BOSTON — The Red Sox have been trotting out a rookie-heavy lineup during their recent run of victories, having won four games in a row and six of seven to get back to .500. Facing a tough pitching matchup Sunday, though, they’ll start the game with three of their prized rookies on the bench.

The baseball world was stunned on Sunday evening when, just hours after the Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the New York Yankees, news broke that they had agreed to trade three-time All-Star Rafael Devers—one of the purest hitters in the game—to the San Francisco Giants.

The Red Sox have had a chance in games whenever Garrett Crochet has been on the mound this season. And with the exception of one pitch in Friday's 2-1, extra-inning win over the Yankees, he again proved to be the antidote to Yankees slugger Aaron Judge.