Red Sox Vs. Astros Lineups: Triston Casas Returns, Justin Turner Sits
After serving as the hero in Sunday’s series finale against the New York Yankees, Justin Turner will get the night off when the Boston Red Sox open their four-game series against the Houston Astros on Monday.
The Astros lead the Red Sox in the American League Wild Card race by 3 1/2 games.
Triston Casas will return to the lineup after missing the last two games due to a dental procedure. Casas will replace Turner at first base and bat fourth.
Jarren Duran also will not start after suffering a toe injury Sunday. The Red Sox outfield will feature Masataka Yoshida, Adam Duvall and Alex Verdugo, from left to right.
Left-hander James Paxton will return to the mound for Boston. Paxton is coming off a six-inning performance in which he limited to the Washington Nationals to two runs on five hits last week.
The Astros will counter with right-hander Christian Javier.
First pitch from Minute Maid Park is set for 8:10 p.m. ET, and you can watch it live on NESN after an hour of pregame coverage.
Check out the lineups for both teams here.
BOSTON RED SOX (66-58)
Alex Verdugo, RF
Rafael Devers, 3B
Masataka Yoshida, LF
Triston Casas, 1B
Adam Duvall, CF
Trevor Story, DH
Pablo Reyes, SS
Reese McGuire, C
Luis Urias, 2B
James Paxton, LHP (7-3, 3.34 ERA)
HOUSTON ASTROS (70-55)
Jose Altuve, 2B
Alex Bregman, 3B
Kyle Tucker, RF
Yordan Alvarez, DH
Chas McCormick, LF
Yainer Diaz, 1B
Jeremy Peña, SS
Jake Meyers, CF
Martin Maldonado, C
Christian Javier, RHP (8-2, 4.49 ERA)