After sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays and securing their fifth win in a row, the Boston Red Sox have remained on the road for a three-game series with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park that will start on Friday night.
For the contest, Boston will send Kutter Crawford to the mound while Cincinnati will counter with Andrew Abbott.
Here's what Alex Cora's lineup, which won't feature David Hamilton, will look like for the opener:
- Jarren Duran LF
- Romy Gonzalez SS
- Tyler O’Neill RF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Bobby Dalbec 1B
- Enmanuel Valdez 2B
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
And, here's David Bell's
- TJ Friedl CF
- Elly De La Cruz SS
- Jeimer Candelario DH
- Spencer Steer 1B
- Jake Fraley RF
- Jonathan India 2B
- Santiago Espinal 3B
- Will Benson LF
- Luke Maile C
Crawford has been pretty good for Boston this year, posting a 3.54 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP while striking out 88 batters over his 15 starts. His last outing was a quality start against the New York Yankees, going six innings and giving up three runs on three hits and a walk while striking out a season-high nine batters. Only two Reds have ever recorded a hit off of Crawford - Candelario (1-for-1) and Espinal (2-for-4 with an RBI).
Abbot has also been solid for Cincinnati, as he's recorded a 3.42 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP while striking out 60 in his 14 starts. He went five innings and gave up three runs on four hits and three walks in his last start against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. O'Neill (0-for-2) is the only Red Sox to ever face Abbott in his career.
