Tonight is the start of a four-day opportunity for the Red Sox. It's the return of an eight-game glimmer of past hope and expectation.
Yoan Moncada is back at Fenway Park for tonight's series opener against the White Sox. The 22-year-old got just 19 at-bats in a Red Sox uniform before the team traded him to Chicago this offseason as the key piece of the Chris Sale deal. He's back in the big leagues — his socks turned from red to white — and he'll bat cleanup while playing second base. It's his first game after missing two in a row following a collision on Monday.