Alex Cora may have quickly established his preferred Boston Red Sox lineup to start the season.

Boston stays on the road to play the Houston Astros after dropping two of three to the Cincinnati Reds. Ranger Suarez makes his Red Sox debut on Monday night against Lance McCullers Jr.

The Red Sox released their lineup to start the three-game set. Cora will deploy the same batting order he used against Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder on Saturday.

Roman Anthony is back in left field after spending Saturday as the designated hitter. He’ll lead off ahead of shortstop Trevor Story, Jarren Duran (back to DH) and first baseman Willson Contreras for the fourth straight time.

Right fielder Wilyer Abreu stays in the No. 5 spot after delivering two doubles and two home runs during a dominant series at Cincinnati. On the other hand, third baseman Caleb Durbin remains at No. 6 despite going hitless against the Reds.

Marcelo Mayer makes his third consecutive start at second base after sitting against a southpaw on Opening Day. He moves back to No. 7 after batting No. 8 on Sunday.

Finally, two regulars return to the starting lineup after sitting out Sunday’s loss. Carlos Narváez will catch for Suarez at No. 8, and Gold Glove winner Ceddanne Rafaela is back in center field in the No. 9 slot. 

Houston’s lineup is missing one key contributor. All-Star shortstop Jeremy Pena, who broke his finger during an exhibition contest before the World Baseball Classic, will sit out his third game of the young season.

Monday’s game starts at 8:10 p.m. ET on NESN.

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