New Boston Red Sox catcher Victor Martinez (R) walks in from the bullpen with pitcher Clay Buchholz before the Red Sox MLB American League baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Maryland August 1, 2009. Martinez was acquired by the Red Sox in a trade with the Cleveland Indians July 31, 2009.     REUTERS/Joe Giza     (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)

After coming back to tie the game last night, the Boston Red Sox bullpen had a little implosion as the Tampa Bay Rays came back to win 8-5. The two teams will square off in the rubber game of this 3-game set at Tropicana Field.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:08 PM and will be covered on the NESN in the Red Sox television market. In the Tampa area, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Florida. If the television isn’t your cup of tea, You can also catch the game on the radio on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

Clay Buchholz will look to help the Red Sox to a 6-game lead over the Rays in the wild card. In nine starts this season, Buchholz is 3-3 with a 4.38 ERA and pitched well in his last outing. He hasn’t made an appearance against the Rays this season and is 1-1 with a 2.03 ERA in two career starts against them. Buchholz is 0-1 with a 2.25 in his lone start against the Rays at the Trop.

David Price makes his 18th start of the season tonight. On the season, he is 7-6 with a 4.63 ERA. He’s made only career start against the Red Sox and that came this season. In that start back on August 5th, he allowed two runs on six hits in six innings to pick up the win.

The Amazing Adventures of Victor and Clay [Extra Bases]

Wakefield on Saturday? [Extra Bases]

Wakefield throws side session [Projo Sox Blog]

Papelbon fined $5,000 [Full Count]

Buchholz emerges [Clubhouse Insider]

Papelbon fined a seventh time for slow pace [Clubhouse Insider]

If you suck in Boston, you rock in the NL [Batter-up with Bruno]

Here are tonight’s starting lineups:

Boston Red Sox77-55

Tampa Bay Rays72-60

1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF 1. Jason Bartlett SS
2. Dustin Pedroia 2B 2. Carl Crawford LF
3. Victor Martinez C 3. Ben Zobrist 2B
4. Kevin Youkilis 1B 4. Carlos Peña 1B
5. Jason Bay LF 5. Pat Burrell DH
6. David Ortiz DH 6. Evan Longoria 3B
7. Mike Lowell 3B 7. Gregg Zaun C
8. Rocco Baldelli RF 8. Gabe Gross RF
9. Alex Gonzalez SS 9. B.J. Upton CF
Clay Buchholz SP David Price SP

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

Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays batter/pitcher matchups