Elite prospect Rafael Devers entered yesterday with a .904 OPS for Double-A Portland, but the Red Sox went with a different Sea Dogs infielder as their starting third baseman last night.
Tzu-Wei Lin, who has a career .241 average and .638 OPS in six minor league seasons but had been enjoying a breakout year in Portland, became the sixth starting third baseman used by the Sox this season. It was his first major league start.
Deven Marrero and Pablo Sandoval have each started 25 games at third, Josh Rutledge 15 games, Marco Hernandez nine and Brock Holt one.