Red Sox will not have a new catcher in the lineup for the season opener against the Mariners

After losing two of three games against the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox will host the Seattle Mariners for a three-game series at Fenway Park starting Monday.

Boston sends Nick Pivetta to the mound, while Seattle deploys Logan Gilbert on the counter.

This is Alex Cora’s lineup, which does not include Danny Jansen, for the season opener:

  1. Jarren Duran CF
  2. Wilyer Abreu RF
  3. Masataka Yoshida DH
  4. Rafael Devers 3B
  5. Tyler O’Neill LF
  6. Dom Smith 1B
  7. Connor Wong C
  8. David Hamilton 2B
  9. Ceddanne Rafaela SS

And here’s Scott Servais’s:

  1. Victor Robles CF
  2. Randy Arozarena LF
  3. Cal Raleigh C
  4. Jorge Polanco 2B
  5. Luke Raley RF
  6. Dylan Moore SS
  7. Jason Vosler 1B
  8. Mitch Haniger DH
  9. Josh Rojas 3B

Pivetta has performed well for Boston this season, posting a 4.50 ERA and 1.18 WHIP while striking out 102 batters in his 16 starts. He is coming off his worst outing of the night, allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 10 hits in 2 2/3 innings. He has allowed hits to five Mariners in his career — Arozarena (8-for-22 with two solo homers and four walks), Polanco (4-for-8 with two homers, three RBIs and two walks), Raleigh (3-for-7 with two solo homers and a walk), Raley (2-for-6) and Robles (1-for-6 with two RBIs and a walk).

Gilbert has been terrific for Seattle this season, posting a 2.72 ERA (seventh in baseball) and a 0.86 WHIP (first) while striking out 132 batters (15th) in 21 starts. He has allowed hits to five Red Sox in his career — Duran (2-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs and a walk), Rafaela (2-for-3), Smith (1-for-3), Wong (2-for-3 with a walk) and Yoshida (1-for-6 with an RBI).

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