The Red Sox play their annual Patriots Day game on Monday, featuring a morning start time and special uniforms.
First pitch is scheduled for 11:10 a.m. The Red Sox will wear home jerseys with “Boston” across the front, honoring those who died in the Boston Marathon bombing 11 years ago. Monday is also Jackie Robinson Day across Major League Baseball, and Sox players will don Robinson’s No. 42 in blue lettering on the back of their home white uniforms.
Pregame ceremonies will begin at 10:40, recognizing One Boston Day and the 77th anniversary of Robinson breaking the color barrier. The End Zone Militia will provide the presentation of colors and the American flag will cover the Green Monster. Sympli Whitney will sing the national anthem.
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Traditionally, many Sox fans have made their way to Kenmore Square after the ballgame to watch thousands of runners streak into the city as they approach the finish line on Boylston Street. The finish line remains active throughout the afternoon.
Here’s a preview of Monday’s game:
Lineups
GUARDIANS (10-5): Kwan LF, Gimenez 2B, RamÍrez DH, J. Naylor 1B, B. Naylor C, Freeman CF, Florial RF, Arias 3B, Rocchio SS.
Pitching: RHP Xzavion Curry (3-4, 4.07 ERA in 2023)
RED SOX (9-7): Duran LF, Devers 3B, O’Neill LF, Casas 1B, Yoshida DH, Abreu RF, Valdez 2B, McGuire C, Rafaela SS.
Pitching: RHP Kutter Crawford (0-0, 0.57 ERA)
Time: 11:10 a.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Guardians vs. Crawford: Will Brennan 1-3, Estevan Florial 1-2, Andrés Giménez 1-5, Austin Hedges 0-1, Steven Kwan 2-7, Josh Naylor 3-5, José Ramírez 2-6
Red Sox vs. Curry: Triston Casas 1-1, Rafael Devers 1-2, Jarren Duran 0-2, Reese McGuire 0-1, Enmanuel Valdez 0-1, Connor Wong 1-1, Yoshida Masataka 0-3
Stat of the day: The Red Sox are 3-1-1 in series play this season.
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Notes: Cleveland’s Xzavion Curry is expected to make his first start of the season and his first career start against Boston after beginning the season on the inactive list due to illness. The 25-year-old righty made his second rehab start for Triple-A Columbus last Wednesday, allowing one run (a solo homer) and five hits in 4 1/3 innings. ... Red Sox starter Kutter Crawford has allowed just seven hits and two runs (one earned) over his first 15 2/3 innings this season. Crawford struck out six across five scoreless, two-hit innings last Wednesday against Baltimore, but did not factor into the decision in his team’s eventual 7-5 loss. It was his eighth straight start with at least five strikeouts dating back to last September. ... The Red Sox expect to get third baseman Rafael Devers back after he missed the last four games because of a shoulder injury. ... Red Sox starting pitchers have allowed 19 earned runs in 83 1/3 innings this season after Brayan Bello worked a solid 5⅓ innings of two-run ball in Sunday’s game, which was their ninth game scoring at least five runs. ... The Guardians defeated the Yankees on Sunday on Andres Gimenez’s walk-off sacrifice fly, which capped a three-run 10th inning.
Material from Field Level Media and previous Globe reports was included in this story.
Matt Pepin can be reached at matt.pepin@globe.com.