After falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates last night, the Boston Red Sox continue their Grapefruit League campaign with a matchup against the Tampa Bay Rays at JetBlue Park in Ft. Myers, FL.
Tonight’s game is scheduled to start at 7:05 p.m. and will be broadcast in the Red Sox television market on NESN. The game will also be broadcast on the MLB Network. If you live in the Boston area, you can catch the game on your radio dial at WEEI 93.7 FM/850 AM.
Daniel Bard will make his second start of the spring as he transitions from being a reliever to the starting rotation. In his first outing of the spring, he went two innings allowing a walk and had two strikeouts.
Wade Davis will also be making his second start of the spring for Joe Maddon’s Rays. In his first outing, he also went two innings, allowing one hit while striking out one.
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| 1. Desmond Jennings | LF | 1. Nick Punto | 2B |
| 2. B.J. Upton | CF | 2. Jose Iglesias | SS |
| 3. Ben Zobrist | 2B | 3. Jacoby Ellsbury | CF |
| 4. Matthew Joyce | RF | 4. Adrian Gonzalez | 1B |
| 5. Jeff Keppinger | 3B | 5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C |
| 6. Stephen Vogt | DH | 6. Kevin Youkilis | 3B |
| 7. Elliot Johnson | 1B | 7. Darnell McDonald | LF |
| 8. Reid Brignac | SS | 8. Juan Carlos Linares | RF |
| 9. Chris Gimenez | C | 9. Alex Hassan | DH |
| Wade Davis | SP | Daniel Bard | SP |
Bard will be followed by RHP Alfredo Aceves, RHP Clayton Mortensen, RHP Matt Albers and RHP Junichi Tazawa.
Davis followed by RHP Burke Badenhop, RHP Josh Lueke, RHP Albert Suarez, and RHP Romulo Sanchez.
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MORE LINKS WILL BE ADDED BEFORE GAME TIME AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE
Video: Borges makes case for why Jose Iglesias should be Red Sox shortstop [Clubhouse Insider]
Valentine likes what he sees in Lars Anderson [CSN New England]
Bowden receives high praise from Valentine [CSN New England]
McClure: Dice-K looks ‘good’ [CSN New England]
McClure: Hard to tell Dice-K was ever hurt [ESPN Boston]
Bobby V likes Maddon’s unpredictability [ESPN Boston]
Valentine praises Maddon, talks about his own style [Extra Bases]
A mending Daisuke Matsuzaka works to find his command [Full Count]
Red Sox notes: Cooking up another starting candidate? [Full Count]
Valentine looking forward to matchups with Maddon [Projo Sox Blog]
Matsuzaka looking good in recovery [Projo Sox Blog]
Cook to make debut Sunday [Projo Sox Blog]
Dice-K well on his way to a return to action [RedSox.com]
Cook’s bid for rotation spot starts on Sunday [RedSox.com]
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