Before last night’s game against the Miami Marlins, the Boston Red Sox had scored 12 runs in their past five games. Part of that was the good pitching from their opponents, the other part the bats were slumping.

Hopefully after pounding out 14 hits in a 10-2 win, the bats are now alive. As they say hitting is contagious.

But before we talk about the offense from last night, we’d be remissed if we didn’t talk about the outing from Felix Doubront.

He’s been the most consistent starter the Red Sox have had this season. He was coming off a rare bad outing against the Washington Nationals and I think we all wanted to see how he’d respond.

Respond he did as he didn’t allow a hit for the first 5 2/3 innings. That all changed when Jose Reyes took him deep on a pitch that was left out over the plate. It was really the only mistake Doubront made all night.

He was effective by pounding the strike zone all night long. He finished with nine strikeouts as he threw 15 of 25 first pitch strikes and got 12 swing and misses. All of this was good for his seventh win of the season which ties him with Clay Buchholz for the team lead.

The top four in the Red Sox lineup last night had nine of their 14 hits.

Scott Podsednik, Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz all had two hits each while Adrian Gonzalez broke out of his slump with three hits. Big Papi had three RBIs while Gonzo had two with Pedroia and Pods adding one each.

With the score 4-2 in the 8th, Nick Punto came off the bench to spark a big rally. Pinch-hitting for Doubront, Punto got things started with a leadoff double. After a pitching change, four straight singles from the top four in the lineup brought in three more runs. It didn’t stop there either as Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a bases loaded sac fly after Will Middlebrooks got plunked. A few batters later, Punto brought in two runs with a single to close the scoring for the night.

This was exactly what the Red Sox needed.

The pitching hadn’t been all that bad during the little down turn. It was the hitting. And usually when a night like this happens, good things tend to follow. Hopefully the day off today doesn’t slow them down before the matchup with Chicago Cubs over the weekend.

With the off day today, we’ll be back in a short while with the FOX breakdown for Saturday’s game as well as the pitching matchups. So for now, let’s take at look at the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Sox club Marlins in finale [Boston Globe]

Covering the bases [Boston Globe]

Jenks settlement is being negotiated [Boston Globe]

Doubront in seventh heaven [Boston Globe]

Felix Doubront lifts Sox over Marlins [Boston Herald]

Red Sox feed on bottom [Boston Herald]

Scott Podsednik’s a big help [Boston Herald]

No easy answer for Kevin Youkilis’ ongoing woes [Boston Herald]

Theo Epstein’s unhappy ending [Boston Herald]

Sox smash Marlins, 10-2 [CSN New England]

Saltalamacchia on Doubront: ‘The stuff he’s got is best in the league’ [CSN New England]

Red Sox offense explodes against Marlins [CSN New England]

Theo: Red Sox were swallowed by ‘The Monster’ [CSN New England]

First pitch: Sorry, but Youk’s time is up [CSN New England]

Youk a true pro amid trade speculation [ESPN Boston]

Pedroia digs Harper’s ‘clown’ comeback [ESPN Boston]

Rapid Reaction: Red Sox 10, Marlins 2 [ESPN Boston]

Sox hospitality beats OKC for Lil Wayne? [ESPN Boston]

Sox offense gets party started [ESPN Boston]

Doubront dazzles, loses no-hitter in 6th [ESPN Boston]

Scott Podsednik thinks this might be the best Scott Podsednik we’ve ever seen [Full Count]

Opinion: It’s time to trade Kevin Youkilis [Full Count]

Theo Epstein on D&C: ‘No villains’ in Red Sox management [Full Count]

Bobby Valentine Called Out by Former MLB Umpire Chief for Complaining About Calls [NESN.com]

David Ortiz Continues to Provide Leadership, Prove Red Sox Offense Can Be Best in MLB [NESN.com]

Pedro Martinez Still Tastes ‘Sweet Revenge’ of Defeating Yankees in 2004 ALCS (Video) [NESN.com]

Theo Epstein Reflects on ‘Sad’ Ending to 2011 Season and Red Sox Tenure, ‘We Brought It on Ourselves’ [NESN.com]

Andrew Bailey Deserves to Be Closer Upon Return Even Given Alfredo Aceves’ Success for Red Sox [Don Orsillo – NESN.com]

Middlebrooks adapting well to new role [RedSox.com]

Nava out again; Sweeney steps in [RedSox.com]

Youkilis gets night off after getting hit in ribs [RedSox.com]

How success bred a monster: Theo Epstein considers his Red Sox legacy [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

 

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UConn Women’s Basketball links

Case Against Geno, USA Basketball, NBA Could Drag On [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Tina Charles To Receive Prestigous Award [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Auriemma Discusses Olympics, Lawsuit On SNY [Rich Elliott – CT Post]

Accusations Will Stick With Geno, Regardless Of Truth [Hartford Courant]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Getting to know R.J. Evans [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Other UConn related links

W. Volleyball. UConn Volleyball Releases 2012 Schedule [UConnHuskies.com]

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Here’s the release from UConn announcing the UConn Huskies women’s basketball home and away Big East Conference matchups for the 2012-2013:

STORRS, Conn. – The BIG EAST announced the home and away matchups for women’s basketball for the 2012-13 regular season as announced by the conference office on Wednesday afternoon. BIG EAST teams will once again play a 16-game regular-season schedule and each squad will play two teams twice. The Huskies are slated to face Marquette and defending regular season conference champions Notre Dame twice in the upcoming campaign.

