Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts is making his first career start in the cleanup spot on Tuesday against the Braves. With Hanley Ramirez out of the lineup, manager John Farrell decided to move Bogaerts to the No. 4 position.
And why not? Bogaerts has been hitting very well so far in the month of June. The slick-fielding shortstop is batting .333 (18 for 54) with four doubles, one home run and eight RBI over 14 games this month.