Red Sox announce starting lineup for 2025 home opener

The Boston Red Sox host the St. Louis Cardinals in their Fenway Park home opener on Friday, with first pitch at 2:10 p.m ET. Through the first two series of the season, the Sox find themselves fourth in the AL East with a 3-4 record.

The Red Sox will send starter Walker Buehler to the mound. In 2025, Buehler has one start under his belt, a 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on March 29. He threw for 4.1 innings, allowing seven hits, amassing an 8.31 ERA, and notching three strikeouts. The Cardinals will trot out Erick Fedde, who pitched six innings on March 29 against the Minnesota Twins, only allowing one run on two hits.

LF Jarren Duran
DH Rafael Devers
3B Alex Bregman
1B Triston Casas
SS Trevor Story
RF Wilyer Abreu
2B Kristian Campbell
C Carlos Narvaez
CF Ceddanne Rafaela

Notably, Kristian Campbell remains in the seventh spot in the order despite a red-hot start to the season. The rookie has a .417 batting average, two home runs, and four RBIs through just his first 24 major league at-bats.

Catcher Carlos Narvaez will start behind the plate for the second time in a row. Considering he and Connor Wong are both right-handed batting catchers, this isn't a matchup decision. Narvaez appears to have earned another day behind the plate.

Friday marks the first of a seven-game homestand for the Sox. They play a three-game series between April 4-6 against the Cardinals, followed by a four-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays from April 7-10.

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