The Boston Red Sox have a shot at sweeping the Oakland Athletics for the second time this season, and Eduardo Rodriguez will be on the mound looking to get the job done Sunday.
The left-hander struggled in his last outing on Aug. 28 after he missed a start with hamstring tightness, allowing five runs to the Kansas City Royals over 5 1/3 innings. But otherwise, Rodriguez was pretty successful in August, holding opponents to a .188 average to go with a 3.33 ERA.
The rest of Boston’s lineup looks nearly identical to the one that clobbered the A’s 11-2 on Saturday. The only change is that Brock Holt will start in left field and bat seventh.
Here are both teams’ lineups for Sunday’s game.
RED SOX (76-59)
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Mookie Betts, RF
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Sandy Leon, C
Brock Holt, LF
Yoan Moncada, 3B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Eduardo Rodriguez, LHP (2-6, 5.35 ERA)
ATHLETICS (57-78)
Marcus Semien, SS
Jake Smolinski, CF
Danny Valencia, 1B
Khris Davis, LF
Billy Butler, DH
Stephen Vogt, C
Ryon Healy, 3B
Brett Eibner, RF
Chad Pinder, 2B
Kendall Graveman, RHP (10-9, 3.96 ERA)
Thumbnail photo via Joe Nicholson/USA TODAY Sports Images
