The flu bug running through the Red Sox claimed another victim in Hanley Ramirez and has resulted in a makeshift lineup for Game 3 of the season, the opener of a four-game series in Detroit this afternoon (1:10).
Ramirez and Mookie Betts did not travel with the team and the Sox placed lefty reliever Robbie Ross Jr. on the 10-day DL with the flu on Thursday.
Brock Holt steps in as DH and leadoff hitter Friday, Chris Young starts in right and, with Xander Bogaerts on a three-day bereavement leave, Marco Hernandez starts at shortstop after being called up from Triple-A Pawtucket.
On the mound, knuckleballer Steven Wright opposes Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer, the 2016 A.L. rookie of the year.
The full lineups:
RED SOX
Brock Holt DH
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Andrew Benintendi LF
Mitch Moreland 1B
Chris Young RF
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Sandy Leon C
Pablo Sandoval 3B
Marco Hernandez SS
Steven Wright RHP
TIGERS
Ian Kinsler 2B
Nick Castellanos 3B
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Victor Martinez DH
Justin Upton LF
Tyler Collins RF
James McCann C
JaCoby Jones CF
Jose Iglesias SS
Michael Fulmer RHP
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