As expected, Roman Anthony is not in the Red Sox lineup against the Royals on Tuesday. Another key outfielder also is on the bench.

Roman Anthony is not in the lineup for the second straight game as the Red Sox look for their seventh consecutive win Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals.

Roman Anthony — who was originally slated to bat third in Boston’s lineup on Monday as the team’s right fielder — was scratched just before the start of the game. Boston later announced that the promising rookie outfielder was taken out of action due to “mid-back tightness.”