The Pink Sox are pulling out all of the stops as they kick off their closing dwelling stand earlier than the All-Star break.
Boston will deploy their southpaw specialists in opposition to yet one more left-hander in Monday’s collection opener with the visiting Colorado Rockies.
Partially attributable to gamers like Rob Refsnyder and Romy Gonzalez, the Pink Sox have stronger collected splits in opposition to lefty starters this 12 months. Although the southpaw pattern dimension is considerably smaller, there’s a noteworthy hole; in 1,002 group plate appearances in opposition to lefty starters, the offense is slashing .276/.345/.474. In 2,518 PA in opposition to righty starters, they’re managing a .245/.316/.407 line.
4 gamers in Monday’s lineup have batting averages of .312 or higher and slugging .500 or larger in opposition to lefty starters: Carlos Narváez (.338), Abraham Toro (.333), Refsnyder (.316), and Ceddanne Rafaela (.312). Jarren Duran, who’s hitting .304 and slugging .490 in such conditions, is notably absent from the lineup.
Pink Sox lineup
Eaton 3B
Gonzalez 2B
Roman Anthony DH
Rob Refsnyder LF
Trevor Story SS
Carlos Narváez C
Wilyer Abreu RF
Abraham Toro 1B
Ceddanne Rafaela CF
Rockies lineup
Tyler Freeman RF
Hunter Goodman C
Mickey Moniak LF
Thairo Estrada 2B
Michael Toglia 1B
Ryan McMahon 3B
Brenton Doyle CF
Yanquiel Fernández DH
Ryan Ritter SS
Possible pitchers
LHP Austin Gomber (0-1, 5.49 ERA) vs. RHP Richard Fitts (0-3, 4.50 ERA)
watch Rockies vs. Pink Sox
When and the place: July 7, 2025, 7:10 p.m. ET; Fenway Park
Watch: NESN (Pink Sox), Rockies.TV (Rockies)
Hear: Pink Sox – WEEI 93.7, WCCM 1490 AM (SP), WESX 1230 AM (SP) / Rockies – KOA 850 AM/94.1 FM
