"Of course, the reason most of the lineup looks like this is because they're going all in on their platoons. By loading up their lineup with guys who can hit from the right side, they're hoping they can neutralize Max Fried on the mound. For more details, here's how the splits look for the lineup tonight by OPS, and the difference in player production from each side of the plate:"
"Of course, part of the reason some of these guys have such great numbers against lefties is because they've faced bad arms. Unfortunately, Max Fried is not one of those. In his career, he has a relatively even splits in holding right handed batters to a .629 OPS against, and left handed batters to a .683 OPS against. Only time will tell of those trends continue tonight."
The Red Sox are using a predominantly right-handed, platoon-focused lineup tonight to try to neutralize Max Fried. The lineup emphasizes hitters with strong OPS versus left-handed pitching, placing Rob Refsynder and Romy Gonzalez near the top as the primary contributors to this approach. Jarren Duran is the only left-handed hitter in the starting nine and bats low because his numbers are worse against lefties. Some favorable splits reflect matchups against weaker left-handed pitchers, but Max Fried has held righties to a .629 OPS and lefties to a .683 OPS in his career. Multiple left-handed bats remain on the bench for potential late-game platoon moves.
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