The Boston Red Sox are going to give rookie Kristian Campbell a try at first base. Campbell worked out at first ahead of Friday night's game against the Atlanta Braves at Fenway Park. Campbell entered the season as one of baseball's top prospects and was named Boston's starting second baseman after an impressive spring.

The Boston Red Sox have been scrambling to fill first base since Triston Casas suffered a season-ending knee injury and

Kristian Campbell, heretofore the Red Sox second baseman, working on some first base drills before last night’s game against the Braves: I wouldn’t say that Campbell looks ugly out there at second, but advanced metrics see him as a pretty poor fielder so far,