After falling out of first place in the loss last night, the Boston Red Sox look to get back to the business of winning in the second game of a three-game set with the Texas Rangers at Historic Fenway Park.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. and will be broadcast to 71% of the country on FOX. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Erik Bedard goes in search of his first win in a Red Sox uniform in his 6th start with them and his 22nd start of the season. In five starts with the Red Sox, Bedard is 0-2 with a 3.46 ERA. On the season in 21 starts, Bedard is 4-9 with a 3.45 ERA. He’s made three starts against the Rangers this season and is 0-2 with a 4.50 ERA (9 ER/18 IP). He took the loss in his only start against them as a member of the Red Sox on 8/22 when he allowed four runs in six innings of work. He’s made 14 career starts against the Rangers and is 4-4 with a 3.42 ERA. This is his first time facing them at the Fens.
Colby Lewis makes his 28th start of the season for the Rangers. In his previous 27 starts, Lewis is 11-9 with a 4.19 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Red Sox this season and is 1-1 with a 7.50 ERA (10 ER/12 IP). He’s made 10 career appearances (six starts) against the Red Sox and is 2-2 with a 4.50 ERA. Three of those appearances (two starts) have come at the Fens where he is 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA (6 ER/11 IP).
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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
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| 1. Ian Kinsler | 2B | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Elvis Andrus | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Josh Hamilton | LF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Michael Young | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Mike Napoli | DH | 6. Jed Lowrie | SS |
| 7. Yorvit Torrealba | C | 7. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 8. David Murphy | RF | 8. Josh Reddick | RF |
| 9. Craig Gentry | CF | 9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| Colby Lewis | SP | Erik Bedard | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
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Another off day for Marco Scutaro and more pregame notes [Clubhouse Insider]
Notes: Scutaro to get an extra day of rest [CSN New England]
Video: BBTN crew previews tonight’s game [ESPN Boston]
Scutaro gets another game off [ESPN Boston]
Scutaro gets a little break [Extra Bases]
Big Papi plays Cupid for Texas couple [Extra Bases]
Marco Scutaro out again for Red Sox [Full Count]
Terry Francona: Matt Albers is fine physically [Full Count]
Josh Beckett Takes Home Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]
Red Sox Nation Continues Longest Streak In MLB History With 700th Consecutive Sellout at Fenway Park [NESN.com]
Red Sox Lacking Home Dominance in Otherwise Solid Season [NESN.com]
Terry Francona Remains Hopeful That Matt Albers Can Return to Form [NESN.com]
John Valentin understands challenges Lowrie has faced [Projo Sox Blog]
Francona’s confidence in Albers unshaken [Projo Sox Blog]
“Beat up” Scutaro out one more day [Projo Sox Blog]
Bedard still seeking elusive first win with Sox [RedSox.com]
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