Red Sox Vs. Yankees Lineups: Mitch Moreland Sits, Nathan Eovaldi Starts
The Red Sox will look to put an end to their five game losing streak when Boston visits the New York Yankees on Saturday night.
Michael Chavis will get the start at first base replacing Mitch Moreland, who started Friday night’s loss to the Yankees. Kevin Pillar will bat leadoff while Alex Verdugo will drop to the seven hole.
Nathan Eovaldi will get the start on the mound for Boston against New York’s James Paxton.
Here are the lineups for both teams:
BOSTON RED SOX (6-14)
Kevin Pillar, RF
Rafael Devers, 3B
J.D. Martinez, DH
Xander Bogaerts, SS
Christian Vazquez, C
Alex Verdugo, LF
Michael Chavis, 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Jose Peraza, 2B
Nathan Eovaldi, RHP (1-1, 4.09 ERA)
NEW YORK YANKEES (13-6)
DJ LeMahieu, 2B
Luke Voit, 1B
Mike Ford, DH
Gio Urshela, 3B
Gleyber Torres, SS
Mike Tauchman, RF
Gary Sanchez, C
Clint Frazier, DH
Brett Gardner, LF
James Paxton, LHP (0-1, 7.84 ERA)
Game time is set for 7:07 p.m. ET on FOX.