Red Sox Vs. Diamondbacks Lineups: Rookie Makes First MLB Start

The Red Sox continue their series against the Diamondbacks hoping to break their funk at Fenway Park.

Boston suffered a 12-2 loss to Arizona on Friday night, continuing its lackluster results at home. Alex Cora knows his side must be better, and the Red Sox face a tough matchup Saturday with Kutter Crawford starting opposite D-Backs ace Zac Gallen.

Mickey Gasper will make his first MLB start. The New Hampshire native gets the nod at second base alongside Ceddanne Rafaela in the middle infield. Gasper doesn’t have much experience at second base in his baseball career, but he’ll look to make a strong impression in his fifth major league game.

Connor Wong rotates back into the lineup as Tyler O’Neill sits out after being a late scratch Friday.

First pitch for Red Sox-Diamondbacks is scheduled at 4:10 p.m. ET with full coverage on NESN starting with pregame at 3 p.m.

Here are the lineups for Saturday’s game at Fenway Park.

BOSTON RED SOX (67-60)
Jarren Duran, CF
Wilyer Abreu, RF
Triston Casas, 1B
Rafael Devers, 3B
Rob Refsnyder, LF
Masataka Yoshida, DH
Mickey Gasper, 2B
Connor Wong, C
Ceddanne Rafaela, SS

Kutter Crawford, RHP (8-10, 4.25 ERA)

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS (73-56)
Corbin Carroll, RF
Jake McCarthy, CF
Joc Pederson, DH
Josh Bell, 1B
Lourdes Gurriel Jr., LF
Eugenio Suárez, 3B
Geraldo Perdomo, SS
Luis Guillorme, 2B
Jose Herrera, C

Zac Gallen, RHP (9-6, 3.85 ERA)