The Boston Red Sox look for their fourth straight win as well as their third straight road victory in game three of a four-game set with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
First pitch for tonight’s game is scheduled for 9:05 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN Plus in the Red Sox television market. The game will switch over to NESN once the Boston Bruins playoff game is over. If you live in the Angels television market, the game will be broadcast on FOXSports West. And if youIf you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Daisuke Matsuzaka looks to build off his strong outing his last time on the bump. In three starts, Dice-K is 1-2 with a 6.43 ERA. He made one start against the Halos in 2010 picking up the win back on May 10th after allowing five runs in 5.1 innings of work. He’s made three career starts, all of them at Fenway Park, against the Angels and is 2-1 with a 6.06 ERA.
Ervin Santana makes his fifth start of 2011 and will be looking for his first win since September 21, 2010. In his four starts, he is 0-2 with a 5.26 ERA. He made two starts against the Red Sox in 2010 and was 1-0 with a 1.93 ERA. He’s made eight career starts against the Red Sox and is 2-2 with a 4.31 ERA.
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Here are tonight’s lineups:
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 12-8 |
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 1. Maicer Izturis |
2B |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Erick Aybar | SS |
| 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 3. Bobby Abreu | RF |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B | 4. Torii Hunter | DH |
| 5. David Ortiz | DH | 5. Vernon Wells | CF |
| 6. Jed Lowrie | SS | 6. Alberto Callaspo | 3B |
| 7. J.D. Drew | RF | 7. Hank Conger | C |
| 8. Carl Crawford |
LF | 8. Mark Trumbo | 1B |
| 9. Jason Varitek | C | 9. Reggie Willits |
LF |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | SP | Ervin Santana | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
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Red Sox look to win fourth in row on road [ESPN Boston]
Batting 8th, the left fielder, Crawford. Crawford. [ESPN Boston]
Pitching drives the Red Sox hot streak [Extra Bases]
This day in Red Sox history [Extra Bases]
Papelbon outsmarted the Red Sox. Or something like that [Extra Bases]
Kalish could need surgery on shoulder [Extra Bases]
Daisuke Matsuzaka’s Patriots Day Gem Earns Him Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]
Starting Rotation, Back-End Relievers Getting Red Sox Back Near .500 After Rough Start [NESN.com]
Pawtucket Red Sox Remember 1981’s Longest Game Ever [NESN.com]
Papelbon continues strong start [Projo Sox Blog]
Angels look to halt trend against Red Sox [RedSox.com]
