After an offensive explosion in the win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row over the Milwaukee Brewers in game two of a three-game set at Fenway Park.
Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and you can watch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Brewers television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports North. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Jon Lester goes for a MLB-leading 10th win in his 15th start of 2011. In his previous 14 starts, Lester is 9-2 with a 3.73 ERA. He’s never faced the Brewers in his career. Lester has made 14 career interleague starts and is 8-2 with a 2.99 ERA. In three interleague starts in 2010, Lester was 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA (4 ER/22 IP).
Randy Wolf makes his 15th start of 2011 for the Brew Crew and his first against the Red Sox since 2004. In his 14 starts this season, Wolf is 4-4 with a 3.20 ERA. He’s made five career starts against the Red Sox and is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA. Three of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA (6 ER/19.1 IP).
Click on the read more button below to see tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the overnight and morning if you’re on the home page.
Here are tonight’s lineups:
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| 1. Rickie Weeks | 2B | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Corey Hart | RF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Ryan Braun | LF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Prince Fielder | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Casey McGehee | 3B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 6. Darnell McDonald | LF |
| 7. Josh Wilson | 2B | 7. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 8. Carlos Gomez | CF | 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 9. George Kottaras | C | 9. Mike Cameron | RF |
| Randy Wolf | SP | Jon Lester | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
After suffering a hamstring injury last night, Carl Crawford has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. He’s been replaced on the 25-man roster by Josh Reddick.
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Cashman: Still ‘not true’ that Yankees tampered with Red Sox’ Miller [Clubhouse Insider]
Crawford to DL a ‘no-brainer’ [Clubhouse Insider]
Tito glad he called Claude [Clubhouse Insider]
Red Sox early notes: Crawford to DL [CSNNE.com]
Lester seeks 10th win tonight against Brewers [ESPN Boston]
Crawford on DL for only 2d time in career [ESPN Boston]
Youkilis back in after stomach flareup [ESPN Boston]
Best sports town? Boston will keep the title until Apple gets an attitude adjustment [ESPN NY]
Carl Crawford placed on the disabled list [Extra Bases]
Francona: Putting Crawford on the disabled list ‘a no-brainer’ [Full Count]
John Lackey Takes Pressure Off Thin Bullpen, Shows Signs of Complete Turnaround [NESN.com]
Carl Crawford Placed on 15-Day Disabled List With Left Hamstring Strain, Josh Reddick Recalled [NESN.com]
Carl Crawford lands on DL, Reddick called up [Projo Sox Blog]
Lowrie expects second opinion on shoulder next week [Projo Sox Blog]
City of Boston’s latest title resonates with Sox [RedSox.com]
Red Sox look to keep rolling behind Lester [RedSox.com]
Crawford lands on DL with hamstring strain [RedSox.com]
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