If the weather will cooperate tonight, the Boston Red Sox will take on the Tampa Bay Rays with the chance to take over first place in the AL East.

Tampa Bay Rays 85-57

1. Akinori Iwamura, 2B
2. Ben Zobrist, CF
3. Carlos Pena, 1B
4. Cliff Floyd, DH
5. Willy Aybar, 3B
6. Eric Hinske, LF
7. Dioner Navarro, C
8. Gabe Gross, RF
9. Jason Bartlett, SS

– Scott Kazmir, SP

Red Sox 85-58

1. Coco Crisp, CF
2. Jed Lowrie, SS
3. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Jason Bay, LF
6. Mike Lowell, 3B
7. Mark Kotsay, RF
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Jeff Bailey, DH

– Daisuke Matsuzaka, SP

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

Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox