Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 4/7

Andy Pettitte (L), John Lackey (R) - Getty Images

After splitting the first two games, the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees get set to do battle in the rubber game tonight at Fenway Park.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be broadcast on YES in the Yankees television market and will be shown on the ESPN2 to the rest of the country. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

John Lackey will make his Red Sox debut tonight for Terry Francona. As a member of the Angels, Lackey faced the Yankees once during the 2009 season and was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA (2 earned runs in 7 innings). He’s made 16 career starts against the Yankees and is 5-7 with a 4.66 ERA.

Andy Pettitte starts for Joe Girardi and the Yankees tonight. Pettitte was 2-1 in four starts with a 3.75 ERA in 2009. Overall in his careers, he made 36 appearances (34 starts) against the Red Sox and is 18-9 with a 3.74 ERA. He made two starts at Fenway Park in 2009 and was 1-1 with a 6.55 ERA. He has made 15 career starts at the Fens where he is 7-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 15 starts.

Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.

1-1		1-1
1. Derek Jeter	SS	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	LF
2. Nick Johnson	DH	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Mark Teixeira	1B	3. Victor Martinez	C
4. Alex Rodriguez	3B	4. Kevin Youkilis	1B
5. Robinson Cano	2B	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Jorge Posada	C	6. Adrian Beltre	3B
7. Curtis Granderson	CF	7. J.D. Drew	RF
8. Nick Swisher	RF	8. Mike Cameron	CF
9. Brett Gardner	LF	9. Marco Scutaro	SS
Andy Pettitte	SP	John Lackey	SP