Red Sox lineup: Roman Anthony again at DH on Saturday vs. Padres; Masataka Yoshida sits
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BOSTON — Roman Anthony served as the Red Sox’ designated hitter just once on the six-game season-opening road trip. On Saturday, though, he’s doing so for the second straight day.
Anthony is the DH and Jarren Duran is starting in left field again against the Padres as the Red Sox look for their second straight win at Fenway Park. The Red Sox will use the exact same lineup as they did in Friday’s 5-2 win. Marcelo Mayer is at second base against Padres righty Randy Vásquez and Carlos Narváez is catching Connelly Early, who will make his second start of the season.
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With five healthy options in the outfield/DH mix, manager Alex Cora vowed to mix and match the group of Anthony, Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Masataka Yoshida in the early goings. In the first eight games, though, Yoshida has started just three times.
Early, who pitched well in his season debut Saturday in Cincinnati, will look to stifle a talented Padres lineup in a way similar to how Sonny Gray shut down San Diego for six innings Friday afternoon.
First pitch is at 4:10 p.m. ET.
BOSTON RED SOX (2-5) vs. SAN DIEGO PADRES (2-5) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 8
FIRST PITCH: 4:10 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: RHP Randy Vásquez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
- Roman Anthony DH
- Trevor Story SS
- Jarren Duran LF
- Willson Contreras 1B
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Caleb Durbin 3B
- Marcelo Mayer 2B
- Carlos Narvaez C
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
PADRES LINEUP:
- Fernando Tatis Jr. RF
- Ramón Laureano LF
- Miguel Andujar DH
- Manny Machado 3B
- Xander Bogaerts SS
- Freddy Fermin C
- Ty France 1B
- Jake Cronenworth 2B
- Bryce Johnson CF
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