After a 10-game homestand that saw them go 4-6, the Boston Red Sox are heading north of the border to take on Toronto Blue Jays in a 3-game set at Rogers Centre.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN Plus in the Red Sox television market. To find your NESN Plus Channel, click here. The game can be seen in the Blue Jays television market on Rogers Sports Net.. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Josh Beckett takes the bump looking for his second win of the 2010 season. In his four previous starts, he is 1-0 with a 5.26 ERA. He made two starts against the Blue Jays in 2009 and had no record with a 10.45 ERA. He’s made 12 career starts against the Blue Jays and is 3-5 with a 6.62 ERA. In five starts at Rogers Centre, Beckett is 1-2 with a 7.76 ERA.
Dana Eveland makes his fourth start in a Blue Jays uniform. In his previous three starts, he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He’s made three career starts against the Red Sox and is 0-2 with a 17.36 ERA (18 ER/9.1 IP).
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Fred Lewis | LF |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Aaron Hill | 2B |
| 3. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 3. Adam Lind | DH |
| 4. Mike Lowell | DH | 4. Vernon Wells | CF |
| 5. J.D. Drew | RF | 5. Lyle Overbay | 1B |
| 6. Jason Varitek | C | 6. Alex Gonzalez | SS |
| 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 7. Jose Bautista | 3B |
| 8. Bill Hall | LF | 8. John Buck | C |
| 9. Darnell McDonald | LF | 9. Travis Snider | 3B |
| Josh Beckett | SP | Dana Eveland | SP |
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10-9And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
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Red Sox ink new C, Ibarra, to M.L. deal [Clubhouse Insider]
More details on C Ibarro deal [Clubhouse Insider]
Dice-K on Dice-K: ‘I hope I can repay them a little bit’ [Clubhouse Insider]
Embree: No more extending deadline [ESPN Boston]
MLB hires Dr. Charles Steinberg [Extra Bases]
Matsuzaka ready to go [Extra Bases]
The Daisuke vs. Ino battle rages on [Full Count]
The lowdown on the new Red Sox Cuban catcher [Full Count]
Matsuzaka wants to ‘repay’ Red Sox [Full Count]
Who Is the Greatest Boston Sports Legend of Them All? [NESN.com]
How Badly Have Red Sox Been Burned by Base Stealers? [NESN.com]
Embree says he’ll opt out if not called up to majors this week [Projo Sox Blog]
Dice-K throws 69 pitches in encouraging simulated game [Projo Sox Blog]
Scutaro returns to Toronto for first time since departure [Projo Sox Blog]
Ortiz out against another lefty [Projo Sox Blog]
Atchison not thinking much about inevitable transaction [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox, Blue Jays to face familiar shortstops [RedSox.com]
For Sox, it’s a week to exploit the weak [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
Evaluator: Ibarra an ‘offensive’ catcher [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
