After a four-game sweep of the Angels, the Boston Red Sox will entertain the New York Yankees for a second time this season in a three-game weekend set at Fenway Park.
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be broadcast on YES in the Yankees television market. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Josh Beckett looks to string another quality start together for Terry Francona tonight. In six starts this season, Beckett is 1-0 with a 6.31 ERA. He faced the Yankees on Opening Day and received a no-decision after allowing five runs in 4 2/3 innings. He’s made 18 career starts, all in a Red Sox uniform, against the Yankees and is 9-5 with a 5.51 ERA.
Phil Hughes will make his fifth start of the season for the Yankees. In his previous four starts, he is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA. He hasn’t faced the Red Sox in 2010. He made seven appearances (one start) in 2009 against the Red Sox and was 0-1 with a 4.09 ERA. He’s made eight appearances (two starts) against the Red Sox in his career and is 0-2 with a 7.62 ERA. In three career appearances (one start) at Fenway Park, he is 0-1 with a 10.29 ERA.
Keep reading for lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and pregame links.
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| 1. Derek Jeter | SS | 1. Marco Scutaro | SS |
| 2. Nick Johnson | DH | 2. Dustin Pedroia | 2B |
| 3. Mark Teixeira | 1B | 3. J.D. Drew | RF |
| 4. Alex Rodriguez | 3B | 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B |
| 5. Robinson Cano | 2B | 5. David Ortiz | DH |
| 6. Nick Swisher | RF | 6. Adrian Beltre | 3B |
| 7. Brett Gardner | CF | 7. Jeremy Hermida | LF |
| 8. Francisco Cervelli | C | 8. Jason Varitek | C |
| 9. Randy Winn | LF | 9. Darnell McDonald | CF |
| Phil Hughes | SP | Josh Beckett | SP |
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15-14Here’s the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers in their careers:
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Pedroia or Cano? You choose [Clubhouse Insider]
Neyer names each Red Sox ‘era’ [ESPN Boston]
BBTN previews Sox-Yankees series [ESPN Boston]
Soxprospects.com: Top performers from April [ESPN Boston]
Juuuuuuust a bit outside [Extra Bases]
Youkilis has been triple trouble [Extra Bases]
Lackey on The Big Show: Criticism of Ortiz ‘eye-opening’ [Full Count]
The Red Sox are Good for What Ails You — Even Cancer [NESN.com]
A must-win series vs. Yankees [Projo Sox Blog]
Victor’s left-right splits making decisions easier [Projo Sox Blog]
Hermida has captured some two-out magic [Projo Sox Blog]
To new Red Sox, welcome to rivalry [RedSox.com]
Yanks-Sox rivalry has company [RedSox.com]
New book details Schilling family’s struggles [RedSox.com]
