CHICAGO —
Jarren Duran
and
Wilyer Abreu
are both out of the
Red Sox
lineup vs. a lefty starter Saturday.
Roman Anthony will play right field and bat cleanup.
Rob Refsnyder
will play left field and lead off.
Righty
Brayan Bello
will start for the Red Sox opposite Chicago southpaw Shota Imanaga (6-3, 2.65 ERA). The game is at 7:15 p.m. eastern on FOX.
Lefty masher Romy Gonzalez will play second base. He’s batting .406 (28-for-69) with a .462 on-base percentage, .739 slugging percentage, 1.201 OPS, four homers, seven doubles, two triples, 16 RBIs, eight walks and 17 strikeouts against lefties.
Bello is 4-2 with a 2.61 ERA in his past eight outings (51 ⅔ innings). Bello’s strike percentage has steadily improved from 58% in his first eight starts to 65% in his past eight outings, peaking at 69% in three July appearances.
BOSTON RED SOX (53-46) @ CHICAGO CUBS (58-39) · WRIGLEY FIELD · CHICAGO, IL · GAME 100
FIRST PITCH
: 7:15 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL
: FOX
RADIO
: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES
: RHP Brayan Bello (6-3, 3.14 ERA) vs. Shota Imanaga (6-3. 2.65 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
