The Red Sox 125th home opener takes place Friday afternoon with a newcomer to the pitching staff getting the honors on the mound.
Walker Buehler (0-1, 8.31) will match up against the St. Louis Cardinals’ righthander Erick Fedde (1-0, 1.60) with first pitch set for 2:10 p.m.
The home team’s lineup is mostly the same as it’s been in the first week, with one exception — Carlos Narvaez will be behind the plate over Connor Wong.
The Sox are 72-52 all-time in their home openers, including a 63-50 mark at Fenway Park.
Seven Red Sox players — including Buehler — will be making their Fenway Red Sox debut Friday. The others: Alex Bregman, Kristian Campbell, Aroldis Chapman, Garrett Crochet, Carlos Narvaez, Sean Newcomb and Justin Wilson.
The opener kicks off a stretch of games in which the Sox will play 14 of their next 20 games at home. The Red Sox are currently in the middle of a stretch that sees them playing on 15 straight days, 20 games in 21 days and 30 games over the next 32 days.
Boston owns an 11-14 mark against St. Louis in the regular season. The Cards took two of three in St. Louis last year and were swept by the Cardinals at Fenway in 2023.
RED SOX (3-4) vs. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (4-2) · FENWAY PARK · BOSTON, MA. · GAME: 8
FIRST PITCH: 2:10 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: NESN (Watch on FUBO)
RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM
PITCHING PROBABLES: RHP Walker Buehler (0-1, 8.31) vs. RHP Erick Fedde (1-0, 1.60)
RED SOX LINEUP:
1) LF Jarren Duran
2) DH Rafael Devers
3) 3B Alex Bregman
4) 1B Triston Casas
5) SS Trevor Story
6) RF Wilyer Abreu
7) 2B Kristian Campbell
8) C Carlos Narvaez
9) CF Ceddanne Rafaela
CARDINALS LINEUP:
1) LF Lars Nootbaar
2) 1B Wilson Contreras
3) 2B Brendan Donovan
4) 3B Nolan Arenado
5) DH Alec Burleson
6) C Ivan Herrera
7) RF Jordan Walker
8) CF Victor Scott II
9) SS Masyn Winn
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