When Pablo Reyes left Saturday’s Red Sox-Dodgers game with left elbow pain, manager Alex Cora had no choice but to reshuffle the infield.
He elected to put Luis Urías at third, Connor Wong at second, and, yes, Rafael Devers at shortstop.
Perhaps the most surprising part of the equation was the fact that Urías didn’t play short. He’s appeared in 122 games there through his career.
Devers, who made a slick play earlier in the game at third to nab Mookie Betts at first, saw action at short for the first time since 2019. He only played two innings in 2019 – no balls came his way – and hadn’t returned since.