On Monday night, the Detroit Tigers will open a three-game set when they travel to Fenway Park to take on the Boston Red Sox.
Coming into the series, Detroit sits only 1.5 games out of first place in the American League's Central Division and will look to gain ground on the division-leading Chicago White Sox after the Tigers dropped their two most recent three-game series against the Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays, respectively.
Here are the projected starting lineups for Monday night via the team's official Twitter accounts:
1. Austin Jackson, Center Field
2. Quintin Berry, Left Field
3. Miguel Cabrera, Third Base
4. Prince Fielder, First Base
5. Delmon Young, Designated Hitter
6. Brennan Boesch, Right Field
7. Jhonny Peralta, Short Stop
8. Alex Avila, Catcher
9. Omar Infante, Second Base
Starting Pitcher: Max Scherzer
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, Center Field
2. Carl Crawford, Left Field
3. Dustin Pedroia, Second Base
4. Adrian Gonzalez, First Base
5. Will Middlebrooks, Third Base
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Designated Hitter
7. Ryan Sweeney, Right Field
8. Kelly Shoppach, Catcher
9. Pedro Ciriaco, Short Stop
Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz
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