BOSTON - AUGUST 13: Starting Pitcher Clay Buchholz #61 of the Boston Red Sox delivers the pitch in the first inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park on August 13, 2009 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

After losing two-of-three this weekend against the first place New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox welcome the Chicago White Sox to Fenway Park for four games and look to stay ahead in the wild card standings.

The game tonight will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can catch the game on WCIU. 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.

Clay Buchholz has been throwing the ball well as of late for Terry Francona and the Red Sox. He’s  made seven starts this season and is 2-3 with a 3.99 ERA. He’s made one career start against White Sox and is 0-1 with a 15.00 ERA. In that start last year, he gave up five runs in three innings.

Jose Contreras has made 19 starts for the outspoken Ozzie Guillen and is 5-11 with a 5.13 ERA. He’s made 11 career appearances (10 starts) against the Red Sox and is 3-5 with a 8.82 ERA. In seven career games (six starts) at Fenway Park, he is 2-4 with a 10.26 ERA.

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Report: Sox reject Wagner’s conditions [Extra Bases]

Globe 10.0: Would Wagner help the Sox bullpen? [Extra Bases]

Positive Matsuzaka report from Florida [Extra Bases]

Red Sox can’t ask for physical on Wagner [Full Count]

Wagner [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]

Stat of the day: August hiccups nothing new for Beckett [Projo Sox Blog]

John Smoltz says he was tipping his pitches [Projo Sox Blog]

Wagner pitches one scoreless inning, strikes out two [Projo Sox Blog]

Penny responds to shift in job title [Projo Sox Blog]

Francona disagrees with Smoltz [Projo Sox Blog]

Prepare for a wild finish [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]

Most Depressing Sox-Yanks Montage Ever [Center Field]

F You, John Smoltz [Center Field]

Here are the lineups for tonight’s game:

Chicago White Sox63-61

Red Sox logo70-53
1. Scott Podsednik CF 1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Gordon Beckham 3B 2. Dustin Pedroia 2B
3. Jermaine Dye RF 3. Victor Martinez C
4. Jim Thome DH 4. Kevin Youkilis 1B
5. Paul Konerko 1B 5. David Ortiz DH
6. Carlos Quentin LF 6. Jason Bay LF
7. A.J. Pierzynski C 7. Mike Lowell 3B
8. Alexei Ramirez SS 8. J.D. Drew RF
9. Jayson Nix 2B 9. Alex Gonzalez SS
Jose Contreras SP Clay Buchholz SP

And here are how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:

Chicago White Sox vs Boston Red Sox batter/pitcher matchups