After a day off on Monday, J.D. Drew and the Boston Red Sox will welcome Stephen Drew and the Arizona Diamondbacks for a 3-game interleague set at Fenway Park.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Diamondbacks television market, you can catch the game on FOX Sports Arizona. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz looks to continue his recent string of good outings in his 13th start of 2010. In his previous 12 starts, he is 8-4 with a 2.52 ERA. Buchholz has never faced the Diamondbacks in his career.
Ian Kennedy, the former Yankees prospect, has made 13 starts for the Diamondbacks this season. In those 13 starts, Kennedy is 3-3 with a 3.19 ERA. Kennedy has never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Kelly Johnson | 2B | 1. Daniel Nava | LF |
| 2. Stephen Drew | SS | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Mark Reynolds | 3B | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Adam LaRoche | 1B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Miguel Montero | C | 5. Victor Martinez | C |
| 6. Chris Young | CF | 6. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 7. Justin Upton | RF | 7. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 8. Tony Abreu | DH | 8. Bill Hall | SS |
| 9. Gerardo Parra | LF | 9. Mike Cameron | CF |
| Ian Kennedy | SP | Clay Buchholz | SP |
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37-28Here’s the hitters have fared against this evening’s starting pitchers in their careers:
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Scutaro (neck) out at least one day [Clubhouse Insider]
Scutaro has neck ‘procedure’ will miss tonight’s game [CSN New England]
Scutaro receives nerve-root injection [CSN New England]
Red Sox prospect Doubront to start vs. Dodgers Friday [CSN New England]
Scutaro injection; updates on Beckett, Dice-K [ESPN Boston]
‘He brought laughter and RBIs’ [ESPN Boston]
Sox, Scutaro are pretty tough team [Extra Bases]
Francona on D&H: Nava’s grand slam ‘only happens in Fenway’ [Full Count]
The Factors – Six Good Weeks! – Part One [Full Count]
Boo Manny? [Hit and Run with Dan Roche]
Don Orsillo returning to NESN booth for series opener vs Diamondbacks [NESN.com]
Red Sox’ new spring training home clears hurdle [Projo Sox Blog]
Scutaro has nerve root injection in neck [Projo Sox Blog]
Matsuzaka progressing, no starter named for Friday [Projo Sox Blog]
Beckett long-toss out to 120 feet [Projo Sox Blog]
Buchholz’s dad helps during highs, lows [RedSox.com]
Pedroia seeking return to All-Star Game [RedSox.com]
Manny and Papi: The myths and magic of once dynamic duo [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
