12 Brock Holt LF

Holt will start in left field and bat second Monday against the Royals, Evan Drellich of CSN New England reports.

The recent call up of Rafael Devers and trade for Eduardo Nunez have resulted in Holt transitioning back to a bench role following an extended stretch of starts in the infield, but the utility man will reenter the lineup in the outfield Monday with Andrew Benintendi getting a day off. Since Benintendi's benching seems to be solely for rest purposes, Holt shouldn't be in store for regular at-bats beyond Monday, though he could at least make for a decent low-cost play in daily contests.

Holt is out of the lineup Sunday against the Royals, Pete Abraham of The Boston Globe reports.

Holt had started nine consecutive games at either second or third base from July 16 to July 24, but the subsequent promotion of top infield prospect Rafael Devers followed by the trade for utility man Eduardo Nunez have pushed Holt out of the mix for regular at-bats. He'll be on the bench for the fourth time in five games Sunday.

Holt will start at second base and bat eighth Sunday against the Angels, Scott Lauber of ESPN.com reports.

Holt is batting just .200 since returning from the disabled list July 16 following a lengthy absence due to symptoms of vertigo, but the Red Sox seem content to stick with him in an everyday role until the front office is able to swing a trade for a third baseman. The Red Sox had started Holt at the hot corner in each of the previous five games, but he'll move over to second base Sunday with Dustin Pedroia nursing a sore knee.

Holt will start at third base and bat ninth Monday against the Blue Jays, Tim Britton of The Providence Journal reports.

Holt was activated from the 60-day disabled list and served as the Red Sox's 26th man for Sunday's doubleheader with the Yankees, appearing in both contests for his first game action since April 20. While it was initially expected that Holt would report back to Triple-A Pawtucket after the twin bill, the Red Sox ultimately opted to keep him around over Tzu-Wei Lin, who was optioned to Pawtucket late Sunday. Holt will now pick up his second start in a row and could end up settling in as the team's primary option at third base if he's able to provide more offensive production than the light-hitting Deven Marrero.

Holt went 1-for-2 during Sunday's game against the Yankees after coming into the game as a pinch hitter in the seventh inning.

Holt made his first major-league appearance since April 20 when he landed on the DL with vertigo, and came up to serve as the team's 26th man during Sunday's doubleheader. The 29-year-old reached on an infield single during his first at-bat, and then grounded out to shortstop in the ninth after spending a few innings at third base.