Connor Wong Returns To Starting Lineup
2 years agoBoston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong is back in Tuesday's starting lineup and will take on the Blue Jays and left-hander Yusei Kikuchi. It's of zero surprise that Wong gets the starting nod against a left-handed pitcher after Reese McGuire started Monday's contest against right-hander Jose Berrios. It's been a fairly strict platoon behind the plate to this point in the season but Wong has actually fared better against right-handed pitching than he has southpaws. Overall, the 26-year-old is hitting just .241 with one homer, one stolen base, and a .675 OPS across 65 trips to the plate. It can be expected that he will be lifted for McGuire when a right-handed reliever comes out of the Blue Jays bullpen.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com