After the Boston Red Sox downed the Kansas City Royals 5-0 on Saturday, the two teams are set to meet for the series finale at Fenway Park on Sunday afternoon.
For the matchup, Boston will send Brayan Bello to the mound while Kansas City will counter with Brady Singer.
Here's Alex Cora's lineup for the third game:
- Jarren Duran CF
- David Hamilton 2B
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Tyler O'Neill LF
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Dom Smith 1B
- Reese McGuire C
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
Bello has struggled this year for Boston, posting a 5.40 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP while striking out 82 in his 16 starts. He's given up at least five runs in two of his last three outings. Five Royals have hits against him in his career - Adam Frazier (2-for-2 with two RBIs), Kyle Isbel (1-for-3), Michael Massey (1-for-3), MJ Melendez (3-for-3) and Hunter Renfroe (1-for-7 with a home run and four RBIs).
Singer has been really good for Kansas City in his 18 starts, recording a 2.93 ERA (10th in baseball) and a 1.17 WHIP (35th) while striking out 96 (tied for 45th). He's allowed exactly one run in each of his last four starts. Only two Red Sox have hits against him - Devers (1-for-6) and Wong (2-for-5 with an RBI).
