Starting Lineups, Pitchers for Astros, Red Sox March 4 Spring Training Game

The Houston Astros will play the Boston Red Sox Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET at the Red Sox' spring training home at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Florida.

27-year-old Shawn Dubin will take the mound for the Astros Saturday, making his second appearance of the spring. In his first appearance on Monday, he allowed two runs on three hits and a walk, striking out one, over 1.2 innings pitched. Dubin has yet to make a his Major League debut. The Astros selected him in the 13th round of the 2018 MLB Draft, out of Georgetown College in Kentucky.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora will give the ball to Nick Pivetta, who will make his first appearance of the spring. Pivetta is entering his third season with the Red Sox, after beginning his career with the Philadelphia Phillies. He has a 4.54 ERA over 334.2 innings pitched and 63 starts in his first two seasons with the Red Sox.

Here's a look at how the Astros will line up Saturday:

1) RF Justin Dirden

2) CF Chas McCormick

3) LF Jake Meyers

4) DH Corey Julks

5) C Korey Lee

6) 1B C.J. Stubbs

7) 3B Rylan Bannon

8) 2B Shay Whitcomb

9) SS Cristian Gonzalez

SP Shawn Dubin

Astros lineup: pic.twitter.com/IEKCzfAAKr
— Mark Berman (@MarkBerman_) March 4, 2023

Here's a look at how the Red Sox will line up Saturday:

1) SS Kike Hernandez

2) 3B Rafael Devers

3) 2B Christian Arroyo

4) 1B Triston Casas

5) C Jorge Alfaro

6) LF Jarren Duran

7) RF Rob Refsnyder

8) DH Raimel Tapia

9) CF Greg Allen

SP Nick Pivetta

Saturday afternoon at JBP. pic.twitter.com/3qB4Qh1vgm
— Red Sox (@RedSox) March 4, 2023

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