Red Sox Lineup vs. Pirates For Series Opener Monday

The Boston Red Sox host the Pittsburgh Pirates at Fenway Park for Game 1 of a three-game series. The Sox will send Kutter Crawford to the mound and will feature Connor Wong at catcher.

After taking two of three from the division rival Baltimore Orioles in the first series of the year, the Boston Red Sox are welcoming the Pittsburgh Pirates to Fenway Park for a three-game series.

Game 1 will be played tonight at 7:10 p.m. EST and will feature Kutter Crawford pitching for the Red Sox while Johan Oviedo goes for Pittsburgh. 

The Red Sox are favored at minus-165, according to the odds from the gambling website Fanduel. The over/under is 8.5.

Here's the rest of the Sox lineup vs. the Pirates, per Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic.

Red Sox vs Pirates: Verdugo RF, Devers 3B, Turner DH, Yoshida LF, Duvall CF, Casas 1B, Arroyo 2B, K. Hernández SS, Wong C , Crawford P

— Jen McCaffrey (@jcmccaffrey) April 3, 2023

1) Alex Verdugo, RF (.357)

2) Rafael Devers, 3B (.467)

3) Justin Turner, DH (.417)

4) Masataka Yoshida, LF (.308)

5) Adam Duvall, CF (.571)

6) Tristan Casas, 1B (.167)

7) Christian Arroyo, 2B (.111)

8) Kiké Hernández, SS (.333)

9) Connor Wong, C (.000)

SP) Kutter Crawford (career: 3-7 with a 5.90 ERA)

As for Oviedo on the other side, he's got a career record of 4-11 with a lifetime 4.34 ERA. He started his career with the Cardinals, making appearances for them in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He was acquired by the Pirates last year and made seven starts, going 2-2 with a 3.23 for Pittsburgh.

The Pirates are 1-2 on the season after dropping the last two games against the Cincinnati Reds. They are a longshot to win the National League Central, according to Fanduel.