After falling behind early last night against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Boston Red Sox used another big 6th inning to take the lead on their way to a 7-3 win against their nemesis. Today, they’ll look to make it 2 in-a-row.
Today’s game starts at 3:40 PM and will be shown to various parts of the country on FOX. 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.
Jon Lester gets the ball from Terry Francona today and he’s faced the Rays once this season, taking the loss. In that game, he went 5 innings and allowed 5 runs. In 8 career starts against the Rays, Lester is 4-1 with a 3.97 ERA. Lester is 2-2 with a 5.11 ERA in 6 starts this season.
Joe Maddon hands the ball to Scott Kazmir this afternoon and he’s faced the Red Sox once, giving up 1 run in 6 innings of work to get the win. Kazmir has made 22 career starts against the Red Sox and is 7-7 with 3.52 ERA. In 12 starts at Fenway Park, he is 5-4 with a 2.88 ERA. On the season, Kazmir is 3-3 with a 6.00 ERA in 6 starts.
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Pregame notes [Extra Bases]
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Ortiz shocked, upset by Manny news [Heidi Watney – NESN.com]
Here are the lineups for this afternoon’s game:
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| 1. B.J. Upton | CF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Evan Longoria | 3B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Carlos Peña | 1B | 4. Jason Bay | LF |
| 5. Pat Burrell | DH | 5. Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 6. Jason Bartlett | SS | 6. Rocco Baldelli | RF |
| 7. Gabe Kapler | RF | 7. Jeff Bailey | 1B |
| 8. Akinori Iwamura | 2B | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Dioner Navarro | C | 9. Julio Lugo | SS |
| Scott Kazmir | SP | Jon Lester | SP |
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19-11And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
