The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays were suspended last night with the score tied 1-1 and the Red Sox coming to bat in the 9th. They will resume play tonight.
Tonight’s suspended game will start at 7:10 p.m. with the regularly scheduled game to start 30-45 minutes at the conclusion of the suspended game. It will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be broadcast on Sun Sports in the Rays television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz will start the regularly scheduled game for the Red Sox. He allowed two runs in five innings against the Royals in his first start to pick up the win. He made two starts against the Rays in 2009 and was 1-0 with a 2.77 ERA (4 ER/13 IP). He’s made four career starts against the Rays and is 2-1 with a 2.39 ERA.
James Shields will start the regularly scheduled game for the Rays. He has no record in two starts this season with a 3.97 ERA. He made four starts against the Red Sox in 2009 going 1-3 with a 5.47 ERA. Shields has made 12 career starts against the Red Sox and is 3-7 with a 5.32 ERA. He is winless at Fenway Park in eight starts (0-6) with an 8.04 ERA.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
These are the lineups from the suspended game. The lineups for the regularly scheduled game tonight will be posted once they are available.
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| 1. Jason Bartlett | SS | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 3. Ben Zobrist | RF | 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 4. Evan Longoria | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Carlos Peña | 1B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. B.J. Upton | CF | 6. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 7. Pat Burrell | DH | 7. Jeremy Hermida | LF |
| 8. Reid Brignac | 2B | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Dioner Navarro | C | 9. Bill Hall | CF |
| Wade Davis | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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| 1. Jason Bartlett | SS | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Ben Zobrist | RF | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
| 4. Evan Longoria | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Carlos Peña | 1B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. B.J. Upton | CF | 6. Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 7. Pat Burrell | DH | 7. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 8. Jon Jaso | C | 8. Mike Cameron | CF |
| 9. Sean Rodriguez | 2B | 9. Jeremy Hermida | LF |
| James Shields | SP | Clay Buchholz | SP |
Here’s how the hitters have fared against tonight’s regularly scheduled starting pitchers in their careers:
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Baby Papelbon born [Clubhouse Insider]
Ellsbury, Cameron updates [Clubhouse Insider]
Aerosmith/Geils sells out Fenway [Extra Bases]
A closer look at all those stolen bases [Extra Bases]
Meanwhile, back at the game … [Extra Bases]
Papa Pap may pull double duty tonight [Extra Bases]
Ellsbury update: improvement today [Extra Bases]
It’s a boy! Gunner Robert Papelbon [Extra Bases]
Embree’s opt-out now April 30 [Full Count]
Red Sox pre-game notes [Full Count]
Papelbon unavailable [Full Count]
Alan Embree Extends Deadline to Join Boston to April 30 [NESN.com]
A trade for a catcher? [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox have a labor issue [Projo Sox Blog]
Cameron is back, Ellsbury getting closer [Projo Sox Blog]
Ellsbury throws, swings, still optimistic [Projo Sox Blog]
It’s a boy for Papelbons [Projo Sox Blog]
Shields looks for first Fenway win vs. Buchholz [RedSox.com]
