Despite the struggles of Jonathan Papelbon on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox held on to beat the New York Mets 8-5. Today, they will split their squad and take on the Detroit Tigers at City of Palms Park at 1:05 p.m.. The other squad will head to Port Charlotte tonight to take on the Tampa Bay Rays at 7:05 p.m.
Here are today’s lineups for the game against the Tigers:
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| 1. Austin Jackson |
CF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Will Rhymes | 2B | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Clete Thomas |
RF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez |
1B |
| 4. Brennan Boesch |
LF | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Ryan Raburn | DH | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Jhonny Peralta | SS | 6. Jason Varitek | C |
| 7. Don Kelly | 3B | 7. Mike Cameron | RF |
| 8. Alex Avila | C | 8. Ryan Kalish | CF |
| 9. Scott Thorman | 1B | 9. Darnell McDonald | LF |
| Max Scherzer | SP | Clay Buchholz | SP |
Also scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox: LHP Dennys Reyes, LHP Hideki Okajima, RHP Michael Bowden.
Also scheduled to pitch for the Tigers: RHP Robbie Weinhardt, RHP Alberto Alburquerque, LHP Brad Thomas, LHP Fu-Te Ni.
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Here is the lineup the Red Sox will send to Port Charlotte tonight (I’ll have complete lineups in a later post):
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Carl Crawford, LF
3. J.D. Drew, RF
4. Jed Lowrie, SS
5. Daniel Nava, DH
6. Yamaico Navarro, 3B
7. Nate Spears, 2B
8. Drew Sutton, 1B
9. Mark Wagner, C
Tim Wakefield, SP
Also scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox: RHP Matt Fox, RHP Matt Albers, LHP Randy Williams.
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Papelbon is still closing in [Boston Globe]
On second thought, Francona taps Lackey [Boston Globe]
John Lackey gets No. 2 start after Jon Lester [Boston Herald]
Red Sox rock the vote [Boston Herald]
Survey says [Boston Herald]
Tough decisions ahead on bullpen spots [ESPN Boston]
Tito: No plans to match catchers, pitchers [ESPN Boston]
Morning notes from Red Sox camp [Extra Bases]
Predict the season series contest [Extra Bases]
Wakefield among ‘interesting’ bullpen decisions for Red Sox? [Extra Bases]
Encouraging step forward for Doubront [Extra Bases]
Why Jarrod Saltalamacchia has entered the world of Twitter [Full Count]
‘Interesting decisions’ to make on Tim Wakefield and the Red Sox bullpen [Full Count]
Terry Francona Says Newly Crafted Rotation Gives Red Sox Opportunity to ‘Win More Games’ [NESN.com]
Jerry Remy Proves He’s No Cyber Expert While Appearing in Heidi Watney’s Video Diary [NESN.com]
A platoon behind the plate? [Projo Sox Blog]
Any room for Wakefield? [Projo Sox Blog]
To Francona, it’s spring training, not spring tryouts [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox Journal: Boston trims roster, Iglesias, Anderson heading to PawSox [Projo Sox Blog]
Beckett and Papelbon now float in uncertainty [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
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