After their Wild Card Game 1 victory over the New York Yankees and with another lefty on the mound against them, Alex Cora will ride with the same lineup from the series opener.
Carlos Rodón will start for the Yankees just after 6 p.m. on October 1, and the Red Sox loaded their lineup with righties for favorable matchups. Rob Refsnyder and Romy Gonzalez again will take up the leadoff and cleanup spot, respectively to put their lefty-killing bats to good use against Rodón. Trevor Story and Alex Bregman will bat between them.
Brayan Bello will start Game 2 for Boston, and Cora made a notable change from Bello's usual starts.