After losing the last two games and seeing their season slowly starting to slip away, the Boston Red Sox will look to get back on track and salvage a split of their four-game set with the New York Yankees this afternoon at Yankee Stadium.
This afternoon’s game will start at 2:05 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Yankees television market, you can watch the game on YES. And if you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as well as the MLB Network will be broadcasting the game as well. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
The last time 2010 All-Star Jon Lester pitched at Yankee Stadium was in late September of 2009 and he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Melky Cabrera on his knee. Today, he’ll make his 23rd start of 2010 and look to end a four-game losing streak. In his previous 22 starts, he is 11-7 with a 3.07 ERA. He’s faced the Yankees twice this season and is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA. In 10 career starts against the Yankees, Lester is 4-1 with a 4.01 ERA. He’s made five career starts against the Yankees in New York and is 2-1 with a 2.81 ERA.
2010 All-Star Phil Hughes steps in for Dustin Moseley who had to take the start of an injured A.J. Burnett last night. Hughes has made 20 starts this season and is 13-4 with a 3.96 ERA. He has made two starts in 2010 against the Red Sox and is 1-0 with a 5.25 ERA. He’s made 10 career apperances (four starts) against the Red Sox and is 1-2 with a 6.48 ERA.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Marco Scutaro | SS | 1. Derek Jeter | SS |
| 2. J.D. Drew | RF | 2. Nick Swisher | RF |
| 3. Victor Martinez | C | 3. Mark Teixeira | 1B |
| 4. David Ortiz | DH | 4. Alex Rodriguez | 3B |
| 5. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 5. Robinson Cano | 2B |
| 6. Mike Lowell | 1B | 6. Jorge Posada | C |
| 7. Ryan Kalish | LF | 7. Marcus Thames | DH |
| 8. Bill Hall | 2B | 8. Austin Kearns | LF |
| 9. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 9. Curtis Granderson | RF |
| Jon Lester | SP | Phil Hughes | SP |
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69-41And here is how hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers:
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Lester’s turn to stop the losing [Clubhouse Insider]
Pregame notes: Ellsbury dropped to ninth [Clubhouse Insider]
Sox’ prospect appears to take a Twitter dig at Kevin Cash [CSN New England]
Red Sox drop Ellsbury to ninth spot in order [CSN New England]
New York state of mind [Extra Bases]
Updates from Yankee Stadium [Extra Bases]
Josh Reddick was named International League Player of the Week [OurSports Central]
Photo credits: AP Photo, Getty Images
