At this point in the season, the Boston Red Sox have essentially two different lineups: one against right-handed pitchers and one against left-handed pitchers. Now, that’s not entirely unique. Plenty of teams in Major League Baseball have platoon players and guys who can go up or down a lineup depending on their splits. What makes the Red Sox’ situation unique, however, is their two lefty killers: Rob Refsnyder and Romy Gonzalez.

These two being in the lineup against lefties is non-negotiable. I don’t have anything particularly groundbreaking to add to the conversation about these two, but just for context: Refsnyder holds a .905 OPS against lefties this season while Gonzalez maintains a gargantuan 1.081. But how exactly does the lineup form around these two? Let’s break it down.

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