After a 5-2 home opener win on Friday, the Boston Red Sox will trot out the same lineup for Saturday afternoon’s game.
Rookie left-hander Connelly Early has the ball. He impressed in his season debut last weekend in Cincinnati, where he held the Reds to one earned run on five hits, two walks and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings.
“I think Connelly earned the right to start,” manager Alex Cora said Saturday morning. “He had a great offseason. He was outstanding in Fort Myers (during spring training), and he was good in the first one. So we expect him to go out there every five days and perform.”
Red Sox lineup
Roman Anthony DH
Trevor Story SS
Jarren Duran LF
Willson Contreras 1B
Wilyer Abreu RF
Caleb Durbin 3B
Marcelo Mayer 2B
Carlos Narváez C
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
San Diego Padres lineup
Fernando Tatis Jr. RF
Ramon Laureano LF
Miguel Andujar DH
Manny Machado 3B
Xander Bogaerts SS
Freddy Fermin C
Ty France 1B
Jake Cronenworth 2B
Bryce Johnson CF
Probable pitchers
RHP Randy Vásquez (1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Connelly Early (0-0, 1.69 ERA)
How to watch Padres vs. Red Sox
When: 4:10 p.m. ET
Where: Fenway Park, Boston
Broadcast info: NESN, WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish), WESX 1230 AM (Spanish)
