Leody Taveras News: Starts against righty

Taveras started in center field against right-hander Tanner Houck and went 1-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Sox.

Taveras made his first start of the regular season after he rode the bench Thursday against a lefty. Kevin Pillar, who started Thursday, appears to have worked his way into a timeshare in center field to start the season. Taveras may not provide much value as a hitter, but he's posted double-digit steals each of the last four seasons at the major-league level.