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Red Sox lineup: Second baseman from Chris Sale trade makes Boston debut

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Red Sox second baseman Vaughn Grissom plays in a game against the Durham Bulls on a rehab assignment with the WooSox. (Katie Morrison-O'Day / MassLive)Katie Morrison-O'Day

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Vaughn Grissom will make his Red Sox debut Friday when Boston plays the the Twins here at Target Field. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 p.m. eastern.

Grissom is playing second base and batting seventh.

Boston acquired him from the Braves for starter Chris Sale on Dec. 30. The 23-year-old began the season on the IL after suffering a hamstring injury a couple of weeks into spring training. He has a career .287/.339/.407/.746 line in 64 major league games (236 plate appearances).

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Grissom went 10-for-30 (.333) with a .444 on-base percentage, two doubles, two RBIs, three runs, two steals, five walks and nine strikeouts in nine rehab games for the WooSox.

The 35-year-old Sale has been effective for the Braves. He has a 3.44 ERA (36 ⅔ innings, 14 runs), 0.95 WHIP, 42 strikeouts and seven walks in six starts. Opponents are batting .207 against him. He's in the 83rd percentile in expected ERA (2.80).

Red Sox lineup:

1. Jarren Duran CF

2. Rafael Devers 3B

3. Tyler O'Neill LF

4. Wilyer Abreu RF

5. Garrett Cooper 1B

6. Dominic Smith DH

7. Vaughn Grissom 2B

8. Reese McGuire C

9. Ceddanne Rafaela SS

Starting pitchers: Tanner Houck (3-2, 1.60 ERA) vs. RHP Chris Paddack (2-1, 5.88 ERA)

Red Sox at Twins

Start time: 8:10 p.m. EST

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