Red Sox lineup: Masataka Yoshida and Boston’s hottest hitter not starting

BOSTON — Left-handed batter Wilyer Abreu, one of Boston’s hottest hitters, is not in the starting lineup against Cubs lefty Shota Imanaga here Friday.

The Red Sox and Cubs will play at 7:10 p.m. at Fenway Park. Boston is returning from a 4-2 road trip. It swept a three-game series at Pittsburgh, then lost two of three games at Cleveland.

Abreu is batting .307 with a .389 on-base percentage, .516 slugging percentage and .905 OPS in 72 plate appearances. He went 12-for-24 with two homers and four doubles on the six-game road trip but he mainly starts against right-handers. He has taken only 10 at-bats against left-handed pitchers this year.

Jarren Duran will play center field and lead off. Rob Refsnyder is in left field and Tyler O’Neill will play right field.

DH Masataka Yoshida again is not in the lineup with Rafael Devers again DH’ing. Devers (knee) is expected to need until at least Saturday before playing third base.

Imanaga, who the Red Sox were rumored to be interested in this past offseason, will start for the Cubs. He has allowed just two earned runs in 21 ⅓ innings (0.84 ERA). Opponents are batting .175 against him.

Imanaga signed with the Cubs out of Japan for four years, $53 million.

Kutter Crawford — who has allowed just two earned runs in 27 ⅓ innings (0.66 ERA) — will start for Boston.

Red Sox lineup:

1. Jarren Duran CF

2. Tyler O’Neill RF

3. Rob Refsnyder LF

4. Rafael Devers DH

5. Connor Wong C

6. Pablo Reyes 3B

7. Bobby Dalbec 1B

8. Enmanuel Valdez 2B

9. Ceddanne Rafaela SS

Starting pitchers: LHP Shota Imanaga (3-0, 0.84 ERA) vs. Kutter Crawford (1-0, 0.66 ERA)

Start time: 7:10 p.m. EST

TV channel: NESN (Channel finder: Comcast Xfinity, Verizon Fios, Spectrum/Charter, Optimum/Altice, DIRECTV, Dish, AT&T U verse, fuboTV and Sling)

Live stream: NESN 360; fuboTV (free trial); or Sling; or DirecTV Stream

Radio: WEEI 93.7 FM