Afternoon Red Sox Delight – 4/27

Clay Buchholz (L), Shaun Marcum (R) - AP Photos

After a game that saw 399 pitches, 25 runs and 34 hits, the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays get ready to battle again in game two of a three-game set at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:07 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game can be seen in the Blue Jays television market on Rogers Sports Net.. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

With his rotation spot safe for the time being, Clay Buchholz makes his fourth start of the season. In his previous three starts, he is 1-2 with a 2.70 ERA. He faced the Jays once in 2009, taking the loss after allowing three runs in four innings. He’s made seven appearances (six starts) against the Blue Jays in his career and is 3-3 with a 3.79 ERA. He’s made four of those starts at Rogers Centre and is 2-2 with a 2.53 ERA.

After missing all of 2009 after undergoing Tommy John surgery, Shaun Marcum makes his fifth start of 2010. In his previous four starts, he is 0-1 with a 4.00 ERA. He’s made 11 appearances (six starts) against the Red Sox in his career and is 4-2 with a 3.67 ERA. In six games (three starts) against the Red Sox at Rogers Centre, Marcum is 2-2 with a 4.37 ERA.

Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.

9-11		10-10
1. Marco Scutaro	SS	1. Fred Lewis	LF
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Aaron Hill	2B
3. Victor Martinez	C	3. Adam Lind	DH
4. Kevin Youkilis	1B	4. Vernon Wells	CF
5. J.D. Drew	RF	5. Lyle Overbay	1B
6. David Ortiz	DH	6. Alex Gonzalez	SS
7. Adrian Beltre	3B	7. Jose Bautista	3B
8. Jeremy Hermida	LF	8. John Buck	C
9. Darnell McDonald	LF	9. Travis Snider	RF
Clay Buchholz	SP	Shaun Marcum	SP