The Huskies posted a 33-5 overall record and went 13-3 in league play. UConn fell twice to the Fighting Irish in the regular season before defeating Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Championship Final.  Connecticut suffered its third loss of the season at the hands of Notre Dame when the Huskies fell in the national semi-final to the Irish.

In addition to playing Marquette and Notre Dame twice, UConn will play host to DePaul, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Syracuse and Villanova. The Huskies will play Cincinnati, Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s and USF on the road.

Dates and times will be released at a later time.

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After taking a 2-1 win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to take the series tonight in the finale of a three-game set with the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in the little Havana section of Miami.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Marlins television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Florida. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Felix Doubront, the most consistent starter this season for the Red Sox, makes his 13th start of 2012. In his previous 12 starts, Doubront is 6-3 with a 4.34 ERA. This is his first career start against the Marlins, old and new.

Ricky Nolasco is also toeing the rubber for the 13th time in 2012. In his previous 12 starts, Nolasco is 6-4 with a 4.36 ERA. He’s made one career start against the Red Sox and that came in 2009 when he picked up the win after allowing one run in five innings of work.

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Here are today’s lineups:

30-32		32-30
1. Scott Podsednik	LF	1. Jose Reyes	SS
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Donovan Solano	LF
3. Adrian Gonzalez	RF	3. Hanley Ramirez	3B
4. David Ortiz	1B	4. Giancarlo Stanton	RF
5. Will Middlebrooks	3B	5. Omar Infante	2B
6. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	6. Justin Ruggiano	CF
7. Ryan Sweeney	CF	7. Gaby Sanchez	1B
8. Mike Aviles	SS	8. Brett Hayes	C
9. Felix Doubront	P	9. Ricky Nolasco	P
Felix Doubront	SP	Ricky Nolasco	SP

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

NOTES:

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Valentine: Rumors might affect Youkilis [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

Mike Aviles shaping up as pleasant surprise for Red Sox [Clubhouse Insider]

Bobby V: Only human for Youkilis to be bothered by trade rumors [Clubhouse Insider]

Youkilis out of lineup after being hit in rib cage [CSN New England]

Theo: Didn’t do well in big name free agency [ESPN Boston]

Who’s winning at Red Sox musical chairs? [Extra Bases]

Red Sox, Bobby Jenks working on settlement [Extra Bases]

Which Red Sox Starter Are You Most Confident in Right Now? [NESN.com]

Clay Buchholz Now a ‘No Fear’ Pitcher Worthy of All-Star Consideration [NESN.com]

Darnell McDonald Heating Up as Red Sox Look to Take Series With Marlins [NESN.com]

Daniel Bard Can Look to Success of Yankees’ Phil Hughes to Get Back to Former Pitching Greatness [NESN.com]

Despite rare hiccup, Mortensen dealing for PawSox [Projo Sox Blog]

Youkilis out of lineup after HBP [Projo Sox Blog]

Aviles making most of RBI opportunities [Projo Sox Blog]

Middlebrooks excelling despite irregular playing time [Projo Sox Blog]

Nava still waiting with hand injury [Projo Sox Blog]

Doubront eyes rebound, series win vs. Marlins [RedSox.com]

Where has Adrian Gonzalez’s power gone? [Touching All the Bases]

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The Boston Red Sox once again ran into a elite pitcher in Miami Marlins starter Mark Buehrle. But this time around the results were different.

After being held to one hit through the first six innings by Buehrle, the offense broke through in the 7th inning and backed up the outstanding outing from Clay Buchholz in a 2-1 win to end the four-game losing streak.

Buehrle got the first out of the 7th in Kevin Youkilis. Will Middlebrooks followed it up with the second hit of the night, a single. He then came around to score all the way from first on a Kelly Shoppach double. Shoppach didn’t last long on the bases as a Mike Aviles single brought him home.

Shoppach got the start against Buehrle last night because he’s got good numbers against them and the move paid off for Bobby Valentine as he had the first hit of the night and the big hit in the 7th.

Coming off the complete game effort, Buchholz continued his run last night although it looked as though he might get hit early.

