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Caleb Durbin is not in the starting lineup for the Red Sox on Monday against the Royals.
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Caleb Durbin is not in the starting lineup for the Red Sox on Monday against the Royals, with Nick Sogard playing third base instead. Despite Durbin's offensive struggles this season, his strong defensive play suggests this is a temporary rest rather than a permanent change at the position.
Nick Sogard is playing third base and batting ninth on Monday. Despite Durbin's struggles at the plate this season, he has been tremendous defensively for a Red Sox team that spent the off season adding ground ball pitchers to its rotation. As a result, we imagine this will be more of a mini reset for Durbin, rather than the Red Sox making a change at third base.