Afternoon Doubleheader Red Sox Delight – 9/13

After Dustin Pedroia’s two-run homer gave the Boston Red Sox a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in game 1, the two teams are back at it again in the back end of the doubleheader.

The second game of the doubleheader is scheduled to start at 5:00 p.m. and the game will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Rays television market, you can catch the game on Sun Sports. And if the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can catch the game on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

After throwing 23 pitches on Friday night before the game was called, Jon Lester will be back on the mound in the second game of the doubleheader for Terry Francona. Lester has made 28 starts this season and is 12-7 with a 3.44 ERA. He’s made four starts this season against the Rays and is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA. In eleven career starts against the Rays, he is 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA. Lester is 5-3 with a 3.39 ERA in 12 starts at Fenway Park this season.

James Shields was also the scheduled starter on Friday night and will start again this afternoon. He’s made 29 starts this season and is 9-10 with a 4.02 ERA. He’s made three starts this season against the Red Sox and is 1-2 with a 5.79 ERA. Shields is 3-6 with a 5.40 ERA in eleven career starts against the Red Sox. He’s lost all five career starts at Fenway Park and has a 9.00 ERA there.

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Here are the lineups for this afternoon’s second game:

And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers.