The Red Sox are in Denver for a brief two-game set against the Colorado Rockies as Boston continues to battle for a wild card spot.
Mitch Moreland resumes his role at first base and will bat fifth for the Sox in the series opener at Coors Field. Brock Holt also returns to the lineup, batting sixth and taking over for Chris Owings at second base. Andrew Benintendi will sit for the second game in a row while J.D. Martinez plays in left. Christian Vazquez drops to seventh in the lineup.
Rick Porcello takes the mound for the Sox. He’ll square off against Rico Garcia, who is making his MLB debut.
Here are the lineups for Tuesday’s Red Sox-Rockies game:
BOSTON RED SOX (70-62)
Mookie Betts, RF
Rafael Devers, 3B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
J.D. Martinez, LF
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Brock Holt, 2B
Christian Vazquez, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Rick Porcello, RHP (11-10, 5.49 ERA)
COLORADO ROCKIES (59-73)
Charlie Blackmon, RF
Trevor Story, SS
Nolan Arenado, 3B
Daniel Murphy, 1B
Ryan McMahon, 2B
Ian Desmond, LF
Sam Hilliard, CF
Tony Wolters, C
Rico Garcia, RHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
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