With the Red Sox starting right-hander Nathan Eovaldi in Game 3 after giving thought to fellow right-hander Rick Porcello, manager Aaron Boone said he will mull what his lineup will look like.
“I am going to talk to my coaches and see if there is anything different we might consider doing if we want to get anyone in there,’’ Boone said. “Obviously, a lot depends on [Aaron] Hicks. It is something we will talk about and consider if there is any tweaks we will make at all to our lineup, but I haven’t decided that yet.”
One move that could be made with defense in mind is Brett Gardner for Andrew McCutchen in left. Boone replaced McCutchen with Gardner in the AL wild-card game, and their numbers against Eovaldi are close. Gardner is 2-for-8; McCutchen 3-for-7.
Luis Severino was at Yankee Stadium on Sunday and played catch in right field ahead of Monday night’s Game 3 start. Other players were there to get treatment, including Didi Gregorius, who suffered torn cartilage in his right wrist diving into home plate Sept. 22. He missed five games and returned on Sept. 27.
“It’s going really good, I have had a lot of improvement,’’ Gregorius said. “It is feeling way better than a couple of days before.’’
In three postseason games, Gregorius is 2-for-10 with two RBIs.
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