BOSTON —Lefty masher Romy Gonzalez will start at second base and bat cleanup for Boston against future Hall of Famer Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA) on Saturday.
The Dodgers and Red Sox will play the second game of their three-game series at 7:15 p.m. on FOX.
It will be a battle of two of the game’s top left-handed pitchers. Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet (11-4, 2.19 ERA) will start opposite Kershaw.
The Dodgers won 5-2 in the series opener Friday. Boston is 2-5 in the second half, scoring two or fewer runs in all five losses. It also has trailed first in six of the seven games.
Ceddanne Rafaela is expected to play second base more frequently with Marcelo Mayer (wrist sprain) on the IL. Rafaela started at second base Friday but returns to center field for Saturday’s game.
Wilyer Abreu is not in the lineup. Roman Anthony will play right field.
Rob Refsnyder will serve as the DH and lead off. Left fielder Jarren Duran is hitting seventh.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS (61-43) @ BOSTON RED SOX (55-50) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA · GAME 106
FIRST PITCH: 7:15 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: FOX
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Clayton Kershaw (4-1, 3.27 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Crochet (11-4, 2.19 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
- Rob Refsnyder DH
- Alex Bregman 3B
- Roman Anthony RF
- Romy Gonzalez 2B
- Trevor Story SS
- Carlos Narváez C
- Jarren Duran LF
- Ceddanne Rafaela CF
- Abraham Toro 1B
