Thursday Red Sox Mediocrity – 8/16

Clay Buchholz (L), Chris Tillman (R)

After losing last night 5-3, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept in the finale of a three-game set with the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Orioles television market, you can catch the game on MASN. If you don’t live in either market you’re in luck as the MLB Network will have coverage of the game (outside of Red Sox and Orioles television markets). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Clay Buchholz looks to be the stopper yet again in his 21st start of 2012. In his previous 20 starts, Buchholz is 10-3 with a 4.24 ERA. He’s made three starts against the Birds this year and is 1-0 with a 5.00 ERA (10 ER/18 IP). Buchholz has made 13 appearances (12 starts) against the Orioles and is 6-3 with a 3.67 ERA. Seven of those appearances (six starts) have come at Camden Yards where he is 3-2 with a 5.45 ERA.

Chris Tillman looks to keep his Orioles squad surging in his eighth start of 2012. In his previous seven starts, Tillman is 5-2 with a 3.40 ERA. He’s made two career starts against the Red Sox and is 0-1 with a 5.68 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

57-61		65-53
1. Jacoby Ellsbury	DH	1. Nick Markakis	RF
2. Carl Crawford	LF	2. J.J. Hardy	SS
3. Dustin Pedroia	2B	3. Nate McLouth	LF
4. Adrian Gonzalez	1B	4. Adam Jones	CF
5. Cody Ross	RF	5. Matt Wieters	C
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Chris Davis	DH
7. Nick Punto	3B	7. Mark Reynolds	1B
8. Pedro Ciriaco	SS	8. Manny Machado	3B
9. Scott Podsednik	CF	9. Omar Quintanilla	2B
Clay Buchholz	SP	Chris Tillman	SP