After stranding the population of Rhode Island on the bases last night, the Boston Red Sox will look to take the series in the rubber game of a three-game set against the Oakland A’s at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
Today’s game will start at 3:35 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game can be seen in the A’s television market on CSN California.. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.
Clay Buchholz returns from the disabled list to make his 16th start of the season for the Red Sox. In his previous 15 starts, he is 10-4 with a 2.45 ERA. He’s never faced the A’s in Oakland and has one career start against them. That start came in 2009 when he allowed two rus over 5 2/3 innings to take a no decision.
Gio Gonzalez makes his 20th start of the season for the A’s. In his previous 19 starts, he is 8-6 with a 3.63 ERA. He took a no decision against the Red Sox on June 1st when allowed three runs over five innings. He’s made two career starts against the Red Sox with both of them coming at Fenway Park. In those starts, he has no record with a 5.23 ERA.
Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.
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| 1. Darnell McDonald | LF | 1. Cliff Pennington | SS |
| 2. Jed Lowrie | SS | 2. Daric Barton | 1B |
| 3. David Ortiz | DH | 3. Kurt Suzuki | C |
| 4. Kevin Youkilis | 1B | 4. Jack Cust | DH |
| 5. Adrian Beltre | 3B | 5. Kevin Kouzmanoff | 3B |
| 6. J.D. Drew | RF | 6. Mark Ellis | 2B |
| 7. Mike Cameron | CF | 7. Matt Watson | LF |
| 8. Bill Hall | 2B | 8. Rajai Davis | RF |
| 9. Dusty Brown | C | 9. Coco Crisp | CF |
| Clay Buchholz | SP | Gio Gonzalez | SP |
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47-47And here is the how hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers:
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Roster moves, injury report [Clubhouse Insider]
Red Sox activate Lowrie [ESPN Boston]
VIP tickets for Aerosmith/Geils available [Extra Bases]
Remy, NESN agree to contract extension [Extra Bases]
Pregame notes from Oakland [Extra Bases]
Lucchino on D&C: Luxury tax not a worry [Full Count]
Fenway Park Prepares for Rowdy Soccer Crowd by Keeping Fans of Opposing Teams Apart [NESN.com]
Red Sox Color Analyst Jerry Remy Agrees to Multiyear Contract Extension [NESN.com]
‘Laser Show’ Leads List of Top 10 Dustin Pedroia Quotes [NESN.com]
Boxscore Breakdown: Another Runner Out At Home [Nuggetpalooza]
Lucchino denies that Red Sox are preoccupied by luxury tax [Projo Sox Blog]
Lowrie to start at shorstop for Boston today [Projo Sox Blog]
Red Sox catching prospect Mark Wagner back on the field, but still not 100 percent [Providence Journal]
