After losing yesterday and seeing their lead in the AL Wild Card race get even smaller, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage their season in the first game of a day/night doubleheader with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium this afternoon.
Today’s first pitch for game is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. and can be seen on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Yankees television market, you can catch the game on YES. If you don’t live in either market, you’re in luck as TBS will have national coverage (not in Red Sox or Yankees tv markets). And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.
Tim Wakefield looks to get the Red Sox back on track in his 23rd start (33rd appearance) of the season. In his previous 32 appearances (22 starts), Wake is 7-7 with a 5.28 ERA. He’s made two appearances (one start) against the Yankees this season and is 1-0 with a 6.14 ERA. He’s made 57 appearances (35 starts) against the Yankees in his career and is 12-17 with a 4.98 ERA. 25 of those appearances (16 starts) have come in the Bronx where he is 7-7 with a 3.81 ERA. Three of those appearances in the Bronx (one start) have come at the new Yankee Stadium where he is 1-0 with a 4.22 ERA.
With his team in the playoffs, A.J. Burnett looks to push his credentials for the third spot in the Yankees playoff rotation in his 32nd start of 2011. In his previous 31 starts, Burnett is 10-11 with a 5.28 ERA. He’s made two starts against the Red Sox this season and is 0-1 with a 7.36 ERA (9 ER/11 IP). He’s made 17 career starts against the Red Sox and is 5-4 with a 5.07 ERA.
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 afternoon’s lineups:
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| 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF | 1. Brett Gardner | CF |
| 2. Carl Crawford | LF | 2. Derek Jeter | SS |
| 3. Dustin Pedroia | 2B | 3. Alex Rodriguez | 3B |
| 4. David Ortiz | DH | 4. Alex Rodriguez | DH |
| 5. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B | 5. Andruw Jones | LF |
| 6. Conor Jackson |
RF | 6. Russell Martin | C |
| 7. Marco Scutaro | SS | 7. Chris Dickerson | RF |
| 8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | 8. Brandon Laird | 1B |
| 9. Mike Aviles | 3B | 9. Ramiro Pena | 2B |
| Tim Wakefield |
SP | A.J. Burnett |
SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
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Jorge Posada: Red Sox could be ‘dangerous’ if they make playoffs [Clubhouse Insider]
Lester: ‘I’m not tired, I’m not hurt’ [CSN New England]
Ortiz: ‘All you can is put it behind you’ [CSN New England]
BBTN video: Previewing Sunday’s DH [ESPN Boston]
Soundtrack to a sorry September [ESPN Boston]
Buchholz to throw inning — in Fort Myers [ESPN Boston]
Buchholz to Instructional League [Extra Bases]
Pregame news from Yankee Stadium [Extra Bases]
Yankees honor Rivera before Game 1 [Extra Bases]
Red Sox’s failings not Francona’s fault [FoxSports.com]
Red Sox pregame notes: Buchholz to Florida, Drew getting closer [Full Count]
Adrian Gonzalez Insists Red Sox Are Not Panicking With Wild Card Odds in Their Favor [NESN.com]
Clay Buchholz to Pitch Instructional League Game Monday, Could Join Red Sox Wednesday [NESN.com]
July’s Greatness, September’s Struggles Speak to Red Sox’ Lack of Consistency in 2011 [NESN.com]
Niagara Falls — and so do the Sox [Projo Sox Blog]
Buchholz to throw inning in Fort Myers, aiming for return Wednesday [Projo Sox Blog]
J.D. Drew could be nearing return [Projo Sox Blog]
Twin bill in Bronx gives Red Sox an opportunity [RedSox.com]
Red Sox clubhouse is full of confusion [Yahoo! Sports]
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