Boston Red Sox lineup: Garrett Richards on mound in finale vs. Blue Jays; Marwin Gonzalez at second base against righty starter

BOSTON — Rafael Devers and Alex Verdugo return to the Red Sox’ lineup — weather-permitting — as Boston tries to sweep the Blue Jays in the finale of a two-game series at Fenway Park on Wednesday evening.

Devers and Verdugo were both out of Tuesday’s lineup against Jays lefty Hyun Jin Ryu. Verdugo will start in left field while Kiké Hernández (center field) and Franchy Cordero (right field) are also in the lineup against Jays righty Trent Thornton.

Marwin Gonzalez is starting at second base and batting seventh while Christian Arroyo sits. Bobby Dalbec is starting at first base.

Righty Garrett Richards will look to post his third solid start after striking out four and giving up two unearned runs in Thursday’s loss to the Twins. On the season, Richards owns a 6.00 ERA in 12 innings.

The Red Sox won the series opener, 4-2, on Monday night behind Xander Bogaerts’ first homer of the season and another strong start from Eduardo Rodriguez. Starting Thursday, they’ll welcome the Mariners to town for a four-game series to conclude the longest homestand of the season.

Toronto Blue Jays (7-10) vs. Boston Red Sox (12-6) · Fenway Park · Boston, MA

FIRST PITCH: 7:10 p.m. ET

TV CHANNEL: NESN

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RADIO: WEEI 93.7 FM

PITCHING PROBABLES: RHP Trent Thornton (0-0, 2.35 ERA) vs. RHP Garrett Richards (0-1, 6.00 ERA)

RED SOX LINEUP:

1. CF Kiké Hernández

2. RF Alex Verdugo

3. DH J.D. Martinez

4. SS Xander Bogaerts

5. 3B Rafael Devers

6. C Christian Vázquez

7. 2B Marwin Gonzalez

8. 1B Bobby Dalbec

9. LF Franchy Cordero

BLUE JAYS LINEUP:

1. 3B Cavan Biggio

2. SS Bo Bichette

3. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

4. DH Rowdy Tellez

5. CF Randal Grichuk

6. 2B Marcus Semien

7. RF Josh Palacios

8. LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr.

9. C Danny Jansen

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