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Florial will start in right field and bat seventh in Monday's game in Boston.

It's the fourth straight start against a right-hander for Florial, and in the game he didn't start versus a lefty he came off the bench to hit a pinch-hit home run. Florial is 2-for-9 with two home runs and a 4:2 K:BB over that stretch. Ramon Laureano and Will Brennan will be on the bench Monday.

Laureano is not in the lineup for Monday's contest in Boston.

It looks to be a routine day off for Laureano, who had started five of the previous five games. Estevan Florial will handle right field and Tyler Freeman will be in center Monday.

Slaten earned his third hold of the season, allowing one run on two hits while striking out one over 2.2 innings in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Angels.

Setup reliever Chris Martin (non-throwing shoulder) was unavailable, so manager Alex Cora went with Slaten to shepherd a lead to the ninth inning. Slaten has worked in long relief -- five of six outings have involved at least one up-and-down. It's not clear how Cora would manage the setup duties should Martin miss significant time. Slaten, a Rule 5 selection, is inexperienced but has performed well over his first six MLB outings (0.87 ERA, one walk, 10.1 IP).

Martin wasn't available to pitch in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Angels because of a sore left (non-throwing) shoulder, Ian Browne of MLB.com reports.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Martin has been dealing with the injury the last few days, and the right-hander his day-to-day. His most recent appearance came Wednesday, when he was charged with a blown save and a loss. Without Martin on Sunday, Cora rolled with Justin Slaten, who worked 2.2 innings and set up Kenley Jansen for a save.

Hamilton is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Guardians.

Hamilton had started six of the last seven games at shortstop, but he will yield to Ceddanne Rafaela on Monday. Red Sox manager Alex Cora said Monday that Wilyer Abreu will become a regular versus righties moving forward, per Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, which would seem to indicate he plans to use Rafaela more at shortstop. It could mean Hamilton squeezed out of regular at-bats.

Arozarena went 1-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored and a stolen base Sunday against the Giants.

Arozarena has gotten off to a sluggish start to the season, as he's failed to record a multi-hit performance in any of his last 12 starts with only two extra-base hits in that span. He has found other ways to produce, most notably by being aggressive on the basepaths as he swiped his third bag of the campaign Sunday. There's also reason for optimism that Arozarena can turn the rest of his results around, as he has a 24.6 percent strikeout rate -- in line with his career norm -- paired with only a .231 BABIP.

Rafaela will start at shortstop and bat ninth in Monday's game against the Guardians.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been adamant that the plan is to keep Rafaela in center field even after Trevor Story's season-ending shoulder injury. However, the skipper said Monday that Wilyer Abreu will become an everyday player versus righties moving forward, per Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, which would seem to point to more regular action for Rafaela at shortstop. Monday's start at shortstop is the 23-year-old's first at the position this season.

Devers (shoulder) will start at third base and bat sixth in Monday's game versus the Guardians.

Devers missed four contests with a lingering left shoulder issue, but he's feeling well enough to return to action for Monday's Patriots Day game. He and his teammates will be going up against right-hander Xzavion Curry.

Carter went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 8-5 loss to the Astros.

Carter's season-opening 0-for-15 stretch is in the rearview mirror. Sunday's homer, his second of the season, extended a hit streak to five games, and he's posted an average of .353 (1.098 OPS) in the nine games since.

Moore went 1-for-3 with a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Cubs.

Moore replaced Dominic Canzone in the second inning after the latter suffered an apparent shoulder injury that forced him out of the game. Moore led off with a base hit in the fifth and took second base for his third steal of the year but would be stranded there. There was a brief possibility that a path to additional playing time could open up for Moore with the injury to Canzone, but the Mariners are expected to promote outfielder Jonatan Clase from Triple-A Tacoma on Monday who will likely slide into that starting outfield role while Canzone is sidelined.