The Boston Red Sox were shut out by their former pitcher Justin Masterson and the Cleveland Indians last night. Tonight, they’ll look to return the favor in the series finale at Progressive Field.
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 STO (SportsTime Ohio) in the Indians television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Jon Lester looks to continue the good roll he’s been on as of late. In 12 starts this season, Lester is 7-2 with a 2.73 ERA. He’s made six career starts against the Indians and is 3-0 with a 3.89 ERA. Three of those starts have come in Cleveland where he is 1-0 with a 6.06 ERA.
Mitch Talbot has made 11 starts for the Indians this season. He was acquired by the Tribe when they traded former Red Sox prospect Kelly Shoppach to the Rays. In his 11 previous starts, he is 7-4 with a 3.54 ERA. Talbot has faced the Red Sox just once in his career and that came out of the bullpen. In that outing which consisted of three innings, he allowed four runs on five hits and and three walks. One of those hits was a home run by Kevin Youkilis.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Trevor Crowe | CF |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Shin-Soo Choo | RF |
| 3. David Ortiz | DH | 3. Austin Kearns | LF |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 4. Travis Hafner | DH |
| 5. Victor Martinez | C | 5. Shelley Duncan | 1B |
| 6. J.D. Drew | RF | 6. Andy Marte | 3B |
| 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 7. Anderson Hernandez | SS |
| 8. Mike Cameron | CF | 8. Lou Marson | C |
| 9. Bill Hall | LF | 9. Jason Donald | 2B |
| Jon Lester | SP | Mitch Talbot | SP |
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22-36And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
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Strasburg bumps Red Sox from TBS on Sunday [SOX & Dawgs]
Next stop for Ellsbury: Arizona [Clubhouse Insider]
Doctors: New rib injury for Ellsbury [Clubhouse Insider]
Ellsbury diagnosed with new rib fracture [CSN New England]
Ellsbury heads to Arizona for rest, rehab [ESPN Boston]
Another delay – and a long one – for Ellsbury [Extra Bases]
Statement from the Red Sox on Ellsbury: second rib fracture was discovered [Extra Bases]
Remy on D&C: Pedroia will ‘turn it around’ [Full Count]
Five Sox prospects named to Carolina League All-Star game [Full Count]
Doctors: Ellsbury has rib fracture from dive [Full Count]
MRI Reveals Jacoby Ellsbury Has New Rib Fracture [NESN.com]
Red Sox Manager Terry Francona Talks Jacoby Ellsbury’s Latest Injury News [NESN.com]
Ellsbury diagnosed with different fracture [RedSox.com]
