After two days off, one due to Hurricane Irene and one that was scheduled, the Boston Red Sox continue their nine-game homestand tonight at Historic Fenway Park. They’ll welcome their AL East rivals the New York Yankees to town in the first of three-game set.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Yankees’s broadcast area, you can catch the game on MY9. If you don’t live in either market, you could be in luck as the MLB Network is scheduled to have coverage of the game in certain markets as well. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
John Lackey takes the bump for the 23rd time this tonight. In his previous 22 starts, Lackey is 12-9 with a 5.98 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Yankees this year and is 2-0 with a 7.36 ERA (9 ER/11 IP). Lackey’s made 21 career starts against the Yankees and is 8-8 with a 4.67 ERA. Four of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 3-0 with a 4.01 ERA.
CC Sabathia looks to exercise his demons against the Red Sox this season. He’s made four starts against them in 2011 and is 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA. Before this season as a member of the Yankees (2009-10), Sabathia had been 4-1 with a 3.04 ERA in eight starts. Overall in his career, Sabathia is 6-9 with a 4.19 ERA in 19 starts against the Red Sox. Nine of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-4 with a 4.47 ERA. Tonight will mark his 29th start of the season. In his previous 28 starts, he is 17-7 with a 2.99 ERA.
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Here are this evening’s lineups:
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| 1. Brett Gardner | LF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Derek Jeter | SS | 2. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 3. Curtis Granderson | CF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Mark Teixeira | 1B | 4. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 5. Robinson Cano | 2B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Nick Swisher | RF | 6. Jed Lowrie | 3B |
| 7. Eric Chavez | 3B | 7. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 8. Jorge Posada | DH | 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 9. Francisco Cervelli | C | 9. Darnell McDonald | RF |
| CC Sabathia | SP | John Lackey | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
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Wakefield to be pushed back, Buchholz throws [Clubhouse Insider]
Notes: Buchholz begins throwing again [CSN New England]
Video: Edes on Sox-Yankees series [ESPN Boston]
Podcast: Edes on Sox-Yankees [ESPN Boston]
How the Red Sox have solved CC [ESPN Boston]
Sox face CC (0-4 vs. Boston) tonight [ESPN Boston]
Wakefield to be skipped against Texas [ESPN Boston]
Sox to proceed ‘deliberately’ with Buchholz [ESPN Boston]
Drew to return Thursday, Youkilis on Friday [ESPN Boston]
Audio: Francona on ESPN Radio NY [ESPN Boston]
Bradley moves from tee box to pitcher’s mound [ESPN Boston]
Red Sox resurface infield [Extra Bases]
Update on Kevin Youkilis and J.D. Drew [Extra Bases]
Clay Buchholz starts throwing [Extra Bases]
Rotation set for the Texas series [Extra Bases]
Behind Enemy Lines: A-Rod out of lineup, status uncertain [Extra Bases]
Keegan Bradley: “First pitch dream come true” [Extra Bases]
Red Sox sending six to Arizona Fall League [Extra Bases]
Red Sox Notes: Andrew Miller will start against Texas [Full Count]
Can Alex Rodriguez Still Be a Factor This Season? [NESN.com]
Red Sox Mailbag: Another Jacoby Ellsbury Trade Wish and What to Do With Tim Wakefield [NESN.com]
CC Sabathia Has Awful Numbers Against Red Sox This Season, But It’s Still Hard to Bet Against Him [NESN.com]
Clay Buchholz Among Red Sox Who Understand Communication Is Key to Prevention of Injuries [NESN.com]
Clay Buchholz Throws From 60 Feet, a Small But ‘Exciting’ Step for Red Sox Righty [NESN.com]
Red Sox Face Difficult Test Over Rest of Homestand With Yankees, Rangers Coming to Town [NESN.com]
A Series Matter: Red Sox-Yankees and September [Projo Sox Blog]
Q&A: Yankees beat writer Daniel Barbarisi [Projo Sox Blog]
Youkilis, Drew to play for PawSox tonight [Projo Sox Blog]
Doubront’s transition to bullpen well underway [Projo Sox Blog]
Clay Buchholz throws with “no problems, no pain” [Projo Sox Blog]
Beyeler to manage Hassan and Middlebrooks — plus Harper and Trout — in Arizona Fall League [Projo Sox Blog]
Jenks back with Red Sox; Drew, Youkilis with PawSox [Projo Sox Blog]
Miller to start Friday, Wakefield pushed back [Projo Sox Blog]
Rodriguez likely out for series with Sox [Projo Sox Blog]
Lackey set to take on Yanks [RedSox.com]
East positioning continues as Sox host Yanks [RedSox.com]
Boston’s Castiglione, Remy on Frick Award ballot [RedSox.com]
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