


With the Royals taking the series opener from the Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night, the two teams are tied for the third American League Wild Card.
Kutter Crawford is coming off his best start of the season; he tossed seven scoreless innings against the Yankees in the Bronx on Sunday, holding the rivals to four hits, zero walks, and striking out four. He owns a 3.24 ERA, 3.82 FIP, and 1.069 WHIP – all career-bests – across 18 starts (105.2 innings).
After struggling against another lefty on Friday night, the Red Sox will face right-hander Seth Lugo, who owns an MLB-best 2.21 ERA (19 starts, 122 innings) and is leading the AL with 11 wins and 488 batters faced. He’ll be All-Star teammates with Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran next week.
Jarren Duran CF
David Hamilton 2B
Masataka Yoshida DH
Rafael Devers 3B
Rob Refsnyder LF
Wilyer Abreu RF
Dom Smith 1B
Reese McGuire C
Ceddanne Rafaela SS
Adam Frazier 2B
Bobby Witt Jr. SS
Vinnie Pasquantino 1B
Salvador Perez DH
Hunter Renfroe RF
MJ Melendez LF
Freddy Fermin C
Maikel Garcia 3B
Garrett Hampson CF
RHP Kutter Crawford vs. RHP Seth Lugo
When: 4:10 p.m. ET
Where: Fenway Park
TV (Blackout restrictions may apply): NESN, Bally Sports Kansas City
Red Sox radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish)
Royals radio: KCSP 610