The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals will meet again on Sunday, as the former looks to avoid a series sweep at Busch Stadium.
Boston will send Nick Pivetta to the mound for the contest, while St. Louis counters with Matthew Liberatore.
Here's what Alex Cora's lineup looks like for the finale:
- Jarren Duran LF
- Rob Refsnyder RF
- Tyler O’Neill DH
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Garrett Cooper 1B
- Romy Gonzalez SS
- Vaughn Grissom 2B
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
And, here's who will be in the field for Oliver Marmol's squad:
- Matt Carpenter DH
- Lars Nootbaar RF
- Paul Goldschmidt 1B
- Nolan Arenado 3B
- Alec Burleson LF
- Brendan Donovan 2B
- Brandon Crawford SS
- Pedro Pages C
- Mike Siania CF
Pivetta has been solid for the Red Sox so far this season, posting a 3.48 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP in his four starts. However, he's allowed seven earned runs in his last two. Four Cardinals have hits off of him - Arenado (3-for-8 with an RBI and two walks), Carpenter (4-for-16 with three home runs, six RBIs and one walk, Crawford (2-for-6 with two walks) and Goldschmidt (4-for-9 with a home run and an RBI).
Liberatore has been just alright for St. Louis, posting a 4.56 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP in his 15 appearances (two starts). Only Cooper (1-for-2 with two RBIS) has ever recorded a hit off of him.
