Red Sox Vs. Angels Lineups: Alex Verdugo Sits, Michael Chavis Leads Off

The Red Sox on Sunday will look to sweep away the Los Angeles Angels.

Boston manager Alex Cora will send Nathan Eovaldi to the mound for the finale of the three-game series at Fenway Park. Angeles skipper Joe Maddon will counter with lefty José Quintana

As for the lineups, Alex Verdugo and Christian Vázquez both will sit for Boston with Hunter Renfroe and Kevin Plawecki taking over in center field and at catcher, respectively. Michael Chavis will bat leadoff and play second base.

Xander Bogaerts, fresh off his titanic homer Saturday, will take a break defensively and start as the designated hitter. Jonathan Araúz will handle shortstop for Boston.

The full lineups for Sunday’s Red Sox-Angels game are below. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Pregame coverage will begin at noon on NESN.

RED SOX (25-16)
Michael Chavis, 2B
Rafael Devers, 3B
J.D. Martinez, LF
Xander Bogaerts, DH
Hunter Renfroe, CF
Bobby Dalbec, 1B
Marwin Gonzalez, RF
Kevin Plawecki, C
Jonathan Araúz, SS

Nathan Eovaldi, RHP (4-2, 4.20 ERA)

ANGELS (16-22)
Jose Rojas, 2B
Mike Trout, CF
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Anthony Rendon, 3B
Jared Walsh, 1B
Taylor Ward, RF
Jose Iglesias, SS
Phil Gosselin, LF
Drew Butera, C

José Quintana, LHP (0-3, 9.00 ERA)