After being swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, the Boston Red Sox will finish up the six game homestand starting tonight with the first of three against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Rangers market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Southwest. If you don’t live in either market you’re in luck as ESPN will have coverage of the game. You can also catch the game online at WatchESPN. And if you can’t catch the game on television, you can always listen on the 2014 Red Sox Radio Network.
John Lackey gets the ball tonight for the Red Sox for the second time in 2014. He picked up the win in his first start after allowing two earned runs in six innings of work. He made two starts against the Rangers in 2013 and was 0-1 with a 3.27 ERA. He’s made 38 career starts against them and is 12-15 with a 6.01 ERA.
Tanner Scheppers makes his second start of 2014 after getting the nod on Opening Day for the Rangers. He picked up a no decision in that start after allowing seven runs in four innings of work. He made three appearances against the Red Sox in 2013 and had no record with a 2.70 ERA (1 ER/3.1 IP). He’s made five career appearances against the local nine and had no record with a 1.80 ERA (1 ER/5 IP). Three of those appearances have come at the Fens where has no record with 3.38 ERA (1 ER/2.2 IP).
 3-3 |
 2-5 |
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| 1. Shin-Soo Choo | LF | 1. Daniel Nava | LF |
| 2. Elvis Andrus | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Prince Fielder | 1B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 4. Mike Napoli | 1B |
| 5. Alex Rios | RF | 5. Grady Sizemore | CF |
| 6. Mitch Moreland | DH | 6. Xander Bogaerts | SS |
| 6. Donnie Murphy | 2B | 7. A.J. Pierzynski | C |
| 8. Leonys Martins | CF | 8. Jonathan Herrera | 3B |
| 9. J.P. Arencibia | C | 9. Jackie Bradley Jr. | RF |
| Tanner Scheppers | SP | John Lackey | SP |
NOTES:
The Red Sox signed Ryan Roberts earlier in the day. To make room on the 40-man roster, they transferred Steven Wright to the 60-day DL. To make room on the 25-man roster, they optioned Brock Holt to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Here is how the hitters have fared against the starting pitchers during the regular season over their careers.
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