Yesterday at City of Palms Park, the Boston Red Sox fell to the their AL East foes, the Tampa Bay Rays, 8-6 in Grapefruit League action.
Minor leaguer Adam Mills was roughed up for six runs in an inning to take the loss. Jon Lester started for the Red Sox and allowed an unearned run on two hits in 2 2/3 innings. Jonathan Papelbon, Daniel Bard and Hideki Okajima all worked clean innings out of the bullpen as well.
Jacoby Ellsbury led the attack with two home runs and three RBIs while Kevin Youkilis was 2-for-3 with an RBI double. Dustin Pedroia also had two hits and Mike Cameron added a hit and an RBI.
Today, the Red Sox head back across the state to Port St. Lucie to take on the New York Mets. The game will start at 1:05 p.m. and will be broadcast on SNY and the MLB Network where available. It is also available on MLB.com if you have the MLB.tv or Gameday Audio package. You can also catch it on the MLB At Bat app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
John Lackey will start for the Red Sox and he’ll be followed by LHP Felix Doubront, RHP Joe Nelson and RHP Junichi Tazawa.
Mike Pelfrey gets the start for the Mets and he’ll be followed by LHP Pedro Feliciano, RHP Tobi Stoner, LHP Hisanori Takahashi and RHP Ryota Igarashi.
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| 1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Angel Pagan | CF |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Luis Castillo | 2B |
| 3. Victor Martinez | C | 3. David Wright | 3B |
| 4. David Ortiz | DH | 4. Mike Jacobs | 1B |
| 5. J.D. Drew | RF | 5. Jason Bay | LF |
| 6. Mike Cameron | CF | 6. Frank Catalanotto | DH |
| 7. Jeremy Hermida | LF | 7. Jeff Francoeur | RF |
| 8. Jed Lowrie | 3B | 8. Alex Cora | SS |
| 9. Lars Anderson | 1B | 9. Chris Coste | C |
| John Lackey | SP | Mike Pelfrey | SP |
A final tug for Garciaparra [Boston Globe]
In historically bad taste here [Boston Globe]
Very few had a swing like his [Boston Globe]
The Red Sox: Extending the circle of warmth [Boston Globe]
Giving a piece of his mind [Boston Globe]
Nomar Garciaparra’s strange last call [Boston Herald]
Hanley Ramirez recalls short stay [Boston Herald]
Broken-bat knock [Boston Herald]
Julio Lugo positive about negative Red Sox stretch [Boston Herald]
Cameron reacts to Hunter’s word choice [Clubhouse Insider]
Red Sox boot one with Nomar [CSN New England]
Red Sox notes: Wakefield, Varitek praise Nomar [CSN New England]
Band of brothers: Garciaparra and Conigliaro [CSN New England]
Bay leaving his Sox in the past [CSN New England]
Red Sox notes: Varitek, Beltre pulled from Friday trip [CSN New England]
Varitek’s father ailing [ESPN Boston]
Maddon vents on maple [ESPN Boston]
‘Substantive’ talks on Beckett deal [ESPN Boston]
Bay won’t talk about the past [ESPN Boston]
Morning notes: Sox happy to see Bay [ESPN Boston]
A few notes from Ft. Myers [Extra Bases]
Bay’s state of mind [Extra Bases]
Lester happy with outing, not maple bats [Full Count]
Varitek’s absence due to father’s illness [Full Count]
What’s new with the Red Sox: Wednesday [Full Count]
Red Sox see Beltre as perfect fit for Fenway Park [Providence Journal]
Lester speaks out on dangers of maple bats [Providence Journal]
Nomar finds himself welcomed back to ranks of Red Sox royalty [Providence Journal]
Closing the book on Nomar [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
Beckett, the Sox and simple math [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
Nomar memories flood past teammates [redsox.com]
Beckett, Red Sox working on deal [redsox.com]
Lackey, Red Sox meet old friend Bay [redsox.com]
