After dropping their third consecutive series, the Red Sox will look to return to their winning ways when they open a three-game series with the Diamondbacks Monday night at Fenway Park.
The Sox return home after dropping five of seven games on the road, and have lost seven of their last nine.
The Red Sox will be without outfielder/designated hitter Masataka Yoshida (left hamstring strain) and right-handed reliever Justin Slaten (elbow inflammation). Both were placed on the injured list Sunday.
Yoshida is batting .274 with five home runs and 28 RBIs this season, and Slaten is 2-4 with a 4.60 ERA in 36 relief appearances.
The Diamondbacks may be without Nolan Arenado. The 35-year-old third baseman hit two home runs in a 10-3 victory over Atlanta on Saturday, but pulled out of Sunday’s 5-3 loss to the Braves with what the team called left trunk discomfort.
Here is a preview.
DIAMONDBACKS (66-59): TBA
Pitching: LHP Mitch Bratt (1-1, 3.74 ERA)
RED SOX (66-58): Sogard 2B, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Rutschman C, Durbin 3B, Monasterio SS, Gasper DH, White LF.
Pitching: LHP Alec Gamboa (0-0, 1.59 ERA)
Time: 7:10 p.m.
TV, radio: Ch. 38, NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Diamondbacks vs. Gamboa: Has not faced any Arizona batters
Red Sox vs. Bratt: Has not faced any Boston batters
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 18-18 against the National League.
Notes: Gamboa will get the start for the Sox, with Brayan Bello expected to follow. Bello has a 10.35 ERA over eight appearances spanning 35⅔ innings this season as a starter but has posted a 0.75 ERA over 48 innings as a bulk reliever. … The Red Sox have an AL-best four players with at least 15 home runs and 60 RBI (Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras, Jarren Duran, and Ceddanne Rafaela). … Bratt’s ERA was 6.32 after he allowed five runs in five innings against the Washington Nationals on July 25, but he has given up three earned runs in 18 innings since.
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