After starting a 9-game road trip in Cleveland that ended with a 2-game sweep of the New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox return home to take on the Cleveland Indians in a brief 2-game set during a 5-game homestand.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 and will be broadcast on NESN Plus in Red Sox television market due to the Boston Bruins playing tonight in the NHL Playoffs. In the Cleveland area, you can catch the game on STO. And if the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can catch the game on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.
In what could be his final start before Daisuke Matsuzaka returns, Justin Masterson looks to bounce back from a rough outing against the Tampa Bay Rays that saw him give up 6 runs in 6 innings of work. On the season, Masterson is 2-1 with a 4.37 ERA in 7 games (3 starts). Masterson has faced the Indians three times in his career, all out of the bullpen, and has no record with a 0.00 ERA. By the way, Masterson is perfect at Fenway Park with a 7-0 record.
Eric Wedge calls upon oft-injured pitcher Carl Pavano to start tonight. In 5 starts for the Tribe this season, Pavano is 1-3 with a 7.46 ERA. His last start against the Red Sox came as a member of the Yankees in 2005, a start that saw him give up 5 runs in 3 2/3 innings. In 5 career starts against Boston, he is 1-3 with an 8.18 ERA. And in two starts at Fenway Park, he is 0-2 with a 24.75 ERA.
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Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:
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| 1. Grady Sizmore | CF | 1. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 2. Asdrubal Cabrera | 2B | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Victor Martinez | 1B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Shin-Soo Choo | RF | 4. Jason Bay | LF |
| 5. Mark DeRosa | 3B | 5. Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 6. David Dellucci | DH | 6. Jason Varitek | C |
| 7. Jhonny Peralta | SS | 7. Jeff Bailey | 1B |
| 8. Ben Francisco | LF | 8. Jonathan Van Every | CF |
| 9. Kelly Shoppach | C | 9. Nick Green | SS |
| Carl Pavano | SP | Justin Masterson | SP |
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17-10And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
