Apparently the two days off did nothing for the Boston Red Sox as they were roughed up last night in a 7-6 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Today, they’ll try to get back on the winning side of things yet again (I feel like a broken record) in game two of a four-game set at Fenway Park.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Blue Jays television market, you can catch the game on SNET. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Commander Kicka$$ Josh Beckett looks to right the ship and get the Red Sox going in his third start of 2011. He is coming off of a dominant performance against the New York Yankees that got his record to 1-1 with a 2.08 ERA. Beckett faced the Jays twice last year and was 0-1 with a 9.90 ERA (11 ER/10 IP). He’s had a rough go of things in 14 career starts against the Blue Jays as he is 3-6 with a 7.03 ERA.
Jo-Jo Reyes looks for his first win of the 2011 season in his third start. In his previous two outings, he is 0-1 with a 5.23 ERA. He has never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Click on the read more button below to see tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.
Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
 7-6 |
 2-10 |
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| 1. Yunel Escobar | SS | 1. Jed Lowrie | SS |
| 2. Corey Patterson | CF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Jose Bautista | RF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Adam Lind | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Aaron Hill | 2B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Travis Snider | RF | 6. Mike Cameron | RF |
| 7. Jayson Nix | DH | 7. Jason Varitek | C |
| 8. Jose Molina | C | 8. Darnell McDonald | LF |
| 9. John McDonald | 3B | 9. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared in their careers against this afternoon’s starting pitchers:
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The hits keep on (not) coming for Carl Crawford [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
Red Sox sunk in seventh [Boston Globe]
Crawford’s breaking bad [Boston Globe]
Lineup balance will be tested [Boston Globe]
Gonzalez extension done [Boston Globe]
Red Sox in a Blue state with 2-10 mark [Boston Herald]
Carl Crawford’s hearing it [Boston Herald]
Red Sox show the money [Boston Herald]
Clay Buchholz never finds a comfort zone [Boston Herald]
Adrian Gonzalez signs extension [Boston Herald]
Adrian Gonzalez says he’s game for form-fitting bat grip [Boston Herald]
‘Stormy’ times for Red Sox, idle Carl Crawford [Clubhouse Insider]
More of the same as Sox’ late rally falls short, 7-6 [CSNNE.com]
Command issues haunt Red Sox [CSNNE.com]
Rapid reaction: Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6 [ESPN Boston]
Jenks: “I just flat-out stunk” [ESPN Boston]
Tito on Salty’s throws: “Little bit in and out” [ESPN Boston]
For Crawford, now come the boos [ESPN Boston]
Struggling Crawford gets day off Saturday [ESPN Boston]
Francona sticks Lowrie at top of lineup [ESPN Boston]
Carl Crawford gets a day off [Extra Bases]
Closing Time: Blue Jays 7, Red Sox 6 [Full Count]
Bobby Jenks: ‘All I can say is I stunk’ [Full Count]
Carl Crawford Faces Another Possible Lineup Change As He Continues to Struggle With Red Sox [NESN.com]
Bobby Jenks His Own Worst Critic After Losing Effort Against Blue Jays [NESN.com]
Adrian Gonzalez Can Turn Sole Focus to Baseball Now That He’s Secured Contract With Red Sox [NESN.com]
For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSNNE, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.
And if you must check out the enemy papers, head over to the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and the Globe and Mail websites.
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