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  • Gets rest after big game
    Wong is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Guardians.

    Advice: Wong will get a breather for the day game after he powered the Red Sox to an 8-0 win Wednesday by going 4-for-4 with two home runs and three RBI while also reaching base on a hit by pitch. Reese McGuire will get the nod behind the plate Thursday, but the hot-hitting Wong appears to have clearly supplanted him as the Red Sox's preferred option at catcher. Rotowire.com 4 minutes ago
     
  • Getting breather
    O'Neill is absent from the lineup for Thursday's contest in Cleveland.

    Advice: It's a scheduled off day for O'Neill, who had started the last two games after returning from a concussion. Rob Refsnyder will get the call in left field and is also hitting third in Boston's lineup. Rotowire.com 6 minutes ago
     
  • Out of Thursday's lineup
    Valdez is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Cleveland.

    Advice: Valdez is getting a routine day off after starting at second base in each of the Red Sox's previous nine contests. David Hamilton will handle the keystone Thursday. Rotowire.com 9 minutes ago
     
  • Poaching starts from Henry Davis
    Bart will start at catcher and bat cleanup Thursday against the Brewers.

    Advice: Bart has been included in the lineup in four of the past six games and appears to have surpassed Henry Davis on the depth chart at catcher. The eventual return of Yasmani Grandal (foot) from the 10-day injured list could cost Bart some playing time, but for now, the 27-year-old should garner the lion's share of starts behind the dish while he's swinging a hot bat. Bart heads into Thursday's game with a 1.119 OPS over 23 plate appearances on the season. Rotowire.com 10 minutes ago
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  • Absent from lineup again
    Yoshida is out of the lineup for Thursday's game in Cleveland.

    Advice: Red Sox manager Alex Cora insisted prior to Wednesday's game against the Guardians that Yoshida was still the team's everyday designated hitter. However, he's now out of the lineup for a third straight contest, with all three absences coming versus righties. Rafael Devers will start at DH again Thursday as he comes back from a knee issue, and Yoshida presumably will be back in the lineup once Devers is ready to return to third base. Clearly, the club has little faith in Yoshida's glove, as he's played just one inning in left field this season. Rotowire.com 11 minutes ago
     
  • Getting day off Thursday
    Buxton is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the White Sox.

    Advice: It's a day off for Buxton, who has shown signs of life at the plate in slashing .323/.344/.613 with one homer, four doubles and a triple over his last eight contests. Austin Martin will occupy center field Thursday. Rotowire.com 19 minutes ago
     
  • Draws start Thursday
    Anderson is slated to start Thursday's game against the Guardians in Cleveland, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

    Advice: With Brayan Bello (lat) joining Nick Pivetta (elbow), Garrett Whitlock (oblique) and Lucas Giolito (elbow) on the injured list Wednesday, Anderson will step into the injury-riddled Red Sox rotation for the first time all season. Anderson hasn't covered more than three innings in any of his six relief outings with Boston this season, but he has plenty of starting experience under his belt, having previously made 200 starts over his MLB career across stops with Arizona, Milwaukee, Toronto, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Colorado and Tampa Bay. However, since he'll be pitching on three days' rest after tossing two innings out of the bullpen Sunday, Anderson may be operating under a workload restriction in his first start with Boston. Rotowire.com 23 minutes ago
     
  • Goes yard again Wednesday
    Rizzo went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Yankees.

    Advice: The 34-year-old first baseman appears to be heating up. Rizzo has gone yard in back-to-back games after managing only one homer in his first 23 contests this season. His .242/.314/.358 slash line and 11 RBI remain below expectations, but after a tough, concussion-marred 2023 campaign, Rizzo's beginning to look more like the player who slugged 32 homers in 2022. Rotowire.com 26 minutes ago
     
  • Ends homer drought
    Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Wednesday against the Tigers.

    Advice: Arozarena went deep in his first plate appearance of the game, snapping a 19-start homeless drought. He struck out in his remaining three at-bats and has now punched out three times in three of his last five contests. Arozarena has gotten off to a poor start to the season, highlighted by a .158 average and a 29.1 percent strikeout rate. Rotowire.com 29 minutes ago