With the Royals taking the series opener from the Red Sox 6-1 on Friday night, the two teams are tied for the third American League Wild Card.

Kutter Crawford is coming off his best start of the season; he tossed seven scoreless innings against the Yankees in the Bronx on Sunday, holding the rivals to four hits, zero walks, and striking out four. He owns a 3.24 ERA, 3.82 FIP, and 1.069 WHIP – all career-bests – across 18 starts (105.2 innings).

After struggling against another lefty on Friday night, the Red Sox will face right-hander Seth Lugo, who owns an MLB-best 2.21 ERA (19 starts, 122 innings) and is leading the AL with 11 wins and 488 batters faced. He’ll be All-Star teammates with Tanner Houck and Jarren Duran next week.

Red Sox lineup (July 13)

Jarren Duran CF

David Hamilton 2B

Masataka Yoshida DH

Rafael Devers 3B

Rob Refsnyder LF

Wilyer Abreu RF

Dom Smith 1B

Reese McGuire C

Ceddanne Rafaela SS

Royals lineup (July 13)

Adam Frazier 2B

Bobby Witt Jr. SS

Vinnie Pasquantino 1B

Salvador Perez DH

Hunter Renfroe RF

MJ Melendez LF

Freddy Fermin C

Maikel Garcia 3B

Garrett Hampson CF

Probable starting pitchers for Red Sox vs. Royals (July 13)

RHP Kutter Crawford vs. RHP Seth Lugo

How to watch Red Sox vs. Royals (July 13)

When: 4:10 p.m. ET

Where: Fenway Park

TV (Blackout restrictions may apply): NESN, Bally Sports Kansas City

Red Sox radio: WEEI 93.7 FM, WCCM 1490 AM (Spanish)

Royals radio: KCSP 610