Tuesday Red Sox Mediocrity – 9/4

Jon Lester (L), Blake Beavan (R)

After losing for the seventh straight game, the Boston Red Sox look to end the slide tonight in the middle game of a three-game set with the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field.

First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Mariners television market, you can catch the game on ROOT Sports. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Jon Lester, who has pitched well as of late, steps to the bump for his 28th start of 2012. In his previous 27 starts, Lester is 8-11 with a 5.01 ERA. He picked up the win in his only start of 2012 against the Mariners are throwing a complete game where he allowed one run back on May 14th. Lester has made eight career starts against the M’s and is 3-2 with a 3.48 ERA. Six of those starts have come at Safeco Field where he is 2-2 with a 4.42 ERA.

Blake Beavan makes his 22nd start of 2012 for the Mariners. In his previous 21 starts, Beavan is 9-8 with a 4.95 ERA. He took the loss in his only start of 2012 against the Red Sox after allowing three runs in four innings of work. He hasn’t had any success against the Red Sox as he is 0-3 with a 6.35 ERA in three career starts.

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 today’s lineups:

62-74		66-70
1. Scott Podsednik	LF	1. Dustin Ackley	2B
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Franklin Gutierrez	CF
3. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF	3. Kyle Seager	3B
4. Cody Ross	RF	4. Jesus Montero	DH
5. James Loney	1B	5. Justin Smoak	1B
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Miguel Olivo	C
7. Ryan Lavarnway	DH	7. Trayvon Robinson	LF
8. Pedro Ciriaco	3B	8. Casper Wells	RF
9. Jose Iglesias	SS	9. Brendan Ryan	SS
Jon Lester	SP	Blake Beavan	SP

And here is how the hitters have fared against today’s starting pitchers:

Boston Red Sox @ Seattle Mariners batter/pitcher matchups

NOTES: Clayton Mortensen has been recalled from Double-A Portland. The Red Sox have also acquired Gulliermo Quiroz from the Mariners for cash considerations and he is on the roster as of today.

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Red Sox in shambles with little hope in sight [csn new england]

Boston to Pawtucket and back: Mortensen looks to now hang on [csn new england]

Schilling: ‘Something is horribly broken’ [espn boston]

Red Sox in Seattle looking to stop losing streak [espn boston]

Mortensen finally up to stay [espn boston]

Observations from a losing streak [extra bases]

Podcast: Fact-finding mission [extra bases]

Red Sox acquire a backup catcher [extra bases]

Red Sox should bring back Francona [foxsports.com]

Anatomy of a turnaround [full count]