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Mickey Gasper To Lead Off Red Sox Again, Jarren Duran Slips Down Lineup originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Boston Red Sox rolled out a very different lineup for Game 1 of the series against the visiting Texas Rangers. The new lineup resulted in Boston dominating the Rangers with a 10-1 victory, their first win in a week.
Interim manager Chad Tracy is running back that lineup Saturday afternoon in an attempt to capture lightning in a bottle.
The biggest change comes at the top of the order, where center fielder Jarren Duran has lived most of the season. Tracy instead turned to utility man Mickey Gasper to provide a spark. Gasper went 1-for-4 with a walk and a double in the bottom of the fifth that sparked the four-run inning.
Ceddanne Rafaela had his best day of the season in the two spot. He went 3-for-5 with two doubles and a home run. The two-hitter scored three runs and batted in three more.
As far as Duran is concerned, he will be batting in the five spot for the second consecutive day. He went 1-for-5 in Game 1 of the series, with his lone hit coming on an infield single.
The lineup is nearly identical to Friday night's. The only change is behind the plate, with Carlos Narvaez set to catch Ranger Suarez and taking the nine spot in the lineup away from fellow catcher Connor Wong.
The Red Sox are looking to win back-to-back games for the first time since a late May series against the Cleveland Guardians.
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