Slumping Red Sox Shake Up Starting Lineup Vs. Astros Amid Early Offensive Funk
Boston's starting lineup looks quite different for Tuesday's game.
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With the Boston Red Sox mired in an early offensive slump , Alex Cora is shaking things up against the Houston Astros on Tuesday. Following Monday's 8-1 road loss to the Astros, Caleb Durbin, Jarren Duran and Carlos Narvaez will start Tuesday's game on the bench . Andruw Monasterio will replace Durbin at third base and bat sixth.
Monasterio went 1-for-2 with a double off the bench in his Red Sox debut on Sunday, but this will be his first start in a Boston uniform. Masataka Yoshida will replace Duran at DH and bat third. He's hitless in six plate appearances this year but has shown a good batting eye with three walks.
Connor Wong will spell Narvaez behind the plate and hit eighth. He's 2-for-4 with a double in two games to begin the year. Bello bump day in Houston.