Brian Duensing (L), Felix Doubront (R)

After being shutout 5-0 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to even up the series in the second game of a four-game set with the Minnesota Twins at historic Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Twins television market, you can catch the game on FOX Sports North. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Felix Doubront takes the hill for the 21st time in 2012. In his previous 20 starts, Doubront is 10-5 with a 4.37 ERA. Tonight will mark the first time Doubront has faced the Twins in his career.

Brian Duensing makes just his sixth start (39th appearance though) this season for the Twins. In his previous 38 appearances (five starts), Duensing is 2-6 with a 4.53 ERA. He’s made one appearance against the Red Sox this season and retired the only two batters he faced back on April 23rd. He’s made four career appearances (one start) against the local nine and is 0-1 with a 3.60 ERA (2 ER/5 IP). Two of those apperances have come at the Fens where he has no record with a 5.40 ERA (1 ER/1.2 IP).

Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.

Here are today’s lineups:

Minnesota Twins45-60 Boston Red Sox53-53
1. Denard Span CF 1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Ben Revere RF 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Joe Mauer C 3. Cody Ross RF
4. Josh Willingham DH 4. Adrian Gonzalez 1B
5. Justin Morneau 1B 5. Ryan Lavarnway DH
6. Danny Valencia 3B 6. Will Middlebrooks 3B
7. Darin Mastroianni LF 7. Carl Crawford LF
8. Brian Dozier SS 8. Kelly Shoppach C
9. Jamey Carroll 2B 9. Mike Aviles SS
Brian Duensing SP Felix Doubront SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox batter/pitcher matchups

NOTES:

REFRESH OR CHECK BACK OFTEN AS MORE LINKS WILL BE ADDED BEFORE GAMETIME IF/WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND WILL BE BOLDED

To open the links up in a new tab or window, use Control+click

Morales will start Sunday in place of Beckett [rob bradford – weei.com]

Source: Red Sox weren’t team to claim Lee [rob bradford – weei.com]

Red Sox haven’t talked Lowe with Tribe [rob bradford – weei.com]

Josh Beckett won’t pitch Sunday; Red Sox hopeful he will avoid DL [clubhouse insider]

Schilling critical of Sox communication [csn new england]

Schilling: Valentine’s end won’t be pretty [espn boston]

Sox try to get over .500 vs. Twins [espn boston]

Morales to start for Beckett on Sunday [espn boston]

For the Red Sox, history in the making [extra bases]

Red Sox induct Schilling, Barrett, Burks, others into hall of fame [extra bases]

Beckett scratched for Sunday, but not on DL [extra bases]

Ortiz works out, but not returning this weekend [extra bases]

Bobby Valentine just adding to Red Sox dysfunction [tony massarotti – boston globe]

Bobby Valentine’s Jab at Buster Olney Conjures Up Memories of Some of Sports’ Best Media Tussles (Gallery) [nesn.com]

Franklin Morales to Start in Place of Josh Beckett on Sunday Against Twins [nesn.com]

Fighting unifies Patriots, tears apart Red Sox [mike petraglia – weei.com]

Schilling: “This is not somebody else’s fault” [projo sox blog]

Morales to start for Beckett on Sunday [projo sox blog]

Injury updates: Aviles, Bailey, Matsuzaka [projo sox blog]

Ortiz unlikely for this weekend [projo sox blog]

Doubront looks to draw Sox even vs. Twins [redsox.com]

Beckett to skip Sunday start; Morales to sub [redsox.com]

Ortiz: Won’t play this weekend [alex speier – weei.com]

Follow Ian on Twitter @soxanddawgs. And be sure to like us on Facebook as well.

photo credits: getty images, getty images