After being walloped 9-4 by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday afternoon in Bradenton, FL, the Boston Red Sox are back in the friendly confines of City of Palms Park tonight where they’ll host the New York Yankees.
Tonight’s game will begin at 7:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. Fear not non-NESN’ers or yes even you Yankees fans, as the game will also be available nationally on ESPN2. The game wil also be available online at ESPN3.com.
Here are today’s lineups for the game:
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| 1. Brett Gardner |
LF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Ramiro Pena | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Curtis Granderson |
CF | 3. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 4. Nick Swisher |
RF | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Eric Chavez | 1B | 5. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 6. Eduardo Nunez | 2B | 6. David Ortiz | DH |
| 7. Ronnie Belliard | 3B | 7. Mike Cameron | RF |
| 8. Jorge Vazquez | DH | 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 3B |
| 9. Jesus Montero | C | 9. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| Manny Banuelos | SP | Alfredo Aceves | SP |
Also scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox: Dennys Reyes, Bobby Jenks, Rich Hill, Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon
Also scheduled to pitch for the Yankees: Dellin Betances, Romulo Sanchez, Mark Prior and Luis Ayala.
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