The Red Sox originally planned on rolling out most of their projected starters for Thursday’s game against the Atlanta Braves on ESPN, but shortstop Trevor Story was a late scratch from the lineup.
David Hamilton will get the start at short in his place. There’s not yet any indication as to why Story was pulled from the lineup.
According to ESPN spokesperson Ben Cafardo, Rafael Devers and Triston Casas will be mic’d up on the field during the first and second innings, respectively, manager Alex Cora will be interviewed live in the dugout and chief baseball officer Craig Breslow will join the play-by-play team in the booth for an interview. Atlanta’s Michael Harris II will also wear a microphone on the field during the game as well.
⚾️ ESPN will televise today's @Braves vs @RedSox game at 1P ET
🎙️Some access highlights:
✔️Rafael Devers mic'd in the top of the first
✔️Triston Casas mic'd in the top of the second
✔️Michael Harris II mic'd (timing TBD)
✔️Craig Breslow in the booth and manager dugout interviews pic.twitter.com/v6HhTeGBIF— Ben Cafardo (@Ben_ESPN) March 7, 2024
Nick Pivetta will get the start for Boston and Tanner Houck is also expected to take the mound. They will be followed out of the bullpen by lefties Joe Jacques, Lucas Luetge and Joely Rodriguez. Bryce Elder will get the start for Atlanta.
Red Sox lineup
- Jarren Duran CF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Masataka Yoshida LF
- Triston Casas 1B
- Rob Refsynder DH
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Enmanuel Valdez 2B
- Connor Wong C
- David Hamilton SS
- Nick Pivetta P
How to watch
When: 1:05 p.m.
Where: JetBlue Park, Fort Myers, Fla.
Broadcast info: ESPN, WEEI 850 AM
