Red Sox News From The Fort – 3/5

The Boston Red Sox headed up to Tampa, FL last night to take on the New York Yankees and it was the minor leaguers who stole the show in the 5-3 win at Steinbrenner Field. Sure, Clay Buchholz started this one for the Red Sox, but it was the play of Jose Iglesias, Oscar Tejeda and Juan Carlos Linares that propelled them to the win.

Iglesias went 2-for-3 with a walk and showed some leather on a few plays. Linares went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and had the game-winning RBI. Tejeda was 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs.

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Clay Buchholz(notes) gets the ball back during a spring training baseball game against the New York Yankees at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla., Friday, March 4, 2011. Buchholz went three innings, allowing a hit with a walk and two strikeouts. Randy Williams allowed a hit and walk with two strikeouts in an inning of work. Brandon Duckworth picked up the win after allowing a run on three hits and a walk with a strikeout in two innings. Matt Albers looked great out of the pen as he struck out three in two innings. Tony Pena Jr. struggled as he allowed two runs on two hits and two walks in 2/3 of an inning. Eammon Portice bailed him out picking up the save.

The Red Sox were only able to pick up two hits off of former teammate Bartolo Colon who struck out five in three innings. Jed Lowrie and Daniel Nava each had a hit with Nava adding an RBI. Drew Sutton also had two hits.

Today the Red Sox will play a split-squad doubleheader against the Florida Marlins at home and the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota FL. The game against the Marlins will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN and will also be available on MLB.tv and the MLB Network. There is no television or radio for the game against the Orioles.

Here are the lineups for the game against the Marlins:


1. Emilio Bonifacio	2B	1. Marco Scutaro	SS
2. Dewayne Wise	CF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Logan Morrison	LF	3. David Ortiz	DH
4. Gaby Sanchez	DH	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Scott Cousins	RF	5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
6. Josh Kroeger	1B	6. Mike Cameron	CF
7. Donnie Murphy	SS	7. Darnell McDonald	RF
8. Matt Dominguez	3B	8. Daniel Nava	LF
9. Brett Hayes	C	9. Lars Anderson	1B
Anibal Sanchez	SP	Daisuke Matsuzaka	SP

Also scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox: RHP Tim Wakefield, RHP Jonathan Papelbon, RHP Daniel Bard, RHP Bobby Jenks.

Also scheduled to pitch for the Marlins: RHP Shawn Hill Adalberto Mendez, LHP Victor Garate.

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Here are the lineups for the game against the Orioles:


1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	1. Brian Roberts	2B
2. Oscar Tejeda	2B	2. Nick Markakis	RF
3. Carl Crawford	LF	3. Luke Scott	LF
4. Will Middlebrooks	3B	4. Vladimir Guerrero	DH
5. Juan Carlos Linares	DH	5. Mark Reynolds	3B
6. Mark Wagner	C	6. Adam Jones	CF
7. Nate Spears	RF	7. J.J. Hardy	SS
8. Drew Sutton	1B	8. Matt Wieters	C
9. Jose Iglesias	SS	9. Joe Mahoney	1B
Alfredo Aceves	SP	Brad Bergesen	SP