After losing the first two games, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of their three game set with the Chicago White Sox today at Fenway Park.
This afternoon’s game will start at 1:35 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on CSN Chicago. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
After watching his competition crumble last night, Tim Wakefield looks to grab a firm hold on a spot in the Red Sox rotation in his 14th appearance (fifth start) of 2011. In his previous 13 games (four starts), Wake is 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA. He made two appearances against the White Sox in 2010 and had no record with a 3.00 ERA (1 ER/3 IP). Wake has made 32 career appearances (21 starts) against the ChiSox in his career and is 7-12 with a 4.93 ERA. In 19 appearances (14 starts) against the White Sox at the Fens, Wake is 3-5 with a 5.04 ERA.
Gavin Floyd will look to give Ozzie Guillen‘s squad a sweep of the Red Sox in his 12th appearance (11th start) of the season. In his previous 11 appearances (10 starts), Floyd is 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA. He got the win in his only start against the Red Sox in 2010 after allowing one run in six innings of work. In his career against the Red Sox, Floyd is 4-0 with a 3.53 ERA in six appearances (five starts). Three of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA.
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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
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| 1. Juan Pierre | LF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Alexei Ramirez | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Carlos Quentin | RF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Paul Konerko | DH | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Adam Dunn | 1B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Brent Lillibridge | CF | 6. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 7. Omar Vizquel | 3B | 7. Jed Lowrie | SS |
| 8. Ramon Castro | C | 8. Josh Reddick | RF |
| 9. Gordon Beckham | 2B | 9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| Gavin Floyd | SP | Tim Wakefield | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers:
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Beckett’s Going To Be a Dad [SOX & Dawgs]
Video: Computer Troubles? Call Tek Support [SOX & Dawgs]
Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]
Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]
Globe 10.0: Who will be out of the Red Sox rotation [Boston Globe]
Notes: Drew out, Reddick in; Lackey on track [CSNNE.com]
Video: Fact or fiction? [ESPN Boston]
Reddick replaces slumping Drew [ESPN Boston]
Video: State of the Nation with Gordon Edes [ESPN Boston]
Wednesday’s pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]
Still no surgery seen for Daisuke Matsuzaka [Full Count]
David Ortiz on Bruins-Canucks: ‘I hope they kick their ass’ [Full Count]
Jenks and Guillen make up [Hardball Talk]
David Ortiz Rooting for Bruins, Says They ‘Need to Win It’ [NESN.com]
David Ortiz, Peter Gammons Discuss What He’s Done to Turn His Career Around [NESN.com]
Catching Up [Nuggetpalooza]
“Scuffling” Drew gets day off [Projo Sox Blog]
Wakefield out to end Boston’s three-game skid [RedSox.com]
