Sunday Red Sox Delight – 5/4/14

After winning yesterday afternoon, the Boston Red Sox go for the sweep of the Oakland Athletics this afternoon in the finale of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:35 p.m. The game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the A’s television market, you can catch the game on Comcast SportsNet California. . And if you can’t catch the game on television, you can always listen on the 2014 Red Sox Radio Network.

John Lackey gets the ball in the finale of the series in his seventh start of 2014. In his previous six starts, Lackey is 4-2 with a 3.83 ERA. He picked up the win in his only start of 2013 against them after allowing two runs in seven innings of work. He’s made 34 career starts against the A’s and is 19-6 with a 2.90 ERA. Two of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA (7 ER/11.2 IP).

Sonny Gray takes the mound for the A’s this afternoon in his seventh start of the season. In his previous six starts, Gray is 4-1 with a 1.76 ERA. Today marks his first career start at the Fens and against the Red Sox.

18-12		15-16
1. Coco Crisp	CF	1. Dustin Pedroia	2B
2. Jed Lowrie	SS	2. Shane Victorino	RF
3. Josh Donaldson	3B	3. David Ortiz	DH
4. Brandon Moss	1B	4. Mike Carp	1B
5. Yoenis Cespedes	LF	5. A.J. Pierzynski	C
6. John Jaso	DH	6. Xander Bogaerts	SS
7. Derek Norris	C	7. Grady Sizemore	LF
8. Josh Reddick	RF	8. Will Middlebrooks	3B
9. Eric Sogard	2B	9. Jackie Bradley, Jr.	CF
Sonny Gray	SP	John Lackey	SP