RED SOX MAKE MULTIPLE LINEUP CHANGES AHEAD OF SERIES OPENER VS. MARLINS

After a day off on Monday, the Boston Red Sox are set to take on the Miami Marlins on Tuesday for the first of three games at LoanDepot Park.

For the matchup, Boston will send Kutter Crawford to the mound while Miami will counter with Valente Bellozo.

Here's what Alex Cora's lineup will look like in the opener:

1. Jarren Duran CF
2. Tyler O'Neill LF
3. Wilyer Abreu RF
4. Rafael Devers 3B
5. Connor Wong C
6. Masataka Yoshida DH
7. Enmanuel Valdez 2B
8. Dom Smith 1B
9. Ceddanne Rafaela SS

And, here's Skip Schumaker's:

1. Jazz Chisholm Jr. CF
2. Bryan De La Cruz LF
3. Josh Bell DH
4. Jesus Sanchez RF
5. Jake Burger 1B
6. Otto Lopez 2B
7. Xavier Edwards SS
8. Vidal Brujan 3B
9. Nick Fortes C

Crawford has been good for Boston this year, posting a 3.59 ERA and a 1.14 WHIP while striking out 95 batters. He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks over 6 1/3 innings in his last outing against the Cincinnati Reds. He's allowed a hit to just one Marlin in his career - Josh Bell (1-for-3 with an RBI).

Bellozo made his MLB debut last week, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing just two hits and striking out two batters. In 11 appearances (10 starts) in Double-A and Triple-A, he posted a 5.02 ERA and a 1.269 WHIP while striking out 57.

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