After being swept of New York, the struggling Boston Red Sox return home for a brief 4-game home stanza against the Detroit Tigers.
The game this evening will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Tiger”s television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Detroit. 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.
Mr. “I like to have a high pitch count” Brad Penny will look to try and the skid for the Bosox and Terry Francona. He’ll be making his 22nd start of the season and he is 7-4 with a 5.20 ERA. He’s made just two career starts against the Tigers and is 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA. He’s never faced them as a member of the Red Sox.
Edwin Jackson gets the ball for Jim Leyland tonight. He has made 22 starts this season and is 8-5 with a 2.62 ERA. In 11 games (8 starts) against the Red Sox, he is 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA. He’s made 6 appearances (5 starts) at Fenway Park in his career and is 0-4 with a 7.14 ERA.
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| 1. Curtis Granderson | CF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Placido Polanco | 2B | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Marcus Thames | LF | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
| 4. Miguel Cabrera | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Carlos Guillen | DH | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Magglio Ordonez | RF | 6. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 7. Brandon Inge | 3B | 7. Jason Bay | LF |
| 8. Gerald Laird | C | 8. Casey Kotchman | 1B |
| 9. Adam Everett | SS | 9. Nick Green | SS |
| Edwin Jackson | SP | Brad Penny | SP |
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62-48And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers.
