The Red Sox and the Astros will wrap up their three-game series Sunday afternoon at Fenway Park.
Rafael Devers was not in Boston's starting lineup for the matinee matchup. Should the All-Star third baseman stay on the bench for the entirety of the contest, it will mark his first missed game since June 9. And it would be a deserving day off for Devers, who's helped keep the Red Sox in the postseason conversation despite a nagging injury.
Nick Sogard will start at third base in place of Devers. The recently called-up 26-year-old will share an infield with David Hamilton, Enmanuel Valdez and Dominic Smith. Those four will play behind starter James Paxton, who's coming off a quality start in Monday's win in Kansas City.
Here are the starting lineups for Sunday's Red Sox-Astros game:
RED SOX (61-54)
Jarren Duran, LF
Enmanuel Valdez, 2B
Wilyer Abreu, RF
Masataka Yoshida, DH
Connor Wong, C
Dominic Smith, 1B
Nick Sogard, 3B
Ceddanne Rafaela, CF
David Hamilton SS
James Paxton, LHP (9-3, 4.42 ERA)
ASTROS (61-55)
Jose Altuve, DH
Alex Bregman, 3B
Yordan Álvarez, LF
Yainer Díaz, C
Jeremy Peña, SS
Zach Dezenzo, 1B
Jake Meyers, CF
Mauricio Dubón, 2B
Pedro León, RF
Hunter Brown, RHP (9-7, 3.98 ERA)
