After a topsy turvy game last night at Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox will look for a sweep of the homestand against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The game tonight is scheduled to start at 7:10 p.m. and the game will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Angels television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports West. If you live out of either market, you’re in luck as well as tonight’s game is also on the MLB Network. 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.
Josh Beckett makes start number thirty on the season for Terry Francona. He is 15-6 with a 3.82 ERA. He’s made one start against the Angels and is 0-1 with a 6.00 ERA. He’s made seven career starts against the Angels and is 2-3 with a 4.26 ERA. If he pitches 6 2/3 innings, he’ll reach 200 innings for the third time in his career.
Ervin Santana has made 20 starts for the Angels this season and is 7-8 with a 5.52 ERA. He’s made one start against the Red Sox and received a no-decision after allowing three earned runs in five innings. Santana has made five career starts against the Red Sox and is 1-2 with a 5.67 ERA. He is 0-2 with a 7.53 ERA in three starts at Fenway Park.
Watson looking into Angels’ comments [Extra Bases]
Pregame updates from Fenway [Extra Bases]
Abreu not dwelling on Easter altercation [Full Count]
Transcript: Peter Gammons On Dale & Holley [Full Count]
Red Sox pregame Thursday 9/17 [Full Count]
Sox to use six-man rotation [Projo Sox Blog]
It was just Manny being Manny. . . [Projo Sox Blog]
Youkilis improved, Green has leg problem [Projo Sox Blog]
Papelbon ready, Martinez back, and other notes [Clubhouse Insider]
October is Coming [Ask 14]
Umps file complaint after being “verbally abused” by Angels coaches Wednesday night [Clubhouse Insider]
Here are the starting lineups for tonight’s game:
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| 1. Chone Figgins | 3B | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Erick Aybar | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Bobby Abreu | DH | 3. Victor Martinez | 1B |
| 4. Torii Hunter | CF | 4. Jason Bay | LF |
| 5. Kendry Morales | 1B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Juan Rivera | LF | 6. Mike Lowell | 3B |
| 7. Gary Matthews, Jr. | RF | 7. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 8. Howie Kendrick | 2B | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Jeff Mathis | C | 9. Alex Gonzalez | SS |
| Ervin Santana | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
