After falling 7-3 last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept tonight in the finale of a three-game set with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at historic Fenway Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Angels television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports West. And if you don’t live in either market you’re in luck as the MLB Network will have coverage of the game (not in Red Sox or Angels television markets). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.
Franklin Morales looks to rebound from a poor start his last time out in his ninth start (37th apperance) of 2012. In his previous 36 appearances (eight starts), Morales is 3-4 with a 3.67 ERA. As a starter this season, he is 3-3 with a 3.98 ERA. His lone career appearance against the Angels came as a member of the Colorado Rockies in 2010 when he allowed two runs in 1.1 innings of work.
C.J. Wilson will try to help his team get the brooms out in his 27th start of 2012. In his previous 26 starts, Wilson is 9-9 with a 3.62 ERA. He made two starts against the Red Sox in 2011 as a member of the Texas Rangers in which he was 1-0 with a 1.46 ERA (2 ER/12.1 IP). He’s had great success against the Red Sox in his career as he is 4-1 with a 1.43 ERA in 17 appearances (five starts). Eight of those appearances (two starts) have come at the Fens where he is 2-1 with a 1.65 ERA.
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Here are today’s lineups:
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| 1. Mike Trout | CF | 1. Pedro Ciriaco | 3B |
| 2. Torii Hunter | RF | 2. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 3. Howard Kendrick | 2B | 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 4. Mark Trumbo | 1B | 4. Adrian Gonzalez | DH |
| 5. Alberto Callaspo | 3B | 5. Cody Ross | RF |
| 6. Kendrys Morales | DH | 6. Ryan Lavarnway | C |
| 7. Erick Aybar | SS | 7. Mauro Gomez | 1B |
| 8. Vernon Wells | LF | 8. Mike Aviles | SS |
| 9. Chris Iannetta | C | 9. Scott Podsednik | LF |
| C.J. Wilson | SP | Franklin Morales | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
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Lucchino: ‘No way of knowing’ if McClure was source for Yahoo! story [clubhouse insider]
Lucchino: ‘Unnecessary’ to focus on player turnout at Pesky funeral [clubhouse insider]
Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett on waivers; what does that mean for Red Sox? [clubhouse insider]
Bobby V: David Ortiz may play Friday vs. Royals [clubhouse insider]
David Ortiz: Hopeful of playing Friday; more teammates ‘probably’ should’ve gone to Pesky funeral [clubhouse insider]
Wright settling in after ‘crazy’ deadline deal [csn new england]
Reality is it can get worse from here [csn new england]
Valentine responds to report on Pesky’s funeral attendance [csn new england]
Valentine planning on activating Ortiz Friday [csn new england]
Pedroia: I wish I could have been at Pesky’s funeral [csn new england]
Valentine: ‘Who cares who’s pitching?’ [csn new england]
Lucchino defends no-shows to Pesky funeral [espn boston]
Adrian Gonzalez of Boston Red Sox not focused on waivers talk [espn boston]
Lucchino: ‘My role is not going to change’ [espn boston]
Beckett on trade waivers and what that means [extra bases]
David Ortiz set to return from DL on Friday [extra bases]
Larry Lucchino on D&C: ‘No way of knowing’ who the leak was [full count]
Jacoby Ellsbury, Slumping Red Sox Look to Break Through Against C.J. Wilson, Angels [nesn.com]
Report: Dodgers May Be Interested In Pursuing Red Sox First Baseman Adrian Gonzalez This Offseason [nesn.com]
David Ortiz Clears Running Tests ‘Perfectly,’ Could Be Back in Action on Friday [nesn.com]
Bobby V: Pesky funeral furor ‘very insulting’ [mike petraglia – weei.com]
Ortiz clears tests ‘perfectly’, returns Friday [mike petraglia – weei.com]
Revolving door of pitching coaches not helping Red Sox [projo sox blog]
Controversy over Pesky funeral attendance [projo sox blog]
Ortiz ‘hopefully’ to be activated Friday [projo sox blog]
Valentine on starting rotation: ‘Who cares who’s pitching?’ [projo sox blog]
Red Sox turn to Morales for finale against Angels [redsox.com]
Don’t let Pedroia go the way of Nomar [touching all the bases]
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