After the Boston Red Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 9-5 at Kauffman Stadium on Monday night, the two teams will meet for the final game of their series on Tuesday.
For the matchup, Boston will send Brayan Bello to the mound while Kansas City will counter with Seth Lugo.
Here's Alex Cora's lineup for the middle game:
- Jarren Duran LF
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Masataka Yoshida DH
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Connor Wong C
- Dominic Smith 1B
- Nick Sogard 2B
- David Hamilton SS
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
And, here's Matt Quatraro's:
- Michael Massey 2B
- Bobby Witt Jr. SS
- Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
- Salvador Perez C
- MJ Melendez LF
- Hunter Renfroe DH
- Adam Frazier RF
- Maikel Garcia 3B
- Kyle Isbel CF
Bello has struggled this year for Boston, posting a 5.13 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP while striking out 103 batters in 20 starts. He's allowed three or fewer runs in his last four outings. Eight Royals have recorded hits against him - Paul DeJon (1-for-3), Adam Frazier (3-for-5 with a triple, a home run and three RBIs), Kyle Isbel (2-for-5), Michael Massey (2-for-6), MJ Melendez (3-for-5 with an RBI), Salvador Perez (2-for-3 with a solo home run), Hunter Renfroe (2-for-10 with a home run and four RBIs) and Bobby Witt Jr. (1-for-5 with a walk).
Lugo has been great in 23 starts for Kansas City in 2024, recording a 2.57 ERA (first in baseball) and a 1.02 WHIP (11th) while striking out 127 batters (27th). He's allowed one or fewer runs in three of his last four appearances. Seven Red Sox have hits against him in his career - Wilyer Abreu (1-for-3 with an RBI), Rafael Devers (2-for-3 with a solo home run), Jarren Duran (1-for-3), David Hamilton (1-for-2 with a walk), Danny Jansen (1-for-3 with a solo home run), Dom Smith (2-for-5 with two RBIs) and Masataka Yoshida (1-for-3).
