Duvall is not in the lineup for Thursday's contest against the Orioles, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports.
This marks four out of the last five games that Duvall has not been in the starting lineup, as Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu both look to have passed the veteran outfielder in the pecking order down the stretch, at least against right-handed pitching. Duvall has managed a lowly .494 OPS this month.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: On bench Saturday
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Duvall is not in the lineup Saturday against the White Sox.
Masataka Yoshida, Ceddanne Rafaela and Alex Verdugo are the starting outfielders for the Red Sox on Saturday. They will go up against right-hander Dylan Cease. The outfielder has had a rough September, and since Sept. 16 he has gone 4-for-23 with a .508 OPS.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Homers Wednesday
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Duvall went 2-for-4 with a three-run homer in Wednesday's loss against Texas.
Duvall got the Red Sox on the board early Wednesday, blasting a three-run, 443-foot homer off Jon Gray in the first inning. It's certainly a step in the right direction for Duvall, who'd been marred in a 2-for-36 slump while striking out at a 55.3 percent rate in his previous nine games. Overall, the veteran outfielder is slashing .250/.308/.533 with 20 homers, 56 RBI and 43 runs scored through 331 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Takes seat Friday
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Duvall is absent from the lineup Friday at Toronto.
Masataka Yoshida, Wilyer Abreu and Alex Verdugo will start across the outfield for the Red Sox as they take on right-hander Jose Berrios. Duvall has primarily been playing against lefties in recent weeks and is 3-for-34 (.088) so far in September.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Gets breather for Game 2
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Duvall isn't in the Red Sox's lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Mac Cerullo of the Boston Herald reports.
Duvall went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored during Boston's win in Game 1, and he will sit out the nightcap. His absence will allow Wilyer Abreu to start in center field and bat sixth.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Sitting Wednesday
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Duvall is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Yankees, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.
The veteran outfielder is 0-for-17 with 14 strikeouts over his past four games and will head to the bench for Wednesday's contest. Wilyer Abreu, Ceddanne Rafaela and Alex Verdugo will start across the outfield while Masataka Yoshida serves as the designated hitter.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Absent from lineup
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Duvall is absent from the lineup for the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Yankees, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic reports.
Duvall had been slated to sit out Monday before the game was rained out, and he will remain out of the lineup for the makeup contest as he goes through a slump at the plate. Wilyer Abreu is patrolling center field for the Red Sox.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Out of lineup again Monday
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Duvall is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Yankees.
Duvall has now been on the bench for three straight contests following a stretch when he went 0-for-13 with 10 strikeouts. The 35-year-old has been productive on the whole for the Red Sox this season, but the peaks and valleys in production for Duvall are nothing new. Wilyer Abreu will be in center field again Monday while Duvall sits.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Sitting again Sunday
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Duvall remains out of the lineup Sunday versus the Orioles.
This appears to be part of a planned two-day break for Duvall, who was also on the bench Saturday versus Baltimore and has gone 0-for-13 with 10 strikeouts over his last three games. Ceddanne Rafaela will cover center field and bat leadoff for the Red Sox on Sunday.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Not starting Saturday
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Duvall will be on the bench for Saturday's game against Baltimore, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Duvall finds himself on the bench for the first time since Aug. 18. He owns a 1.043 OPS since his last off day but has gone 0-for-13 with 10 strikeouts in his last three games, so a rest is probably called for. Wilyer Abreu will take over in center field.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Launches another homer
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Duvall went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Royals.
Duvall is feeling it right now. Sunday's home run was his eighth in the last 13 games. He's hit safely in 12 of those 13 games, slashing .408/.463/.1020 with six doubles, 16 RBI and 11 runs scored. The Red Sox are still in the playoff hunt -- 5.5 games behind the final wild card spot -- and manager Alex Cora will operate as such. That means sending the veteran Duvall out there daily until postseason hopes are extinguished.
Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Homers in fourth straight game
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Duvall went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Astros.
Duvall now has a home run in each of his last four games and seven in his last nine contests -- he's gone 17-for-36 (.472) with a 1.707 OPS in that span. Duvall's torrid stretch has boosted his slash line to an impressive .276/.337/.593 with 18 homers, 50 RBI, 39 runs scored and four steals across 270 plate appearances this season.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Two more extra-base hits
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Duvall went 2-for-4 with a double, a solo home run and two runs scored in Sunday's loss against the Dodgers.
Duvall hit his 16th homer of the year in the eighth to pull the Red Sox to within three. Duvall has been scorching recently, recording multi-hit efforts in seven of his last nine, including five in which he's recorded multiple extra-base hits. Duvall is hitting .410 with five home runs, 12 RBI and seven runs scored over his last 39 at-bats.
Duvall went 2-for-4 with a double and a three-run homer in Saturday's win over the Dodgers.
Duvall blasted a towering, three-run homer that gave Boston a 5-4 advantage in the sixth inning. The long ball was the veteran's fourth in his last six games, and he's 12-for-25 with 11 RBI and five runs scored during that span.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: In Thursday's lineup
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Duvall (foot) is starting in left field and batting cleanup Thursday in Houston, Christopher Smith of The Springfield Republican reports.
Duvall popped a go-ahead, three-run home run one pitch after fouling a ball off his right foot in Wednesday's win over the Astros and was noticeably gimpy running around the bases. He finished out that contest, though, and is back in there for Thursday's afternoon tilt. Duvall will be trying to make it four games in a row with a home run.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Hurts foot in win
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Duvall fouled a ball off his right foot during Wednesday's 7-5 extra-inning win over the Astros, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.
The incident happened in the 10th inning, and Duvall, who was in obvious pain, was attended to by a member of the team's training staff. When play resumed, Duvall whacked the next pitch, a low-and-inside sinker from Kendall Graveman, into the left-field seats for a go-ahead three-run home run. "Man, I honestly don't know how I hit it after what I did," Duvall said. The club presumably will evaluate Duvall leading into Thursday's series finale. He's had a monster series thus far, going 7-for-13 with two doubles, seven RBI and a home run in all three games.
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Red Sox's Adam Duvall: Delivers key homer
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Duvall went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, an additional run scored and a walk in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Astros.
Duvall has been a menace to Houston pitching, swatting a homer in all three games of the series so far. He's 7-for-13 with five extra-base hits and seven RBI in that span. The outfielder's surge has improved his slash line to .259/.322/.541 with 14 long balls, 42 RBI, 34 runs scored and four stolen bases over 64 contests this season. Duvall figures to pick up the bulk of the playing time in center field with Jarren Duran (toe) landing on the injured list Tuesday.
