Coming off of a 4-3 homestand, the Boston Red Sox head south to Camden Yards for a three-game weekend matchup with the Baltimore Orioles.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:05 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on MASN in the Orioles television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz looks for his ninth road win in a row for Terry Francona and the Red Sox. He’s been the most consistent Red Sox starter this season as he is 7-3 with a 2.73 ERA in ten starts. Buchholz hasn’t faced the Orioles in 2010 but he’s made seven appearances (six starts) against the Orioles in his career and is 4-2 with a 4.21 ERA. In four appearances (three starts) at Camden Yards, Buchholz is 2-1 with a 7.63 ERA.
Chris Tillman makes his second start since being called up on May 29th by the Orioles. In his first start out against the Blue Jays, he received a no decision after allowing two runs in 5 2/3 innings. He’s never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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15-39 |
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1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Corey Patterson | LF |
2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Miguel Tejada | 3B |
3. David Ortiz | DH | 3. Nick Markakis | RF |
4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 4. Ty Wigginton | 1B |
5. Victor Martinez | 3B | 5. Luke Scott | DH |
6. J.D. Drew | RF | 6. Matt Wieters | C |
7. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 7. Adam Jones | CF |
8. Jeremy Hermida | LF | 8. Scott Moore | 2B |
9. Bill Hall | CF | 9. Cesar Izturis | SS |
Clay Buchholz | SP | Chris Tillman | SP |
And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
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Francona can relate to fired Orioles manager Dave Trembley [Clubhouse Insider]
Playing time dwindles for Lowell [ESPN Boston]
Red Sox have some trade bait [Extra Bases]
Samuel introduced as new Orioles manager [Extra Bases]
News and notes from Camden Yards [Extra Bases]
Number Crunch: RBI vs Opportunity [Full Count]
So this is why they traded Engel Beltre [Full Count]
Orioles GM MacPhail: ‘It’s a giant step back’ [Full Count]
Orioles interim manager is no expert on plate discipline [Projo Sox Blog]
Boof Bonser hopes, expects to join Boston this week [Projo Sox Blog]
Draft Preview: New director for Boston [RedSox.com]