After taking two of three from the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies, the Boston Red Sox head south to take on their AL East-leading rivals the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game set at Tropicana Field.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on Sun Sports in the Rays television market. And if you don’t live in either market and want to watch the game, you can catch the game on ESPN2 or ESPN3.com where available. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz will look for a repeat performance in his last start out. In eight starts this season, Buchholz is 5-3 with a 3.26 ERA. He’s made one start against the Rays this season and took the loss after allowing four unearned runs in five innings on April 17th. He’s made five career starts against the Rays and is 2-2 with a 2.01 ERA. Buchholz has made two starts at Tropicana Field and is 1-1 with a 3.21 ERA.
Wade Davis looks to keep the Rays rolling in his ninth start of the 2010 season. In his previous eight starts, he is 4-3 with a 3.35 ERA. Davis took a no decision against the Red Sox back on April 16th after allowing one run in five innings. He’s made two career starts against the Red Sox, both of them coming at the Fens, and is 0-1 with a 10.57 ERA.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 1. Jason Bartlett | SS |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 3. J.D. Drew | RF | 3. Ben Zobrist | RF |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 4. Evan Longoria | 3B |
| 5. David Ortiz | DH | 5. John Jaso | C |
| 6. J.D. Drew | RF | 6. Hank Blalock | DH |
| 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 7. Carlos Peña | C |
| 8. Jeremy Hermida | LF | 8. B.J. Upton | CF |
| 9. Marco Scutaro | SS | 9. Reed Brignac | 2B |
| Clay Buchholz | SP | Wade Davis | SP |
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32-12And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
The Red Sox did make a player move this afternoon as shortstop Angel Sanchez was optioned back to the Pawtucket Red Sox. Taking his place on the 25-man roster will be Scott Atchison who has pitched well in Pawtucket since being demoted on April 26th. He was 1-0 with a 1.64 ERA in eight appearances for the PawSox.
Francona also stated that Mike Cameron will be activated from the disabled list tomorrow afternoon.
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Can the Red Sox catch some Rays [Clubhouse Insider]
Pregame notes: Cameron, Lowrie and more [Clubhouse Insider]
Sweet music from Buchholz [ESPN Boston]
SoxProspects.com: Revisiting the top 5 [ESPN Boston]
Rays’ Maddon: Focus on ‘the process’ [ESPN Boston]
Youkilis ‘poster child’ for great AB [ESPN Boston]
Rays drop struggling Pena to No. 7 [ESPN Boston]
Red Sox middle names quiz [Extra Bases]
Random thoughts from the road [Extra Bases]
Uncovering the value of Adrian Beltre [Full Count]
Perhaps It Is Time to Retire Idea of ‘Jinxing’ No-Hitters [NESN.com]
A Ray of hope for Sox in Tampa? [Projo Sox Blog]
Lowrie makes cameo in Red Sox clubhouse [Projo Sox Blog]
Atchison called up, thrilled to be back [Projo Sox Blog]
Crucial test for Red Sox turnaround [RedSox.com]
Are Sox hitting their stride? [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
