After holding on for an 8-5 win last night, the Boston Red Sox will look to win the final game of a two-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park before their off day on Thursday.
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 broadcast on Sun Sports in the Rays television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Daisuke Matsuzaka makes his 10th start this season and first appearance against the Rays for skipper Terry Francona. In his previous nine starts, he is 5-2 with a 4.50 ERA. Dice-K has made nine career starts against the Rays and has a record of 2-4 with a 4.05 ERA.
Matt Garza has had relatively good success against the Red Sox in his career. He’s made two starts against them this season and is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA. He’s made 14 career starts against the Red Sox and is 6-3 with a 3.36 ERA. In seven career starts at Fenway Park, Garza is 4-2 with a 2.98 ERA. Garza has made 15 starts this season for Joe Maddon and is 8-5 with a 4.10 ERA.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Ben Zobrist | CF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. Eric Patterson | LF |
| 3. Evan Longoria | RF | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Carlos Peña | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Matt Joyce | RF | 5. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 6. John Jaso | DH | 6. Bill Hall | 2B |
| 7. Sean Rodriguez | 2B | 7. Jason Varitek | C |
| 8. Kelly Shoppach | C | 8. Darnell McDonald | RF |
| 9. Jason Bartlett | SS | 9. Mike Cameron | CF |
| Matt Garza | SP | Daisuke Matsuzaka | SP |
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47-31Here’s the hitters have fared against this evening’s starting pitchers in their careers:
Voting for the 2010 MLB All-Star game ends tomorrow at midnight EDT so let’s show the Red Sox players some love by voting.
Also Fabio Castro cleared waivers after being designated for assignment on Monday. He’s expected to report to Triple-A Pawtucket.
J.D. Drew was in the orginial starting lineup tonight but was scratched with a stiff neck.
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Theo staying the course, for now [Clubhouse Insider]
Anatomy of an at-bat [Clubhouse Insider]
Ask Amalie: Who is the Red Sox’ MVP so far? [Extra Bases]
The strange case of Jacoby Ellsbury [Extra Bases]
Papi moving on up the home run list [Extra Bases]
Pedroia – yes, Pedroia – is taking grounders [Extra Bases]
Maddon on Beltre: ‘I’ve seen it before’ [Full Count]
Adrian Beltre’s Offensive Explosion Merits All-Star Bid, Says Jerry Remy [NESN.com]
Lackey’s Night – Pitch By Pitch [Nuggetpalooza]
Red Sox bullpen still looking shaky [Projo Sox Blog]
Bell, Manuel named to Triple-A All-Star Game [Projo Sox Blog]
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