After the Boston Red Sox fell to the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Saturday night, the two teams will meet again on Sunday afternoon at Globe Life Field for the third game of the series.
For the matchup, Boston will send Nick Pivetta to the mound while Texas will counter with old friend Nate Eovaldi.
Here's Alex Cora's lineup for the finale:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Rob Refsnyder LF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Dom Smith 1B
- Ceddanne Rafaela SS
- David Hamilton 2B
Pivetta has been all right for Boston this season, posting a 4.47 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP while striking out 112 batters in 17 starts. He's allowed 11 total runs (10 earned) in his last two starts. He's given up hits to five Rangers in his career - Robbie Grossman (2-for-2 with two RBIs and a walk), Carson Kelly (1-for-2), Nathaniel Lowe (2-for-4 with a walk), Corey Seager (2-for-9 with an RBI) and Marcus Semien (5-for-18 with a home run, three RBIs and two walks).
Eovaldi has been good for Texas this year in his 19 starts, recording a 3.38 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP while striking out 106 batters. He's allowed three or fewer runs in five of his last six starts. He's given up hits to five Red Sox in his career - Devers (1-for-5 with two RBIs and a walk), Danny Jansen (1-for-3 with two walks), Smith (1-for-4 with an RBI), Wong (2-for-4) and Yoshida (2-for-5 with two RBIs).
