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- Chris Cotillo | ccotillo@MassLive.com
CHICAGO — As the Red Sox begin their second road trip of the season in Chicago on Friday night, they’ll welcome a newcomer to the starting lineup in the No. 8 spot.
Catcher Blake Sabol, who was called up earlier in the week to take Connor Wong’s roster spot after Wong suffered a pinky fracture Monday night, will get his first start in a Red Sox uniform as Boston begins a three-game set against the 2-10 White Sox. Carlos Narváez had started the last three days in Wong’s place.
Sabol, went hitless in two late game at-bats on the homestand, hit .250 (5-for-20) with two doubles in six games for the WooSox before being called up. In 123 games over three big league seasons, he’s a .241 hitter with 13 homers, 45 RBIs and a .701 OPS.
Elsewhere in the lineup, manager Alex Cora is sticking with Triston Casas (.170 average, .512 OPS in 13 games) in the cleanup spot ahead of Trevor Story in the No. 5 spot. Kristian Campbell is hitting seventh and Ceddanne Rafaela is in the No. 9 hole.
On the mound, lefty Sean Newcomb will make his third start of the season for Boston. Ex-Red Sox prospect Chase Meidroth, who was called up for his major league debut Friday, is hitting seventh and playing second base for Chicago. He was one of four prospects the Red Sox sent to the ChiSox in the Garrett Crochet blockbuster in December.
The Red Sox will play the White Sox seven times in the next 10 games after going 4-3 against a historically bad Chicago club in 2024. The Red Sox have won eight of the last 13 series at Rate Field, beginning in 2011.
First pitch is at 6:40 p.m. ET.
BOSTON RED SOX (7-7) @ CHICAGO WHITE SOX (2-10) · RATE FIELD · CHICAGO, IL · GAME 15
FIRST PITCH: 7:40 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN (Watch on FUBO)
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Sean Newcomb (0-1, 5.19 ERA) vs. RHP Davis Martin (0-1, 5.73 ERA)
RED SOX LINEUP:
1) LF Jarren Duran
2) DH Rafael Devers
3) 3B Alex Bregman
4) 1B Triston Casas
5) SS Trevor Story
6) RF Wilyer Abreu
7) 2B Kristian Campbell
8) C Blake Sabol
9) CF Ceddanne Rafaela
WHITE SOX LINEUP:
1) 3B Miguel Vargas
2) CF Luis Robert Jr.
3) 1B Lenyn Sosa
4) DH Andrew Vaughn
5) LF Michael A. Taylor
6) RF Brooks Baldwin
7) 2B Chase Meidroth
8) C Omar Narváez
9) SS Jake Amaya
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