After taking two in Atlanta, the Boston Red Sox return back to Fenway Park to continue the four-game home-and-home series starting tonight with the Atlanta Braves.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Braves television market, you can catch the game on SportsSouth. If you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck the MLB Network will have coverage of the game (outside of Red Sox and Braves television markets). And if you can’t catch the game on television, you can always listen on the 2014 Red Sox Radio Network.
If you don’t live in the market, you can watch the 2004 Championship team being honored on MLB.com at 6:40 PM.
John Lackey toes the rubber for the 11th time in 2014. In his previous 10 starts, Lackey is 5-3 with a 3.58 ERA. His lone start against the Braves came in 2005 as a member of the Angels when he picked up a no decision after allowing two runs in six innings of work.
Gavin Floyd makes his fifth start of 2014 tonight. In his previous four starts, Floyd is 0-4 with a 2.49 ERA. He last faced the Red Sox as member of the White Sox in 2012 where he picked up the win after allowing one run in 6.2 innings of work. He’s made nine appearances (eight starts) against the local nine and is 7-0 with a 3.21 ERA. Four of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 3-0 with a 2.84 ERA.
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| 1. Jason Heyward | RF | 1. Brock Holt | 3B |
| 2. B.J. Upton | CF | 2. Xander Bogaerts | SS |
| 3. Freddie Freeman | 1B | 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 4. Justin Upton | LF | 4. David Ortiz | DH |
| 5. Chris Johnson | 3B | 5. A.J. Pierzynski | C |
| 6. Ryan Doumit | DH | 6. Jonny Gomes | LF |
| 7. Tommy La Stella | 2B | 7. Grady Sizemore | RF |
| 8. Gerald Laird | C | 8. Daniel Nava | 1B |
| 9. Ramiro Pena | 2B | 9. Jackie Bradley, Jr. | CF |
| Gavin Floyd | SP | John Lackey | SP |
NOTES:
Clay Buchholz has been placed on the 15-day DL with a hyperextended left knee. Alex Wilson has been recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket to take his place on the 25-man roster.
Here is how the hitters have fared against the starting pitchers during the regular season over their careers.
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