Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 7/2

Andrew Miller (L), J.A. Happ (R)

After an epic comeback last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make things a little easier in game two of a three-game set with the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and you can watch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Astros television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Houston. If you don’t live in either market, you may be in luck as the game is scheduled to be shown on the MLB Network in certain parts of the country. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

After a strong outing his last time on the bump, Andrew Miller looks to solidify his status in the Red Sox rotation in his third start of 2011. In his previous two starts, Miller is 1-0 with a 3.09 ERA, which also marks his record in interleague play this year. He made one start against the Astros in 2010 as a member of the Florida Marlins and received a no decision after allowing one run in five innings of work. He’s made two career starts against the Astros and is 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA (6 ER/10 IP). His lone career start at Minute Maid Park came back in 2008 as a member of the Marlins where he took the loss after allowing five runs in five innings of work. He’s made 12 career interleague starts and is 5-5 with a 3.62 ERA.

J. A. Happ looks to stop a personal five-game losing skid tonight in his 17th start of 2011. In his previous 16 starts, Happ is 3-9 with a 5.54 ERA. He’s faced the Red Sox once in his career, coming back in 2009 as a member of the Philadelphia Phillies. In that start, he picked up a no decision after allowing five runs in 5.2 innings. He’s made six career interleague starts and is 1-1 with a 4.98 ERA. Happ has made two interleague starts in 2011 and is 0-1 with an 11.74 ERA (10 ER/7.2 IP).

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Here are tonight’s lineups:

47-34		29-54
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Michael Bourn	CF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Angel Sanchez	2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez	RF	3. Hunter Pence	RF
4. Kevin Youkilis	3B	4. Carlos Lee	1B
5. David Ortiz	1B	5. Jason Michaels	LF
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Chris Johnson	3B
7. Darnell McDonald	LF	7. J. R. Towles	C
8. Marco Scutaro	SS	8. Clint Barmes	SS
9. Andrew Miller	P	9. J. A. Happ	P