After a day off, the Boston Red Sox have traveled to Arlington, Texas for a three-game series against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field starting on Friday.
For the matchup, Boston will send Kutter Crawford to the mound while Texas will counter with Jose Urena.
Here's Alex Cora's lineup for the opener:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Tyler O’Neill LF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Dom Smith 1B
- Nick Sogard 2B
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
And, here's Bruce Bochy's:
- Josh Smith DH
- Corey Seager SS
- Marcus Semien 2B
- Wyatt Langford LF
- Nathaniel Lowe 1B
- Josh Jung 3B
- Ezequiel Duran RF
- Carson Kelly C
- Leody Taveras CF
Crawford has been pretty good for Boston this year, posting a 3.60 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP while striking out 117 batters in 21 starts. He's given up 11 total runs in his last two outings. He's allowed hits to eight Rangers in his career - Ezequiel Duran (2-for-2), Adolis Garcia (1-for-5), Jonah Heim (1-for-5 with an RBI), Josh Jung (1-for-4), Nathaniel Lowe (1-for-5), Corey Seager (1-for-5), Marcus Semien (2-for-7 with a home run and two RBIs) and Leody Taveras (1-for-4 with an RBI).
Urena has been really good for Texas in his 25 appearances (six starts) in 2024, recording a 3.07 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP while striking 53 batters. He's given up two runs total in his last two outings. He's allowed hits to three Red Sox in his career - Devers (2-for-6), O'Neill (2-for-4 with a solo home run) and Smith (3-for-15 with an RBI).
