Starting Lineups, Pitchers For Boston Red Sox vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Game Tuesday
The Boston Red Sox dropped game one of a three-game series to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night, losing 7-6, on a game that featured six home runs and eight first inning runs.
The two teams will run it back on Tuesday night in game two of the series from Fenway Park with the starting lineups looking like this:
For the Red Sox:
1) Alex Verdugo, RF
2) Rafael Devers, 3B
3) Justin Turner, DH
4) Masataka Yoshida, LF
5) Adam Duvall, CF
6) Triston Casas, 1B
7) Kiké Hernández, SS
8) Reese McGuire, C
9) Yu Chang, 2B
SP: Nick Pivetta
It's the first start of the year for Pivetta, who owns a lifetime 40-50 record and a 5.02 ERA. He went 10-12 last season with a 4.56 and is entering his fourth year with the Red Sox after being acquired during the 2020 COVID-shortened season in a trade that sent Heath Hembree and Brandon Workman to Philadelphia.
For the Pirates tonight at Fenway:
1) ONeil Cruz, SS
2) Bryan Reynolds, CF
3) Andrew McCutchen, RF
4) Carlos Santana, 1B
5) Ji-Man Choi, DH
6) Ke'Bryan Hayes, 3B
7) Canaan Smith-Njigba, LF
8) Ji Hwan Bae, 2B
9) Tyler Heineman
SP: Roansy Contreras
Reynolds is coming off a game in which he hit two home runs. He's off to a fast start for Pittsburgh after requesting a trade in the offseason. Reports circulated last week of him being close to a contract extension with the Buccos, but nothing official yet.
Contreras went 5-5 last year in 21 games with a 3.79 ERA.
The Red Sox are 2-2 on the season. Pittsburgh has the same record.
