Red Sox Vs. Cardinals Lineups: Tyler O’Neill Returns Vs. Ex Club

The Red Sox begin a three-game set with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday, hoping to put the stink of a series loss to the Tampa Bay Rays behind them as they begin a six-game trip at Busch Stadium.

Tyler O’Neill will aid in that effort against his former club.

O’Neill will replace Rob Refsnyder in left field, batting fifth to provide some balance within the lineup. Rafael Devers will bat in the clean-up spot, with Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu and Connor Wong leading things off for Boston.

Wong returns after getting the night off in the Red Sox’s series finale against the Rays, as does David Hamilton — who takes over for Ceddanne Rafaela at shortstop and will bat ninth. Dominic Smith, Garrett Cooper and Vaughn Grissom will bat sixth, seventh and eighth in the order.

The Sox and Cards are scheduled to take the field at Busch Stadium at 8:15 p.m. ET on NESN, following an hour of pregame coverage. We’ve got the projected lineups here.

BOSTON RED SOX (22-22)
Jarren Duran CF
Wilyer Abreu RF
Connor Wong C
Rafael Devers 3B
Tyler O’Neill LF
Dominic Smith 1B
Garrett Cooper DH
Vaughn Grissom 2B
David Hamilton SS

Brayan Bello, RHP (4-1, 3.13 ERA)

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (18-25)
Brendan Donovan LF
Lars Nootbaar RF
Paul Goldschmidt 1B
Nolan Arenado 3B
Alec Burleson DH
Iván Herrera C
Nolan Gorman 2B
Masyn Winn SS
Michael Siani CF

Kyle Gibson, RHP (2-2, 3.67 ERA)