Evening Red Sox Delight – 5/9

A.J. Burnett (L), Jon Lester (R) - AP Photos

After being blown out by the New York Yankees in the first two games, the Boston Red Sox will look to salvage the final game of the series.

Today’s game will start at 8:05 p.m. and will be shown on ESPN. You can also catch the game online at ESPN3.com. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

Jon Lester makes his seventh start of 2010 and has pitched much better as of late. He’s faced the Yanks once this season and picked up a no decision after allowing four runs in five innings. He’s made nine starts against the Yankees in his career and is 3-1 with a 4.19 ERA.

A.J. Burnett also makes his seventh start of 2010 and has a 4-0 record with a 1.99 ERA. He’s also faced the Red Sox once this season and he received a no decision after allowing four runs (three earned) in five innings. He’s had relatively good success in his career against the Red Sox as he is 5-2 with a 4.30 ERA in 13 starts. He’s made seven career starts at the Fens and is 3-2 with a 5.36 ERA.

Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.

21-8		15-16
1. Derek Jeter	SS	1. Marco Scutaro	SS
2. Nick Swisher	RF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Mark Teixeira	1B	3. Victor Martinez	C
4. Alex Rodriguez	3B	4. Kevin Youkilis	1B
5. Robinson Cano	2B	5. J.D. Drew	RF
6. Jorge Posada	DH	6. David Ortiz	DH
7. Marcus Thames	LF	7. Adrian Beltre	3B
8. Francisco Cervelli	C	8. Jeremy Hermida	LF
9. Brett Gardner	CF	9. Darnell McDonald	CF
A.J. Burnett	SP	Jon Lester	SP