The Red Sox are struggling against left-handed pitching

The Red Sox are struggling against left-handed pitching Per beyondtheboxscore.com, one could certainly make the argument that giving Benintendi a day off against a lefty makes sense. I would prefer playing him because he is not going to improve on his career line of .212/.309/.263 against left-handed pitching without getting further reps against them.

The Red Sox are struggling against left-handed pitching

Believe it or not, help lies in playing the left-handed hitting Mitch Moreland more often.
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