With the rainout last night, there was still some news that came out of Fenway Park last night.
The Tigers made a change to the pitching matchups today as Zach Minor will start instead of Mike Maroth. [Extra Bases]
Amalie Benjamin writes about Josh Beckett, Kason Gabbard, J.D. Drew, Mike Timlin and Hideki Okajima in her Red Sox notebook. [Boston Globe]
Jon Lester will throw 50-55 pitches for Pawtucket on Saturday in Ottawa as he begins a 30 day rehab assignment writes Amalie Benjamin. [Boston Globe]
Nick Cafardo writes about how the Red Sox have been able to save Jonathan Papelbon this season. [Boston Globe]
Times are tough in Boston right now says Bob Ryan. [Boston Globe]
Michael Silverman ponders the rumor that the Spanish word for rainout is “Tavarez”. [Boston Herald]
J.D Drew was available to pinch hit last night says Michael Silverman. [Boston Herald]
Rich Thompson writes that Jacoby Ellsbury is the class of the Red Sox farm system. [Boston Herald]
Daisuke Matsuzaka was the fourth best free agent pitcher signing in all of baseball says ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. [ESPN]
Jon Heyman’s list of Top 10 40-somethings in Major League Baseball includes two members of the Red Sox. [SI]
