After sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks out of Fenway Park, the Boston Red Sox will welcome their former left fielder Manny Ramirez and the Los Angeles Dodgers for a three-game interleague set. This is Manny’s first trip to Fenway Park since being traded to the Dodgers in 2008.
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 Dodgers television market, you can catch the game on FSN Prime Ticket. The game will also be on the MLB Network but only if you live in the Chicago White Sox or Washington Nationals television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
On any other night, the MLB debut of Felix Doubront would be a big story. But with Manny in the house for the first time, Doubront comes in under the radar just a little bit. Doubront started the season with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs where he was 4-0 with a 2.51 ERA in eight starts. Since his promotion on May 20th to the Triple-A Pawtucket Red Sox, he is 2-1 with a 1.08 ERA in four starts.
Carlos Monasterios is a Rule 5 draft pick by the New York Mets from the Philadelphia Phillies who was then traded to the Dodgers who kept him on the roster. He’s made 16 appearances (five starts) for Joe Torre this season and is 3-1 with a 2.98 ERA. He’s never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Matt Kemp | CF | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Russell Martin | C | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Andre Ethier | RF | 3. David Ortiz | DH |
| 4. Manny Ramirez | DH | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Casey Blake | 3B | 5. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 6. James Loney | 1B | 6. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 7. Ronnie Belliard | 2B | 7. Jason Varitek | C |
| 8. Reed Johnson | LF | 8. Mike Cameron | CF |
| 9. Jamey Carroll | SS | 9. Daniel Nava | LF |
| Carlos Monasterios | SP | Felix Doubront | SP |
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40-28No one on either team has faced Doubront or Monasterios.
With Doubront being called up, a roster move had to be made. The causulty of the Doubront’s promotion was Boof Bonser, who was designated for assignment.
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Video: Manny being Manny Top 10 [SOX & Dawgs]
Video: Manny “pets” Julian Tavarez [SOX & Dawgs]
Video: Manny being Manny [SOX & Dawgs]
Five things about Felix Doubront [Boston Globe]
Take a bow, Manny Ramirez, and then go away [Boston Herald]
Meet Felix Doubront [Clubhouse Insider]
Pregame notes: Manny, Dice-K update, Boof out [Clubhouse Insider]
Sox talk: Terry Francona [CSN New England]
Run Prevention U leads majors in runs [ESPN Boston]
Welcome back to baseball [Extra Bases]
Bonser off roster [Extra Bases]
Torre happy to be back at Fenway [Extra Bases]
Number Crunch: Hitting Vs Closers [Full Count]
Does Red Sox Nation Miss Manny Ramirez? [NESN.com]
Red Sox Ready to Finish What Celtics and Bruins Started [NESN.com]
The Four Reasons for the Red Sox’ Recent Resurgence [NESN.com]
Jonathan Papelbon Shuts Down Diamondbacks, Earns Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]
Dodgers Fans Think Boston Should Show Appreciation of Manny Ramirez [NESN.com]
Bubba Bell Beats Josh Reddick in Game of Topps Attax (Video) [NESN.com]
Daniel Nava Trying to Stay on an Even Keel Despite Hot Start [NESN.com]
Bonser to be DFA’ed to make room for Doubront [Projo Sox Blog]
Hermida still making slow progress [Projo Sox Blog]
Matsuzaka on schedule to be activated next week [Projo Sox Blog]
