After the Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Ray 2-1 on Wednesday at Tropicana Field, the two teams will square off again on Thursday for the series finale.
For the matchup, Boston will send Brayan Bello to the mound while Tampa Bay will counter with Zack Littell.
Here's Alex Cora's lineup for Game 3:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Tyler O'Neill LF
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Trevor Story SS
- Triston Casas 1B
- Danny Jansen C
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Nick Sogard 2B
And, here's Kevin Cash's:
- Dylan Carlson LF
- Brandon Lowe 2B
- Yandy Diaz DH
- Jonathan Aranda 1B
- Josh Lowe RF
- Jose Caballero 3B
- Ben Rortvedt C
- Taylor Walls SS
- Jose Siri CF
Bello has been all right for Boston this season, posting a 4.60 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP while striking out 142 batters. He's allowed two or fewer runs in three of his last four outings. Seven Rays have recorded hits against him - Jonathan Aranda (4-for-9 with an RBI and a walk), Jose Caballero (3-for-4 with three RBIs and a walk), Yandy Diaz (5-for-10 with two RBIs and a walk), Brandon Lowe (1-for-4 with two RBIs and two walks), Josh Lowe (7-for-15 with a home run and four RBIs), Christopher Morel (2-for-3) and Taylor Walls (1-for-9 with a walk).
Littell has been good for Tampa Bay in 27 starts this season, posting a 3.73 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP while striking out 127 batters. He's allowed zero runs in his last two outings. Four Red Sox have recorded hits against him - Rafael Devers (2-for-5 with a solo home run and a walk), Jarren Duran (3-for-6 with a solo home run), Tyler O'Neill (2-for-11) and Rob Refsnyder (1-for-3).
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