After the heroics of Darnell McDonald led them to a win, the Boston Red Sox look to continue that momentum in game 2-of-3 against the Texas Rangers tonight.
First pitch for tonight’s game will be at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN Plus in the Red Sox television market. To find your NESN Plus channel, click here. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest in the Rangers television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Commander Kick Ass Josh Beckett makes his fourth start of the season for Terry Francona. In his previous three starts, he is 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. Beckett faced the Rangers once in 2009, taking the loss after allowing four runs in eight innings. He’s made five career starts against the Rangers and is 2-2 with a 3.86 ERA. All five of those starts have come as member of the Red Sox.
Matt Harrison will make his third start of the year for skipper Ron Washington. In his previous two starts, he is 0-1 with a 1.38 ERA. He’s made only one career start against the Red Sox, picking up the win after allowing four runs in six innings back in September 2009. This will be his first career start at Fenway Park.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Elvis Andrus | SS | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Michael Young | 3B | 2. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 3. Josh Hamilton | LF | 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 4. Vladimir Guerrero | DH | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Nelson Cruz | RF | 5. Mike Lowell | DH |
| 6. Chris Davis | 1B | 6. Jason Varitek | C |
| 7. Matt Treanor | C | 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 8. Joaquin Arias | 2B | 8. Darnell McDonald | CF |
| 9. Julio Borbon | CF | 9. Bill Hall | LF |
| Matt Harrison | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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5-9Here’s the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers in their careers:
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Editor’s note: More links to be added as they become available.
What’s up with Clay’s girly hug [SOX & Dawgs]
Remembering Jeff Stone [Clubhouse Insider]
Did you know: Darnell McDonald once lost a race to a horse [Clubhouse Insider]
Ortiz: “It’s part of the game” [Clubhouse Insider]
Pregame notes: Francona on Ortiz, V-Mart [Clubhouse Insider]
Great Sox debuts [ESPN Boston]
Dice-K on the way, who should be out? [Extra Bases]
More on the legend of D-Mac [Extra Bases]
Francona on D&H: Stick with Vic at catcher [Full Count]
Remy on D&C: Sox ’still have their issues’ [Full Count]
Darnell McDonald Prepared for Follow-Up Effort With Red Sox [NESN.com]
David Ortiz Targeting Left-Center Field in Hopes of Busting Out of Slump [NESN.com]
Projo SoxTalk: Who is Darnell McDonald? [Projo Sox Blog]
Rangers set to face revived Red Sox [RedSox.com]
