Reinforcements have arrived.
The Sox reactivated outfielders Avisail Garcia and Leury Garcia on Friday and added them to the lineup for the first of game of a doubleheader against the Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field.
James Shields, who starts the day game, and Lucas Giolito, the nightcap’s starter, can use all the offensive help they can get. The Sox produce a 3.6 run support average, according to baseball-reference.com. MLB’s average is 4.1.
The right-handed Shields (2-8, 4.63 ERA) faces Oakland lefthander Sean Manaea (6-6, 3.