James Shields (L), Clay Buchholz (R) - AP Photos

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.

Tampa Bay Rays6-3

Red Sox logo4-5

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


Tampa Bay Rays7-3

Red Sox logo4-6

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:

Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox batter/pitcher matchups

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