Tonight’s game has been rained out. It will be made up as part of a day/night doubleheader on Sunday. The first game will start at 1:05 p.m. with the second game beginning at 6:30 p.m.
After enjoying a day off on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox look to thrust themselves into the playoffs as they finish up the regular season on the road for six games. Tonight, they’ll kick it off with the first of three games against the New York Yankees in the Bronx.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The game will be carried on NESN if you live in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Yankees television market, you can watch the game on YES. Depending on where you live outside of either market, you may be able to catch the game on MLB Network. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Jon Lester looks to push the Red Sox closer to the playoffs in his 30th start of 2011. In his previous 29 starts, Lester is 15-8 with a 3.15 ERA. He’s made four starts against the Bronx Bombers and is 2-1 with a 4.30 ERA. He’s had good success in his career against the Yankees as he is 8-2 with a 3.53 ERA in 16 starts. He’s fared just as well in the Bronx as he is 6-1 with a 2.67 ERA in nine starts.
Freddy Garcia makes 25th start (26th appearance) for the AL East champs this season. In his previous 25 appearances (24 starts), Garcia is 11-8 with a 3.77 ERA. He’s made four appearances (three starts) against the Red Sox this season and is 0-2 with a 6.92 ERA. Garcia is 8-4 with a 4.69 ERA in 20 career appearances (19 starts) against the Red Sox. Two of those starts have come at Yankee Stadium where he is 0-2 with a 10.29 ERA (8 ER/7 IP).
Click on the read more button below to see today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the overnight and day if you’re on the home page.
Here are this evening’s lineups:
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 1. Derek Jeter | SS |
| 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 2. Curtis Granderson | CF |
| 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 3. Mark Teixeira | 1B |
| 4. David Ortiz | DH | 4. Robinson Cano | 2B |
| 5. Mike Aviles | 3B | 5. Alex Rodriguez | 3B |
| 6. Carl Crawford | LF | 6. Nick Swisher | RF |
| 7. Marco Scutaro | SS | 7. Andruw Jones | LF |
| 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 8. Jesus Montero | DH |
| 9. Josh Reddick | RF | 9. Russell Martin | C |
| Jon Lester | SP | Freddy Garcia | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
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An unexpected change in stripes [Chad Finn’s Touching All The Bases]
Yankees catcher Russell Martin: ‘I hate the Red Sox’ [Clubhouse Insider]
From NY: Lackey to start Sunday; Tito on job security, Buchholz a maybe for Monday [Clubhouse Insider]
Theo: ‘There’s no disconnect between me and Tito’ [Clubhouse Insider]
Girardi on resting regulars, postseason rotation and Red Sox [Clubhouse Insider]
Theo Epstein on Lackey, Crawford and an opportunity for Red Sox [Clubhouse Insider]
Lester to start tomorrow, Wakefield and Lackey, in some order, on Sunday [Clubhouse Insider]
Epstein: ‘There’s no disconnect’ [CSN New England]
Lackey to pitch Sunday [CSN New England]
Video: Sox-Yanks preview, prediction [ESPN Boston]
Theo backs Tito: ‘No disconnect’ [ESPN Boston]
Francona tabs Lackey for Sunday [ESPN Boston]
Tito dismisses talk about job security [ESPN Boston]
Buchholz zeroes in on playoff (?!) roster spot [ESPN Boston]
New York Yankees faked Carl Crawford interest to cost Boston Red Sox [ESPN New York]
More Red Sox problems: Rain in NYC [Extra Bases]
Theo Epstein: ‘There is no disconnect’ with Terry Francona [Extra Bases]
Pre-game notes from Yankee Stadium [Extra Bases]
Theo Epstein: ‘It’s time to step up and show what we’re made of’ [Extra Bases]
Epstein on team: Red Sox could ‘get dangerous in a hurry’ [Full Count]
Epstein on Francona: ‘There is no disconnect’ [Full Count]
Video: Red Sox’ New Spring Training Home Featuring Brand New Way to Experience Green Monster [NESN.com]
Red Sox’ Offense Not the Problem, Though Lack of Clutch Hitting Playing Role in September Slide [NESN.com]
Russell Martin’s Comments a Welcome Reminder of What Makes Rivalries Great [NESN.com]
Video: Red Sox Running Out of Time As They Approach ‘100-Yard Dash’ Toward End of Regular Season [NESN.com]
Theo Epstein, Terry Francona Both Deny Any Reported Issues Between Them [NESN.com]
A Series Matter: Red Sox-Yankees and Breathing [Projo Sox Blog]
Epstein to reporters: “There’s no disconnect” [Projo Sox Blog]
Sox hurting in more ways than one — why is that? [Projo Sox Blog]
Aviles hitting in the middle of the Red Sox lineup [Projo Sox Blog]
Clay Buchholz could pitch in a game as early as Monday [Projo Sox Blog]
John Lackey to start Sunday for the Red Sox [Projo Sox Blog]
Foreign-born players sometimes surprised by MLB’s unwritten rules [Providence Journal]
Division title is vindication for Yankees’ Cashman [Providence Journal]
After day off to regroup, Sox face AL East champs [RedSox.com]
Buchholz’s next test may come in a game [RedSox.com]
How Adrian Gonzalez has managed to live up to the hype [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]
The Cashman-Headwarmer Dialogues: Because Everything Is Always Revealed at the End of the Season [Surviving Grady]
Will Red Sox failure actually feed the hunger? [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]
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