After getting shellacked last night in the series opener, the Boston Red Sox look to rebound in the first game of a day/night doubleheader against the Oakland A’s at Historic Fenway Park.
Today’s first pitch is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the A’s broadcast area, you can catch the game on CSN California. 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 get the Red Sox back on track in his 25th start of 2011. In his previous 24 starts, Lester is 13-6 with a 3.16 ERA. He has not faced the A’s in 2011 and last faced them in 2009 when he went 0-1 with a 7.71 ERA (10 ER/11.1 IP) in two starts. He’s made eight career starts against the A’s and is 2-3 with a 4.95 ERA. Four of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA (11 ER/22 IP).
Guillermo Moscoso makes his 18th appearance (16th start) of 2011 for the A’s. In his previous 17 appearances (15 starts). Moscoso is 6-7 with a 3.28 ERA. He’s made two appearances out of the bullpen this season against the Red Sox and is 0-1 with a 3.00 ERA (1 ER/3 IP). Those two appearances mark the only time he’s faced the Red Sox in his career with both of them coming at the Fens.
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Here are this afternoon’s game 1 lineups:
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| 1. Jemile Weeks | 2B | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 2. Cliff Pennington | SS | 2. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 3. Coco Crisp | CF | 3. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 4. Josh Willingham | DH | 4. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 5. Brandon Allen | 1B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Conor Jackson | LF | 6. Carl Crawford | LF |
| 7. Kurt Suzuki | C | 7. Josh Reddick |
RF |
| 8. Ryan Sweeney | RF | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Scott Sizemore | 3B | 9. Mike Aviles | 3B |
| Guillermo Moscoso | SP | Jon Lester | SP |
And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:
Notes: Scott Atchison has been optioned back to Pawtucket. Michael Bowden has been called up to replace him on the 25-man roster.
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Are We Saying Goodbye to the Muddy Chicken? [SOX & Dawgs]
Pregame notes before Game 1 of a doubleheader [Clubhouse Insider]
Sox-A’s playing doubleheader Saturday [ESPN Boston]
Bowden up, Atchison down [ESPN Boston]
Pregame from Fenway [Extra Bases]
A little pre-game news from Fenway [Extra Bases]
Despite struggles, Matt Albers feels he’s been a few pitches away from better August [Full Count]
Red Sox Lefty Andrew Miller Earns Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]
Video: Red Sox Outfielder Darnell McDonald Jokes He May Be Ready to Pitch in Postseason [NESN.com]
Ellsbury showed power in college, but not this much [Projo Sox Blog]
Sox hoping to get in two today [Projo Sox Blog]
Lester to kick off doubleheader vs. A’s [RedSox.com]
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