Josh Beckett showed he was in mid-season form against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday afternoon and today, the Boston Red Sox will host the Florida Marlins in a Grapefruit League game at City of Palms Park.
The game is scheduled to start at 1:05 p.m. and there is no television or radio coverage.
Tim Wakefield will make the start for the Red Sox and he’ll be followed by Daisuke Matsuzaka, Scott Atchison and Fabio Castro. Chris Volstad starts for the Marlins and he’ll be followed by Rick VandenHurk and Chris Leroux.
Lineups and links after the jump.
Here are the lineups for today’s game:
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| 1. Chris Coghlan | LF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Cameron Maybin | CF | 2. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 3. Dan Uggla | 2B | 3. Victor Martinez | C |
| 4. Jorge Cantu | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. John Baker | C | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Mike Lamb | DH | 6. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 7. Wes Helms | 1B | 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 8. Bryan Peterson | RF | 8. Jeremy Hermida | LF |
| 9. Brian Barden | SS | 9. Bill Hall | 2B |
| Chris Volstad | SP | Tim Wakefield | SP |
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Team Health Reports [Baseball Prospectus]
Ellsbury Not On Power Trip [Boston Globe]
Relief for an anxious pitcher [Boston Globe]
Josh Beckett dominates [Boston Herald]
Good sign for Alan Embree [Boston Herald]
Dustin Pedroia wrist injury just a sprain [Boston Herald]
Mike Lowell hip to it [Boston Herald]
Sox Nation sees Red over Opening Day [Boston Herald]
For openers, it sounds like Beckett [Clubhouse Insider]
All eyes on Matsuzaka [ESPN Boston]
Embree: Prepping for Opener [ESPN Boston]
Quick hits from the Fort [ESPN Boston]
Soxprospects.com: Bullpen breakdown [ESPN Boston]
Lester opens up on the outdoors [Extra Bases]
Pedroia is feeling just fine, thanks [Extra Bases]
A secret slips [Extra Bases]
The conspiracy theories start circulating [Full Count]
What Happened With the Red Sox: Wednesday [Full Count]
Lowell: No pressure to impress [Full Count]
Francona doesn’t name Opening Day starter … or does he? [Full Count]
Red Sox Pitchers Must Be First Line of Defense Against Opposing Base Stealers [NESN.com]
Red Sox’ Only Spring Goal Remaining Is to Stay Healthy [NESN.com]
Embree: “I could probably throw today” [ProJo Sox Blog]
Francona still coy about Opening Day [ProJo Sox Blog]
With Red Sox thin at shortstop, Bill Hall could be a key player [Providence Journal]
Beckett looking to push duration [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Beckett makes it look too easy [Providence Journal]
Beckett offers another example of his importance [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
