BOSTON — Jarren Duran is not in the Red Sox lineup Friday.
Left-handed hitting rookie Roman Anthony will start in right field vs. Yankees left-handed starting pitcher Ryan Yarbrough.
The Red Sox and Yankees will play the first game of a three-game series at 7:10 p.m. here at Fenway Park.
With Duran sitting, Rob Refsnyder will play left field and lead off.
Rookie left-handed hitter Marcelo Mayer is not starting. Switch-hitter Abraham Toro is at third base. Alex Cora explained what went into his lineup decisions during his pregame media session.
Boston ace Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.35 ERA) will start opposite Yarbrough (3-1, 4.17 ERA).
The Red Sox scored eight runs on nine hits and two walks in 4 innings against Yarbrough when they faced him last Saturday.
Anthony batted .361 (22-for-61) with a .480 on-base percentage, .475 slugging percentage, .955 OPS and five extra-base hits against lefties at Triple-A Worcester this season.
Duran, a left-handed batter, is slashing .248/.282/.352/.634 in 110 plate appearances against lefties this year. It’s just his second time not starting a game this season.
NEW YORK YANKEES (42-25) @ BOSTON RED SOX (34-36) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 71
FIRST PITCH: 7:10 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN / MLB Network
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Ryan Yarbrough (3-1, 4.17 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (6-4, 2.35 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
- Rob Refsnyder LF
- Rafael Devers DH
- Romy Gonzalez 1B
- Carlos Narváez C
- Roman Anthony RF
- Trevor Story SS
- Abraham Toro 3B
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
- Kristian Campbell 2B
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