Last night’s Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees game brought a flair for the dramatics with Jason Bay’s 2-run blast off of Mariano Rivera. And then of course you have this:
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Today, a former pair of Florida Marlins take the mound in a matchup on FOX at 4:10 PM. You can also catch the game on the radio on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.
Other than when he was with the Marlins in the World Series back in 2003, Josh Beckett hasn’t really done anything too great against the Yankees. In 12 career starts, Beckett is 7-4 with a 5.33 ERA. He is coming off a 5-game suspension for throwing at former Yankee Bobby Abreu, now with the Angels, a few weeks ago.
A.J. Burnett has been a Red Sox killer throughout his career and will look to put an end to Red Sox’ 8-game winning streak. He is 5-0 with a 2.56 ERA in 8 career starts against the Red Sox.
The other guys [Extra Bases]
Greek God of Walks continues to rock [Tony Massarotti Blog]
Beckett welcomes friend to rivalry [redsox.com]
Getting ready for Game 2 [Extra Bases]
Francona not concerned with Oritz [Projo Sox Blog]
Here are this afternoon’s starting lineups:
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| 1. Derek Jeter | SS | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Johnny Damon | LF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Mark Teixeira | 1B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Nick Swisher | RF | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Robinson Cano | 2B | 5. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 6. Jorge Posada | C | 6. Jason Bay | LF |
| 7. Hideki Matsui | DH | 7. Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 8. Angel Berroa | 3B | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Brett Gardner | CF | 9. Nick Green | SS |
| A.J. Burnett | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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10-6And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
