After a rousing comeback in the first game of three-game set last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row against the Oakland Athletics today at Fenway Park.
This afternoon’s game will start at 1:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the A’s television market, you can watch the game on CSN California. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
After a rough start his last time out, Josh Beckett looks to turn things back in the right direction in his 12th start of 2011. In his previous 11 starts, Beckett is 4-2 with a 1.80 ERA. He didn’t face the A’s earlier in the season and was 1-0 with a with a 4.50 ERA (3 ER/6 IP) in his only start against them in 2010. He’s made eight career starts against the A’s and is 5-3 with a 4.41 ERA. Four of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA.
Trevor Cahill makes his 13th start of 2011 for skipper Bob Geren. In his previous 12 starts, Cahill is 6-3 with a 2.31 ERA. He also didn’t face the Red Sox earlier this season and was 1-1 with a 4.50 ERA in two starts against them in 2010. He’s made three career starts against the Red Sox and is 1-2 with a 5.19 ERA. He’s had trouble at Fenway in two starts as he is 0-2 with a 8.71 ERA (10 ER/10.1 IP).
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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:
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| 1. David DeJesus | RF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Ryan Sweeney | CF | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Josh Willingham | LF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Hideki Matsui | DH | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 5. Mark Ellis | 2B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Daric Barton | 1B | 6. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 7. Landon Powell | C | 7. Jed Lowrie | SS |
| 8. Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B | 8. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 9. Cliff Pennington | SS | 9. Jason Varitek |
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| Trevor Cahill | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers:
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Pregame notes: Buchholz’ back may require extra rest [Clubhouse Insider]
Scutaro joins Pawsox on rehab [ESPN Boston]
Buchholz has back concerns [ESPN Boston]
Buchholz’s back an issue [Extra Bases]
Pregame notes: Buchholz dealing with back, Lackey to throw ’90ish’ pitches Sunday [Full Count]
Astros release ex-Sox Bill Hall [HardBallTalk]
Will David Ortiz Eclipse 30-Home Run Plateau This Season? [NESN.com]
Bobby Jenks Returns From DL, Promptly Wins Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]
Peter Gammons Discusses George Springer, Other Local MLB Draft Prospects [NESN.com]
Despite New Management, 1923 Red Sox Continue to Struggle [NESN.com]
Buchholz ailing, could miss start at Yankee Stadium [Projo Sox Blog]
Scutaro to rehab for three games with PawSox [Projo Sox Blog]
Beckett looks to keep streaking at home [RedSox.com]
