Trevor Story is back in the Red Sox starting lineup Friday night, giving Boston a fresh look as it goes after another road win against the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Story, who sat out Thursday’s 6-5 victory, will start at shortstop and hit eighth in the second game of the four-game set. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who handled shortstop in the opener, is heading back to the bench. That’s the lone adjustment Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy made to the order.
Ceddanne Rafaela remains unavailable because of tightness in his right quadriceps. He’s day-to-day, but this will be his second straight missed game. Eli White gets the nod in center field and will bat ninth.
Boston is keeping Adley Rutschman in a major run-producing role after his breakout night Thursday. Roman Anthony will open as the designated hitter, with Mickey Gasper batting second at first base.
Rutschman, who is catching and hitting third, went deep twice in his first game back at Camden Yards after the blockbuster trade that sent him from Baltimore to Boston on Aug. 3.
His two solo home runs helped the Red Sox win the opener and move to 76-65.
Wilyer Abreu is in the cleanup spot in right field, while Nick Sogard stays in the fifth spot after his decisive two-run homer in the eighth inning Thursday. Caleb Durbin is at third base and batting sixth, and Jarren Duran rounds out the outfield in left while hitting seventh.
Boston’s lineup for Friday:
Roman Anthony, DH
Mickey Gasper, 1B
Adley Rutschman, C
Wilyer Abreu, RF
Nick Sogard, 2B
Caleb Durbin, 3B
Jarren Duran, LF
Trevor Story, SS
Eli White, CF
On the mound, the Red Sox will turn to left-hander Ranger Suárez. The 30-year-old comes in at 5-4 with a 3.64 ERA and 119 strikeouts across 123 2/3 innings.
Baltimore will send right-hander Shane Baz to the hill. He’s 5-14 with a 4.01 ERA, and despite that loss total, Boston can’t take him lightly as it looks to keep building in the American League playoff race.
The Red Sox are 76-65, while the Orioles are 69-72. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET on NESN.
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