The Boston Red Sox need to find a way to end their losing streak as they fall further and further down the playoff standings, and that didn’t help on Monday when they were swept by the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Red Sox and Blue Jays continue their series Tuesday night as Boston tries to end a four-game losing streak (five games if the continuation is counted). Batter Rafael Devers gets a night off for Boston, allowing Romy Gonzalez to start at third base. Danny Jansen will catch and bat eighth and Triston Casas will move to fourth base at first base. Jarren Duran will start after hitting a two-run home run on Monday night.
Boston sends right-hander Cooper Criswell to the mound. In his last start on August 21 against the Houston Astros, he allowed just one earned run in 4 2/3 innings. The Red Sox right-hander has a 5-4 record this season and an ERA of 4.41 in 20 appearances.
The Blue Jays counter with Yariel Rodriguez, who comes into the game 1-5 with a 4.33 ERA in 15 starts. Rodriguez started the June 26 game against Boston, which continued on Monday with a Blue Jays win.
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First pitch for Tuesday’s game is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. You can watch the game on NESN, following an hour of pre-game coverage.
Here are the full lineups for the Blue Jays’ game against the Red Sox on Tuesday:
BOSTON RED SOX (67-64)
Jarren Duran, CF
David Hamilton, 2B
Tyler O’Neill, LF
Triston Casas, 1B
Wilyer Abreu, RF
Masataka Yoshida, DH
Romy Gonzalez, 3B
Danny Jansen, C
Ceddanne Rafaela, SS
RHP Cooper Criswell (5-4, 4.41 ERA)
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TORONTO BLUE JAYS (65-68)
George Springer, RF
Daulton Varsho, CF
Vladimir Guerrero Jr., DH
Spencer Horwitz, 1B
Addison Barger, 3B
Alejandro Kirk, C
Joey Loperfido, LF
Ernie Clement, SS
Will Wagner, 2B
RHP Yariel Rodriguez (1-5, 4.33 ERA)
