The Red Sox look to move to 2-1 behind No. 3 starter Rick Porcello when they take on the Rays this afternoon in St. Petersburg, Florida (6:10 p.m. NESN).

About tonight: One day after Blake Snell & co. held the Sox to a single run, the Rays will start righty Andrew Kittredge, a reliever, as they embark on their “no fifth starter” experiment by only using the bullpen today. There are serious doubts around the league about the wisdom of this approach, and its first iteration could help Boston’s offense put up its first big game of the year.

Porcello looks to follow masterful starts by Chris Sale and David Price and to regain the form that made him the Cy Young Award winner in 2016. Meanwhile, the offense looks to wake up after two lackluster performances, Xander Bogaerts excepted. Andrew Benintendi is 0 for 8, and probably has high hopes to break out today. He’ll be in center as Jackie Bradley Jr. sits. Mitch Moreland and Sandy Leon make their 2018 starting lineup debuts, and J.D. Martinez plays the outfield for the first time in a Sox uniform.

About last night: The Sox scraped out a 1-0 win behind a stellar start from Price and a key hold by Matt Barnes, followed by an electric, three-out save by Craig Kimbrel in his first appearance of the year.

Forecast: Domin.’

A good tweet from yesterday:

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