{"id":667140,"date":"2026-04-06T22:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667140\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T22:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T22:07:23","slug":"cora-reshuffles-red-sox-lineup-drops-trevor-story-from-no-2-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667140\/","title":{"rendered":"Cora reshuffles Red Sox lineup, drops Trevor Story from No. 2 spot"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston Red Sox\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tTrevor Story was bumped down to the No. 5 spot in Boston’s batting order after a rough start to the 2026 season.<\/p>\n

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\n\tTrevor Story was dropped further down the batting order on Monday. Danielle Parhizkaran\/The Boston Globe\t<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBy Conor Ryan<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 6, 2026 | 5:29 PM\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

2 minutes to read<\/p>\n

With the struggling 2-7 Red Sox in need of a jolt, Alex Cora put his lineup into a blender on Monday ahead of Boston\u2019s series opener against the Brewers.<\/p>\n

As part of the reshuffle, designated hitter Masataka Yoshida will bat second behind leadoff hitter Roman Anthony, with Trevor Story slotted down to the No. 5 spot. Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu were bumped up to the No. 3 and No. 4 spots, respectively, in the lineup.<\/p>\n

With Anthony in left field and Yoshida (two doubles, 3 RBI in seven games) slotted in at DH, Jarren Duran will be on the bench Monday as Brayan Bello (0-1, 9.64 ERA) looks to get the Red Sox back on track against Brewers righty Brandon Woodruff (1-0, 3.60 ERA). \u200b<\/p>\n

Here is a look at Boston\u2019s reworked lineup on Monday evening, with first pitch from Fenway Park set for 6:45 p.m.<\/p>\n

Roman Anthony LF<\/p>\n

Masataka Yoshida DH<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras 1B<\/p>\n

Wilyer Abreu RF<\/p>\n

Trevor Story SS<\/p>\n

Marcelo Mayer 2B<\/p>\n

Caleb Durbin 3B<\/p>\n

Carlos Narv\u00e1ez C<\/p>\n

Ceddanne Rafaela CF<\/p>\n

Story\u2019s struggles to start this season have hindered the top of Boston\u2019s batting order, offering little protection behind Anthony through the first week-plus of the 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n

Story, 33, is batting just .119 on the season with zero walks and 17 strikeouts across 42 at-bats. Even if Yoshida\u2019s batting average doesn\u2019t leap off the page (.231), he has worked six walks so far this season.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust mix it up,\u201d Cora said of his lineup changes, per Christopher Smith of MassLive<\/a>. \u201cHopefully, a different spot helps you to unlock it and relax. But as you guys know, in this game, you can\u2019t control the at-bat. At one point, it\u2019s probably bases loaded, two outs, and it\u2019s the same thing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo regardless of where you hit, we\u2019ve gotta make sure we slow it down. We\u2019ve been talking about swinging a lot and chasing. So this is a good pitching staff. They\u2019re very aggressive in the zone. So hopefully be on time and put good swings on it.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Boston scored six runs in a frustrating loss to the Padres Sunday afternoon, the Red Sox have left a lot to be desired so far in 2026 when it comes to doling out damage against opposing pitching.<\/p>\n

Boston is averaging just 3.3 runs per game, ranking 26th in MLB in walk percentage (8.4 percent) and fifth in strikeout percentage (27.8 percent). <\/p>\n

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Conor Ryan is a staff writer covering the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox for Boston.com, a role he has held since 2023.<\/p>\n

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