After falling last night 6-5 for their third straight loss to start the month, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the third game of a four-game set with the Minnesota Twins at historic Fenway Park.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Twins television market, you can catch the game on FOX Sports North. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz looks to be the stopper for the Red Sox in his 19th start of 2012. In his previous 18 starts, Buchholz is 9-3 with a 4.75 ERA. He’s made one start against the Twins this season and picked up the win despite allowing five runs in 5.1 innings back on April 25th. Buchholz has made four career starts against the Twins and is 3-1 with a 5.56 ERA. Two of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA (2 ER/13 IP).
Rookie Cole De Vries makes his 10th start (11th appearance) of 2012 for the Twins. In his previous 10 appearances (nine starts), De Vries is 2-2 with a 3.98 ERA. Tonight will mark his first career start against the Red Sox and at the Fens.
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Here are today’s lineups:
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| 1. Denard Span | CF | 1. Ryan Kalish | CF |
| 2. Ben Revere | RF | 2. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 3. Joe Mauer | 1B | 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 4. Justin Morneau | DH | 4. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 5. Ryan Doumit | C | 5. Cody Ross | RF |
| 6. Darin Mastroianni | LF | 6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 7. Brian Dozier | SS | 7. Mike Aviles | SS |
| 8. Alexi Casilla | 2B | 8. Kelly Shoppach | C |
| 9. Jamey Carroll | 3B | 9. Nick Punto | 3B |
| Cole De Vries | SP | Clay Buchholz | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
NOTES: Jacoby Ellsbury was in the original starting lineup but was scratched. He was replaced by Kalish.
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Lineup change: Jacoby Ellsbury out, Ryan Kalish in [clubhouse insider]
Josh Beckett penciled in to start Wednesday for Red Sox [clubhouse insider]
Who’s to blame for the struggling Red Sox? [csn new england]
Don’t look for Sox to land Greinke in free agency [csn new england]
Merloni: Get rid of every Red Sox coach [csn new england]
Sox owners won’t sell with team in a mess [csn new england]
Bailey open to any role upon return [csn new england]
Red Sox notes: Ellsbury scratched; lineup shuffled [csn new england]
Sox hope to start Beckett on Wednesday [csn new england]
Valentine: Not entirely comfortable with three catchers [csn new england]
Ellsbury scratched, replaced by Kalish [espn boston]
Beckett will start Wednesday vs. Rangers [espn boston]
Valentine: Ellsbury’s leg ‘not an issue’ [espn boston]
Middlebrooks on night off: ‘I don’t want one’ [espn boston]
Ellsbury late scratch from Red Sox lineup [extra bases]
As the rotation turns: Where things stand with Red Sox rotation [full count]
Will Pedro Ciriaco or Mike Aviles Start More Games for the Red Sox Until the End of This Season? [nesn.com]
Hot-Hitting Adrian Gonzalez Looks to Help Red Sox Bounce Back After Tough Extra-Inning Loss [nesn.com]
Clay Buchholz’s Third Straight Strong Outing Earns Him Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [nesn.com]
Jacoby Ellsbury Sits With ‘Leg Issue,’ Red Sox Want to Play it Safe With Outfielder [nesn.com]
Beckett scheduled to start Wednesday [projo sox blog]
Ellsbury scratched with “leg issue” [projo sox blog]
Valentine not ‘comfortable’ with three-catcher arrangement [projo sox blog]
Bailey ramping up for the home stretch of the season [projo sox blog]
Looking to get back on track, Sox turn to Buchholz [redsox.com]
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