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Red Sox vs. Rays lineups: Sandy Leon the only change

Sandy Leon in for Blake Swihart is the only change to what is becoming the standard Red Sox lineup.

Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports

The Red Sox will have Sandy Leon behind the plate for the afternoon game following a night game, with the switch in catchers representing the only change to Boston's lineup Saturday.

BOSTON RED SOX TAMPA BAY RAYS
Mookie Betts - CF Brandon Guyer - CF
Brock Holt - 2B Joey Butler - DH
Xander Bogaerts - SS Evan Longoria - 3B
David Ortiz - DH Logan Forsythe - 2B
Pablo Sandoval - 3B Steven Souza - RF
Mike Napoli - 1B Asdrubal Cabrera - SS
Alejandro De Aza - LF David DeJesus - LF
Sandy Leon - C Jake Elmore - 1B
Jackie Bradley - RF Rene Rivera - C
Wade Miley - LHP Matt Andriese - RHP

It may be one of the final appearances for Sandy Leon in this stint with the Red Sox. The backup backstop is likely going to be the odd man out when Ryan Hanigan finishes up his rehab stint. With Blake Swihart putting together a solid performance in June, it no longer looks like he needs to be shuffled back to the minors for more seasoning. If he's perhaps still in the transitional phase between being a Triple-A player and a full-fledged Major Leaguer, he's at least proving that more time in the majors is only helping him progress towards the player the Red Sox expect he can be.

Wade Miley will be taking the mound looking to bring his ERA under 4.50 for the first time since it spiked in his second start of the season. Since the start of May, though, Miley has looked like a different pitcher, maintaining an ERA of 3.47, throwing 62 innings in his 10 starts. It's been slow going for Rick Porcello to get back on track, but at least Wade Miley is showing signs of why the Red Sox went out to get him.

First pitch is at 4:10 p.m. ET with broadcasts on NESN and WEEI.