Ramón Vázquez sat at the table in the Fenway interview room and took a deep breath as he fought off a shiver. The temperature at first pitch in Monday’s series opener was in the low 50s with a strong breeze.

Hunter Dobbins will be on the mound, but Alex Cora will have the night off. Bench coach Ramon Vazquez will serve as the team’s manager.

As manager Carlos Mendoza’s crew has been reminded all too often lately, there is a need to drive in runners on base. And an occasional jolt over the fence wouldn’t hurt, either.

BOSTON — Star rookie Kristian Campbell again is not in the Red Sox lineup Monday. The Red Sox and Mets will play the first game of their three-game series at Fenway Park at 6:45 p.m. Boston manager Alex Cora is skipping the game to attend his daughter’s Boston College graduation.

Jarren Duran had a double and a triple as the Boston Red Sox tagged Mets ace Kodai Senga for three runs and beat New York 3-1 on Monday night.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said he’ll talk to Juan Soto about hustling out of the batter’s box after the slugger watched his would-be home run bounce off the Green Monster for a single against the Red Sox.

The Red Sox 37-year-old reliever and Mets superstar Francisco Lindor faced each other Monday for the 14th time. It ended up being a 10-pitch battle won by Justin Wilson.