After a solid outing from Clay Buchholz in a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays last night, the Boston Red Sox look for a sweep tonight at Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON.
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.
Jon Lester makes his fifth start of the season for Terry Francona and looks to turn around his dismal start to the season. In his previous four starts, he is 0-2 with a 6.23 ERA. He enjoyed good success against the Blue Jays in 2009 as he was 3-1 with a 1.98 ERA in four starts. He’s made nine career starts against the Blue Jays and is 4-3 with a 3.03 ERA. In five starts at Rogers Centre, Lester is 2-3 with a 4.38 ERA.
Brett Cecil makes his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas on April 23rd. In his only start of 2010, he got the win after allowing four runs in 6 2/3 innings against the Rays. He’s made two career starts against the Red Sox and is 0-2 with a 12.00 ERA.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Mike McCoy | LF |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Aaron Hill | 2B |
| 3. Victor Martinez | DH | 3. Jose Bautista | RF |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 4. Vernon Wells | CF |
| 5. J.D. Drew | RF | 5. Lyle Overbay | 1B |
| 6. Jason Varitek | DH | 6. Alex Gonzalez | SS |
| 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 7. Randy Ruiz | DH |
| 8. Bill Hall | LF | 8. Jose Molina | C |
| 9. Darnell McDonald | LF | 9. John McDonald | 3B |
| Jon Lester | SP | Brett Cecil | SP |
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10-11And here is the how hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
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The secret to Mike Lowell’s pinch-hitting success [Clubhouse Insider]
More Consistent Pitching Will Help Red Sox Compete With Yankees, Rays [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]
Martinez will DH tonight; Ortiz out [ESPN Boston]
Youk, dissected [ESPN Boston]
By the numbers [ESPN Boston]
Frandsen designated by Red Sox [Extra Bases]
What to expect from Alan Embree [Extra Bases]
Ortiz back on the bench [Extra Bases]
Remy on D&C: ‘No flow’ for Sox early in season [Full Count]
Francona on D&H: ‘Trying to do the right thing’ [Full Count]
Popular opinion? Ortiz’ days with Sox are numbered [Full Count]
Poll Shows Red Sox Are More Hated Than Yankees [NESN.com]
To make room for Alan Embree, INF Kevin Frandsen designated [Projo Sox Blog]
For reliever Scott Atchison, a bittersweet ending [Projo Sox Blog]
One a lonely number for Red Sox, Jays [RedSox.com]
