Brayan Bello (10-6, 2.99) will take the ball as the Red Sox open up a three-game series against the Guardians. Bello is scheduled to face off against Guardians lefty Parker Messick (1-0, 0.66).
To counter the left-hander, the Red Sox are loading up with righty bats.Six of Boston’s top seven hitters on Monday are righties. After lefty Roman Anthony leads off the Red Sox will go Alex Bregman, Trevor Story, Romy Gonzalez, Rob Refsnyder, Nate Eaton and Ceddanne Rafaela.
Jarren Duran, who is batting .208 with a .584 OPS against lefties this season, will come off the bench.
Entering the day the Red Sox are third in the AL East, trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by 3.5 games and the New York Yankees by a half-game for second in the division and first in the AL Wild Card race. The Yankees are off on Monday, while the Blue Jays are set to open a series against the Cincinnati Reds.
Red Sox lineups
Roman Anthony RF
Alex Bregman 3B
Trevor Story SS
Romy Gonzalez 2B
Rob Refsnyder DH
Nate Eaton LF
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Nathaniel Lowe 1B
Connor Wong C
Brayan Bello P
How to watch
When: 1:35 p.m.
Where: Fenway Park, Boston
Broadcast info: NESN, WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish), WESX 1230 AM (Spanish)
