OF Ceddanne Rafaela returns to Red Sox lineup for Monday's game vs. Athletics

Mike Masala

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OF Ceddanne Rafaela returns to Red Sox lineup for Monday's game vs. Athletics image

After downing the Seattle Mariners to earn the series split on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox are back at it with a three-game series against the Oakland Athletics starting on Monday night at Oakland Coliseum.

Prior to the game, Red Sox manager Alex Cora announced his lineup for the contest which includes Rafaela returning to action.

Here's who will be taking the field for Boston on Monday with Tanner Houck on the bump:

  1. LF Jarren Duran
  2. 3B Rafael Devers
  3. SS Trevor Story
  4. 1B Triston Casas
  5. RF Tyler O'Neill
  6. DH Masataka Yoshida
  7. 2B Enmanuel Valdez
  8. CF Ceddanne Rafaela
  9. C Reese McGuire

The Red Sox took four of the team's six matchups with the Athletics in 2023. Oakland finished last year 50-112, which was the worst record in the MLB. This season, they've started 1-3 and are in fourth place in the AL West.

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Mike Masala previously served as the Managing Editor of USA TODAY's Dolphins Wire as well as a contributing writer at Patriots Wire. A lifelong New England resident, he is the self-proclaimed captain and lone member of the Laurence Maroney Fan Club. Follow on Twitter/X: @Mike_Masala