tuesday in a bounce-back 8-2 win.
Christian Vazquez will slide down to the No. 9 spot for the Red Sox and do the catching for David Price, who faces an important start against his former team. The veteran left-hander is coming off his worst outing of the season, in which he allowed a season-high 12 hits and six earned runs over just 2 1/3 innings in a loss to the Texas Rangers.
If Price is able to deliver the win, it will help the Red Sox take their series with the Rays and salvage a 3-3 record on their road trip before beginning a nine-game homestand Friday. Price will oppose Tampa Bay left-hander Matt Moore.
Here are the full lineups for both teams.
RED SOX (42-35)
Mookie Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Travis Shaw, 3B
Bryce Brentz, LF
Christian Vazquez, C
David Price, RHP (8-4, 4.68 ERA)
RAYS (32-44)
Logan Forsythe, 2B
Brad Miller, SS
Evan Longoria, 3B
Desmond Jennings, CF
Brandon Guyer, LF
Oswaldo Arcia, RF
Curt Casali, C
Tim Beckham, DH
Taylor Motter, 1B
Matt Moore, LHP (3-5, 5.04 ERA)
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