After a 2-for-4 night and a smooth handling of Rick Porcello in a 5-3 victory over the Blue Jays on Friday night in his 2016 debut, Christian Vazquez is back in the Red Sox starting lineup and catching lefty ace David Price in the second game of the series on Saturday afternoon (4:05 p.m.) at Fenway Park.
Price faces his former team looking to improve on a 16-2 career mark against them from his days with the Rays and Tigers. Vazquez, who missed all last season after Tommy John surgery, played a key role in his first regular season game since September 2014 Friday.
The Red Sox go with the same lineup today:
RED SOX
Mookie Betts, RF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Xander Bogaerts, SS
David Ortiz, DH
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
Travis Shaw, 3B
Brock Holt, LF
Christian Vazquez, C
Jackie Bradley Jr., CF
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David Price, LHP
BLUE JAYS
Kevin Pillar, CF
Josh Donaldson, 3B
Jose Bautista, RF
Edwin Encarnarcion, DH
Troy Tulowitzki, SS
Chris Colabello, 1B
Darwin Barney, 2B
Ezekiel Carrera, LF
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Marco Estrada, RHP