Hanley Ramirez, still recovering after fouling a ball off his shin, is out of the Red Sox lineup again in the opener of a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Friday night at Fenway Park.
Right-hander Joe Kelly (4-6, 5.96 ERA) is on the mound for Boston, opposed by Seattle left-hander Mike Montgomery (4-4, 3.25).
The full lineups:
MARINERS
Austin Jackson, CF
Kyle Seager, 3B
Nelson Cruz, DH
Robinson Cano, 2B
Seth Smith, RF
Jesus Montero, 1B
Logan Morrison, LF
Brad Miller, SS
Jesus Sucre, C
Mike Montgomery, LHP
RED SOX
Mookie Betts, CF
Brock Holt, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Rusney Castillo, RF
Pablo Sandoval, 3B
Travis Shaw, 1B
Ryan Hanigan, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., LF
Joe Kelly, RHP