Game 33: Vaughn Grissom set for his Red Sox debut in opener of series at Minnesota - The Boston Globe

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Tanner Houck will pitch against righthander Chris Paddack in the series opener.

Red Sox infielder Vaughn Grissom was activated from the injured list before Friday's game and is in the lineup against the Twins. Grissom, who will play second base and bat in the No. 7 spot, dealt with a right hamstring injury and a groin injury in spring training that sidelined him for the first month of the season.

First pitch is at 8:10 p.m. Let's get into it.

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Lineups

RED SOX (18-14): Duran CF, Devers 3B, O'Neill LF, Abreu RF, Cooper 1B, Smith DH, Grissom 2B, McGuire C, Rafaela SS

Pitching: RHP Tanner Houck (3-2, 1.60 ERA)

TWINS (17-13): Kirilloff LF, Julien 2B, Jeffers C, Kepler RF, Correa SS, Larnach DH, Santana 1B, Castro CF, Miranda 3B

Pitching: RHP Chris Paddack (2-1, 5.88 ERA)

Time: 8:10 p.m.

TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7

Red Sox vs. Paddack: Garrett Cooper 0-3, Rafael Devers 2-2, Tyler O'Neill 0-3, Dominic Smith 1-7

Twins vs. Houck: Willi Castro 2-3, Carlos Correa 1-5, Kyle Farmer 0-1, Ryan Jeffers 0-2, Edouard Julien 0-3, Max Kepler 2-9, Trevor Larnach 2-5, Manuel Margot 3-5, Jose Miranda 1-3, Christian Vázquez 0-4

Stat of the day: Paddack has faced Boston only once in his career, and it did not go well. He gave up six runs on seven hits in 2 1/3 innings, leaving him with an 0-1 record and a 23.14 ERA against the Red Sox.

Notes: Minnesota is coming off a perfect road trip in which it reeled off three-game sweeps against both the Los Angeles Angels and the Chicago White Sox. The latest victory for the Twins came at a cost, however. Byron Buxton injured his right knee in the series finale against the White Sox on Wednesday and limped slowly off the field. ... Houck, 27, has walked five batters and struck out 41 in 39 1/3 innings this season. In three career starts against the Twins, Houck is 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA. He has walked five and struck out 17 in 17 1/3 innings. ... Paddack (2-1, 5.88) is set to make his sixth start of the season. He has earned the victory in each of his past two starts, although he allowed four runs on eight hits in five innings in his most recent outing against the Angels.

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