Blake Swihart

Blake Swihart in the lineup for Red Sox on Thursday

Boston Red Sox player Blake Swihart is in the starting lineup against the Houston Astros on Thursday.

What It Means:

Swihart was set to rest tonight, but Dustin Pedroia was a late scratch. Swihart is playing right field, and Brock Holt will shift over to second.

Swihart is hitting just .179 on the season with a .478 OPS. We project him to hit .206 in 71 plate appearances over the rest of the season.