Rob

Refsnyder

No surprise here with Yankees ace Max Fried taking the ball on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park. Dominic Canzone is also taking a seat in this one. Raley will continue sitting against most left-handed starters, but he’ll do enough damage against righties to have some appeal in deeper mixed leagues. It’ll be Victor Robles in right field with lefty-masher Rob Refsnyder at DH.

Refsnyder will hit at the top of the lineup in his first start as a Mariner with left-hander Joey Cantillo on the bump for the Guardians. It’s intriguing if only because Refsnyder has handled southpaws so well in his career, and he’ll get a chance to be driven in by some very good baseball players. Brendan Donovan will move down to sixth with Refsnyder at the top, and Dom Canzone is out of the lineup.

It’s probably a day-to-day injury for Refsnyder, but we’ll see. He’s slated to start against lefties for Seattle, typically in right field or at DH.

Refsnyder has spent the last four seasons with the Red Sox, all of which he served in a part-time role, playing primarily against lefties. That is where the 34-year-old shines, slashing .302/.399/.560 against lefties last year with seven home runs and a .259 ISO. However, for his career, Refsnyder hits just .229/.301/.332 against righties with a 25 percent strikeout rate. The Mariners will use him on the short side of a platoon with Dominic Canzone, who could open as the starting designated hitter.

Abreu had started each of his team’s first three games since returning from the injured list, so they’ll give him a breather as they ease him back into full-time action. Rob Refsnyder will start in his place in right field and will bat eighth for the Red Sox against Louis Varland and the Blue Jays.

Both veterans were originally meant to be short-side platoon players for the Red Sox, but have been thrust into larger roles with injuries to Roman Anthony, Wilyer Abreu, and Marcelo Mayer. Refsnyder has hit .265 in 11 games this month with two home runs and seven RBI, while Gonzalez has hit .340 in 12 games in September with one home run and seven RBI. David Hamilton will start at second base and Nate Eaton will start in right field on Thursday.

Refsnyder’s homer off Jeffrey Springs was somehow hit 463 feet. His previous high this year was 410 feet, and his previous career high was 436, which he set in 2015 while facing the Red Sox and playing for the Yankees and equaled in 2022 while playing for the Red Sox and facing the Yankees. Refsnyder is batting .281/.361/.500 as one of the game’s best lefty mashers, but he’ll probably be right back on the bench Wednesday against a righty.

With left-hander Cade Povich on the mound for the Orioles, the Red Sox are going with a right-handed-heavy lineup, which includes Refsnyder at DH and batting fifth. Jhostynxon Garcia is also starting in left field and batting ninth, while Nate Eaton will play centerfield and bat sixth.

Abreu is going to need more time than initially anticipated as he works his way back from a calf strain. It’s unclear how the roster will shake out with Rob Refsnyder (oblique) set to return from the injured list on Thursday. The obvious move involves jettisoning top prospect Jhostynxon Garcia back to the minors, but that’s the least exciting one for fantasy purposes.

The Red Sox are not slated to face a left-handed starting pitcher until the final game of the series on Thursday against Cade Povich, so it would make sense for Refsnyder, who is used almost exclusively against lefties, to be activated for that game. Sadly, that could mean the end of Jhostynxon Garcia’s time on the active roster for now, since the rookie has not been playing against right-handed pitching in his brief stint with the team.