MILWAUKEE — Trevor Story was out of the lineup in the homestand finale Sunday and Alex Cora hinted that he might also sit out the road trip opener of the team’s six-game road trip.
Instead, the slumping shortstop is back in the lineup in the first of three against the Milwaukee Brewers. Story is just 14-for-111 (.126) with just two extra-base hits over his last 28 games and is batting only .227 with a .607 OPS. He’s also struck out 64 times this season.
Meanwhile, with third baseman Alex Bregman sidelined, catcher Carlos Narvaez has been elevated to third in the order. Narvaez hit cleanup over the weekend. Rookie second baseman Kristian Campbell is back in the cleanup role.
Finally, Marcelo Mayer, who made his debut in the Saturday nightcap, is back at third base for the third straight game.
On the mound, the Red Sox will turn to ace Garrett Crochet, whom they hope can deliver some length after the team’s bullpen was leaned on for plenty of innings at the end of the homestand.
This is just the fourth Red Sox’ first visit to Milwaukee since the ballpark opened in 2001. They were last here in 2023, when they took two of three from the Brewers.
BOSTON RED SOX (27-28) @ MILWAUKEE BREWERS (26-28) · AMERICAN FAMILY FIELD · MILWAUKEE, WI · GAME 56
FIRST PITCH: 2:10 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN, TBS
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: LHP Garrett Crochet (4-3, 1.98) vs. RHP Chad Patrick (2-4, 3.23)
RED SOX LINEUP:
1) LF Jarren Duran
2) DH Rafael Devers
3) C Carlos Narvaez
4) CF Kristian Campbell
5) RF Wilyer Abreu
6) 3B Marcelo Mayer
7) SS Trevor Story
8) 1B Abraham Toro
9) 2B David Hamilton
BREWERS LINEUP
1) CF Jackson Chourio
2) LF Isaac Collins
3) DH William Contreras
4) 1B Rhys Hoskins
5) RF Daz Cameron
6) 3B Caleb Durbin
7) C Eric Hasse
8) SS Joey Ortiz
9) 2B Andrew Monasterio
