The Boston Red Sox kicked off the 6-game road trip with some solid pitching from Clay Buchholz last night. Today, they look to make it 2 in-a-row against the struggling Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre.
The game this afternoon will start at 1:07 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Blue Jays television market, you can catch the game on SportsNet. 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.
Brad Penny makes his 18th start of the season for Terry Francona. He’s 6-3 with a 4.71 ERA and had as string of 7 consecutive outings of 100 pitches snapped his last time out. He’s made two starts against the Jays this season and is 1-0 with a 2.84 ERA. Penny has made 6 career starts against the Blue Jays and is 3-0 with a 3.19 ERA. He’s had good success at Rogers Centre where he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA in 3 starts.
Marc Rzepczynski is the fifth pitcher to make his Major League debut this season for Cito Gaston. He’s made just two starts and is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA. He’s never faced the Red Sox.
The Red Sox have officially brought back up Jed Lowrie and he is in the lineup at shortstop this afternoon.
Here are the lineups for this afternoon’s game:
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| 1. J.D. Drew | RF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Aaron Hill | 2B |
| 3. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 3. Aaron Lind | LF |
| 4. David Ortiz | DH | 4. Scott Rolen | 3B |
| 5. Jason Bay | LF | 5. Lyle Overbay | 1B |
| 6. Mike Lowell | 3B | 6. Alex Rios | CF |
| 7. Rocco Baldelli | CF | 7. Kevin Millar | DH |
| 8. Jed Lowrie | SS | 8. Jose Bautista | RF |
| 9. George Kottaras | C | 9. Raul Chavez | C |
| Brad Penny | SP | Marc Rzepczynski | SP |
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44-47And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers. No one on the Red Sox has faced Rzepczynski.
