After falling to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the wee hours of the morning, the Boston Red Sox look to close out the season series against them with a win this afternoon.
First pitch for tonight’s game is at 1:35 p.m. and the game will be televised by NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Angels television market, you can catch the game on FoxSports West. If you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as you can also watch the game on the MLB Network. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
John Lackey looks to keep up the recent dominance of his former team this afternoon for the Red Sox. He is 1-0 against them this season after throwing eight shutout innings on 4/24. Overall, he’s made four career starts and is 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA. He’s made two of those starts at Fenway where he is 2-0 with a 3.86 ERA.
One-time member of the Red Sox Joel Pineiro takes the hill for the Halos this afternoon. He’s made one start this season and is 0-0 with a 1.29 ERA (1 ER/7 IP). He faced the Red Sox once in 2010 (May 5) and was 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (2 ER/6 IP). He’s made 11 career starts against the Red Sox and is 3-6 with a 5.94 ERA. He’s made 21 appearances (six starts) at Fenway Park and is 1-4 with a 5.11 ERA.
Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day if you’re on the home page.
Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
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| 1. Erick Aybar | SS | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Howie Kendrick | 2B | 2. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 3. Bobby Abreu | RF | 3. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 4. Torii Hunter | RF | 4. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 5. Alberto Callaspo |
3B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Vernon Wells |
LF | 6. Jed Lowrie | SS |
| 7. Mark Trumbo | 1B | 7. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 8. Jeff Mathis | C | 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 9. Peter Bourjos | CF | 9. Marco Scutaro | 2B |
| Joel Pineiro | SP | John Lackey | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:
The Red Sox have placed relievers Dan Wheeler and Bobby Jenks on the 15-day DL. Rich Hill and Scott Atchison will replace them on the 25-man roster.
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Matsuzaka, Red Sox fall to Angels in 13 innings [Boston Globe]
Long-awaited prayer answered [Boston Globe]
Francona has Drew sit one out [Boston Globe]
Cloud burst drowns Sox [Boston Herald]
Almost everyone pitches in for Sox [Boston Herald]
Playing into the night [Boston Herald]
Angels have it tough [Boston Herald]
Sox can’t snooze, still lose [Boston Herald]
Jon Lester’s baby is pitcher perfect [Boston Herald]
Bobby Jenks stretches it out [Boston Herald]
Dice K unlikely to start tomorrow [Clubhouse Insider]
Red Sox fall to Angels in 13, 5-3 [CSNNE.com]
Notes: Drew, Jenks sit out marathon game [CSNNE.com]
Cameron a strange goat on a strange night [CSNNE.com]
A second-guesser’s delight [CSNNE.com]
Jenks & Wheeler to DL, Hill & Atchison called up [CSNNE.com]
Diary of a 13-inning, 7-plus-hour loss [ESPN Boston]
Video: State of the Nation [ESPN Boston]
Leftover nuggets from marathon game [ESPN Boston]
Video: Edes/Saxon play fact or fiction [ESPN Boston]
Jenks (biceps), Wheeler (ahem, calf) on DL [ESPN Boston]
Pregame notes from Fenway [Extra Bases]
Closing Time: Red Sox fight off weather but not Angels [Full Count]
Francona on roster moves: ‘We need to have enough guys in the bullpen to finish the game’ [Full Count]
Red Sox Ownership Serves Free Coffee, Hot Chocolate to Fans Waiting Through Rain Delay [NESN.com]
Terry Francona Has Decisions to Make After Exhausting Bench in 13-Inning Marathon [NESN.com]
Terry Francona Accepts ‘Danger’ of Resting Dustin Pedroia for Matinee With Angels [NESN.com]
Sox disable Jenks and Wheeler, promote Hill and Atchison [Projo Sox Blog]
Late calls are good news for Atchison and Hill [Projo Sox Blog]
Why Dan Wheeler’s struggles shouldn’t be a surprise [Projo Sox Blog]
Mental mistakes cost Boston in the early-morning hours [Providence Journal]
Sox bats going quiet at the worst time [Providence Journal]
Red Sox Journal: Drew fighting himself at the plate [Providence Journal]
Jenks, Wheeler to DL; Atchison, Hill recalled [RedSox.com]
Angels look to build on win against Red Sox [RedSox.com]
What the Red Sox did (and didn’t do) while you were sleeping [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSNNE, ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.
And if you must check out the enemy news, head over to the LA Times, Orange County Register and LA Daily News websites. Also be sure to check out our Bloguin brother, Monkey with a Halo.
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