BOSTON — The Red Sox are coming off a two-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants, and now it’s Steven Wright’s turn to keep up Boston’s winning ways.
The knuckleballer will be on the mound Thursday for the first contest of the Red Sox’s four-game series against the Minnesota Twins. Wright has had a little bit of trouble in July so far, putting up a 6.35 ERA in three starts, but he still earned the win in each of those games. His 2.78 ERA also is second in the American League behind the Cleveland Indians’ Danny Salazar.
Ryan Hanigan will catch for Wright to give Sandy Leon a day off, as the two backstops have been following a two games on, two games off schedule for the most part. Hanigan will bat eighth.
Here are both teams’ lineups for Thursday’s game.
RED SOX (53-39)
Mookie Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
Travis Shaw, 3B
Ryan Hanigan, C
Brock Holt, LF
Steven Wright, RHP (11-5, 2.78 ERA)
TWINS (35-59)
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Joe Mauer, 1B
Miguel Sano, 3B
Brian Dozier, 2B
Max Kepler, RF
Kennys Vargas, DH
Robbie Grossman, LF
Kurt Suzuki, C
Eddie Rosario, CF
Tyler Duffey, RHP (5-6, 5.23 ERA)
Thumbnail photo via Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports Images
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