After splitting their squads on Sunday, the Boston Red Sox will once again do the same thing on Monday.
A team of what will likely be bench players plus minor leaguers for the Red Sox will head to Jupiter to take on the St. Louis Cardinals. And back in Ft. Myers, Terry Francona will trot out what appears to be the Opening Day lineup sans the starting pitcher against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The game against the Cardinals will start at 1:05 p.m. and there is no television or radio. The game against the Rays will start at 1:05 p.m. and there is also no television or radio for the game.
Michael Bowden will make the start for the Red Sox against the Cardinals and he’ll be followed by LHP Fabio Castro and RHP Ramon A. Ramirez. Kyle Lohse is scheduled to start for the Cards.
Boof Bonser will make the start for the Red Sox against the Rays and he’ll be followed by RHP Scott Atchison, and RHP Junichi Tazawa. James Shields will start for the Rays and he’ll be followed by RHP Winston Abreu, RHP Richard De Los Santos and RHP Mike Ekstrom.
Continue reading for the lineups and links.
1. Bill Hall | SS | 1. Skip Schumaker | 2B |
2. Josh Reddick | CF | 2. Brendan Ryan | SS |
3. Jeremy Hermida | LF | 3. Matt Holliday | DH |
4. Tug Hulett | 2B | 4. Colby Rasmus | CF |
5. Anthony Rizzo | DH | 5. Jason LaRue | C |
6. Dusty Brown | C | 6. John Jay | RF |
7. Aaron Bates | 1B | 7. Ruben Gotay | 1B |
8. Angel Sanchez | 3B | 8. Tyler Henley | LF |
9. Peter Hissey | RF | 9. Donovan Solano | 3B |
Michael Bowden | SP | Kyle Lohse | SP |
1. Jason Bartlett | SS | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | LF |
2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
3. Evan Longoria | 3B | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
4. Carlos Peña | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
5. Ben Zobrist | CF | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
6. Pat Burrell | RF | 6. J.D. Drew | RF |
7. Hank Blalock | DH | 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
8. Sean Rodriguez | 2B | 8. Mike Cameron | CF |
9. Kelly Shoppach | C | 9. Marco Scutaro | SS |
James Shields | SP | Boof Bonser | SP |
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Nathan clouds Papelbon’s future [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
Bases have to be covered [Boston Globe]
Outing a real drag for Papelbon [Boston Globe]
Victor Martinez says new Red Sox deal ‘all up to them’ [Boston Herald]
David Ortiz, Sox will deal with it later [Boston Herald]
Daniel Bard happy to change [Boston Herald]
Weary Jonathan Papelbon rocked [Boston Herald]
Dice-K takes minor steps [Boston Herald]
Hulett has a lot to look up to in Sox camp [CSN New England]
A look at the Sox’s starting pitching depth [ESPN Boston]
Bonser: ‘My role is in the pen’ [ESPN Boston]
Roster musings: Searching for backup SS [ESPN Boston]
Big Papi delivers a kind word [Extra Bases]
Dustin Pedroia answers your questions [Extra Bases]
What happened with the Red Sox: Sunday [Full Count]
How Mauer affects the Red Sox [Full Count]
Francona: Mauer deal is ‘really good for the game’ [Full Count]
VMart: Mauer ‘deserved every penny’ [Full Count]
Sox Thoughts [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]
Starting nine: Adrian Beltre [ProJo Sox Blog]
Martinez impressed with Mauer money, making no demands [ProJo Sox Blog]
Tarp stories with Terry Francona [ProJo Sox Blog]
RJ thrilled for son — in exhibition games, anyway [ProJo Sox Blog]
Delcarmen’s velocity is down while he works on mechanics [Providence Journal]
Red Sox journal: Matsuzaka makes progress [Providence Journal]