Will a pair of Boston Red Sox regulars help build momentum against the Los Angeles Angels?
Catcher Christian Vázquez and first baseman Bobby Dalbec return to the Red Sox lineup for Wednesday’s matchup with Angels, the second contest in their three-game series at Fenway Park. Vázquez and Dalbec both started Tuesday’s series opener on the bench. The Red Sox were leading the Angels 3-0 when Dalbec replaced Franchy Cordero at the start of the eighth inning, and Boston went on to win 4-0.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora keeps the top of the batting order the same for the third consecutive game. His first lineup changes come in the fifth and sixth spots, where center fielder Kiké Hernández bats fifth and swaps places with left fielder Alex Verdugo, who bats sixth.
Vázquez returns from a day off, replacing Kevin Plawecki and batting seventh. With the Angels starting left-handed pitcher Reid Detmers, right-handed hitting Dalbec starts for Boston in place of Cordero and bats eighth.
Christian Arroyo also returns to Boston’s lineup. He plays right field, giving Jackie Bradley Jr. an off-day, and bats ninth.
Garrett Whitlock is the Red Sox starting pitcher. The right-hander is 0-1 with nine strikeouts and two walks in seven innings combined over two starts. He has yet to allow an earned run in his two career MLB starts.
NESN will air Red Sox-Angels in full, with pregame coverage starting at 6 p.m. ET with “Red Sox First Pitch,” followed by “Red Sox Gameday Live” at 6:30 p.m. First pitch from Fenway Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. Remember, if you’re on the go you can stream all the action online at Watch NESN Live.
Here are the full lineups for Wednesday night’s Red Sox-Angels game:
RED SOX (10-14)
Trevor Story, 2B
Rafael Devers, 3B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
J.D. Martinez, DH
Kiké Hernández, CF
Alex Verdugo, LF
Christian Vázquez, C
Bobby Dalbec, 1B
Christian Arroyo, RF
Garrett Whitlock, RHP (1-1, .54 ERA)
ANGELS (15-10)
Brandon Marsh, RF
Mike Trout, CF
Shohei Ohtani, DH
Anthony Rendon, 3B
Jared Walsh, 1B
Jose Rojas, LF
Max Stassi, C
Tyler Wade, 2B
Andrew Velazquez, SS
Reid Detmers, LHP (1-1, 5.19 ERA)
