After losing last night to the Texas Rangers, the Boston Red Sox look to keep their lead in the wild card this afternoon at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, TX.
The game this afternoon will start at 2:05 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Rangers television market, you can catch the game on FOX Sports Southwest. If you live out of either television market you are in luck as this afternoon’s game is being broadcast on TBS as well. 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.
Rookie Junichi Tazawa makes his third appearance and second big league start for Terry Francona this afternoon. In his previous two appearances, Tazawa is 1-1 with a 4.05 ERA. After giving up 3 runs (1 earned) last time out against the Tigers, he settled down to pick up his first big league victory. He’s never faced the Rangers.
Dustin Nippert makes his 10th appearance and 6th start for Ron Washington this afternoon. He is 3-1 with a 3.62 ERA. He’s faced the Red Sox once this season, picking up the win after allowing a run in 5 2/3 innings back on July 22nd. In 4 games (1 start) against the Red Sox in his career, he is 1-1 with a 6.92 ERA.
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Here are the lineups for this afternoon’s game:
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 1. Julio Borbon | LF |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Michael Young | 3B |
| 3. Victor Martinez | C | 3. David Murphy | DH |
| 4. Jason Bay | LF | 4. Marlon Byrd | CF |
| 5. David Ortiz | DH | 5. Josh Hamilton | RF |
| 6. Mike Lowell | 3B | 6. Ian Kinsler | 2B |
| 7. Casey Kotchman | 1B | 7. Hank Blalock | 1B |
| 8. Brian Anderson | RF | 8. Taylor Teagarden | C |
| 9. Alex Gonzalez | SS | 9. Elvis Andrus | SS |
| Junichi Tazawa | SP | Dustin Nippert | SP |
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65-50And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers. No one on the Rangers has faced Tazawa.
