The Boston Red Sox’s win streak ended Tuesday night, but they have a chance to bounce back and clinch the American League East.
The Red Sox play Game 2 of their series against the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, and a win would make them division champions. Clay Buchholz will be on the mound, and he turned in a solid outing in his last start against the Yankees on Sept. 16, holding the Bronx Bombers to two runs over six innings in a win for the right-hander.
On the other side of the ball, not much has changed. The Red Sox’s starting nine are the same, but Jackie Bradley Jr. and Brock Holt swapped their spots and will bat sixth and seventh, respectively. The same goes for Andrew Benintendi and Sandy Leon in the Nos. 8 and 9 spots.
Here are the Red Sox’s and Yankees’ lineups for Wednesday night’s game.
RED SOX (92-65)
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Mookie Betts, RF
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Brock Holt, 3B
Andrew Benintendi, LF
Sandy Leon, C
Clay Buchholz, RHP (8-10, 5.00 ERA)
YANKEES (81-76)
Brett Gardner, LF
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Gary Sanchez, C
Brian McCann, DH
Starlin Castro, 2B
Didi Gregorius, SS
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Chase Headley, 3B
Mason Williams, RF
Bryan Mitchell, RHP (1-2, 4.50 ERA)
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