For the second straight game, Jose Reyes led off with a triple. But unlike Monday night when he came in to score, this time around he was stranded at third as Buchholz struck out the next three batters he faced.

Buchholz was never really in any major trouble other than that 1st inning and in the 3rd inning. He was bailed out in the 3rd when Reyes lost track out of the outs and made a base running error by heading to home plate. The Marlins did get their only run of the night in the 7th when Logan Morrison led off the inning with a home run.

He had also of his pitches working for him last night as he used all of them to rack up a season-high nine strikeouts while walking just one. Over his last four outings, Buchholz has given up just five runs in 31 innings of work which amounts to a 1.45 ERA. Because of that, his ERA 7.84 to 5.38 over that time.

You still have to be a little concerned with the offense as they weren’t able to come up with the big hit until that 7th inning. They had their chances earlier in the game.

But right now, a win is a win. And more importantly, it’s a confidence boosting win that hopefully will bring good things tonight in the finale of the three-game set.

We’ll be back later with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, let’s take at look at the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Sox throw in a good one [Boston Globe]

No review was necessary [Boston Globe]

This anemic offense could use a little iron [Boston Globe]

Voices line up for Red Sox announcer job [Boston Globe]

Clay Buchholz comes up big [Boston Herald]

Kevin Youkilis about good to go [Boston Herald]

Kelly Shoppach doubles fun [Boston Herald]

Felix Doubront in good shape [Boston Herald]

The importance of rediscovering Clay Buchholz [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

Buchholz strong again as Sox hook Marlins, 2-1 [CSN New England]

Aviles continues to come through for Sox [CSN New England]

First pitch: Buchholz is Red Sox’ king of the hill [CSN New England]

Rapid Reaction: Red Sox 2, Marlins 1 [ESPN Boston]

Youkilis hopes to play Wednesday [ESPN Boston]

Persistence pays off for Buchholz [ESPN Boston]

Closing Time: Clay Buchholz dominates Marlins in Sox’ 2-1 win [Full Count]

Nuggetpalooza: Some Red Sox stat nuggets you might have missed [Full Count]

Clay Buchholz’ Inspiring Transformation Continues to Build Character for Red Sox [NESN.com]

Clay Buchholz Keeps Simple Frame of Mind in Successful Run (Video) [NESN.com]

Josh Reddick for Andrew Bailey Trade Could Be Worth Revisiting Down the Road and Other MLB Thoughts [NESN.com]

Hill relieved with diagnosis on left elbow [RedSox.com]

Podsednik continues to spark Red Sox [RedSox.com]

Ortiz out of lineup for just second time [RedSox.com]

Doubront eyes rebound, series win vs. Marlins [RedSox.com]

Buchholz slams brakes on Red Sox’s skid [RedSox.com]

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Hardwick Called Dependable and Professional In The WNBA World [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

Meghan Culmo Comes To Geno’s Defense [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

10 Questions About the Harassment Lawsuit Against Geno Auriemma [CT Employment Law Blog]

Ex-players Culmo, Lobo rise to Geno’s defense [CT Post]

Sun Players, Olympians Get Along With Auriemma’s Accuser [Hartford Courant]

Maya Moore: Qualified First Look [USA Basketball]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

Ben Wood Finds a Home in Rhody; Charlie Villanueva Cut by John Calipari [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Uniform Numbers for New UConn Players [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Recruiting Spotlight: Chris McCullough [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Four Newcomers Join Men’s Basketball Program [UConnHuskies.com]

The year of the floor general [FoxNews.com]

Other UConn related links

W. Track. Flowers & Wilson Named Second Team All-Americans [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. UConn Baseball Summer Notebook [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Ice Hockey. Chuli Participates in National Goaltending Camp [UConnHuskies.com]

W. Soccer. Women’s Soccer Announces 2012 Schedule [UConnHuskies.com]

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After falling for the fourth straight game last night 4-1, the Boston Red Sox look to get back on track in the middle game of a three-game set with the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park in the little Havana section of Miami.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Marlins television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Florida. And if you don’t live in either market, the MLB Network will have coverage of the game (not in Red Sox or Marlins television markets). If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Clay Buchholz looks to continue his recent run of good pitching tonight in his 13th start of 2012. In his previous 12 starts, Buchholz is 6-2 with a 5.77 ERA. Tonight marks his first career start against the Marlins.

After 12 years with the Chicago White Sox, Mark Buehrle makes his 13th start of 2012 with the Marlins. In his previous 12 starts, Buehrle is 5-6 with a 3.49 ERA. He picked up a no decision in his only start of 2011 against the Red Sox when he allowed two runs in six innings of work. Buehrle has made 17 career appearances (16 starts) against the visiting nine and is 6-6 with a 4.49 ERA.

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Here are today’s lineups:

29-32		32-29
1. Scott Podsednik	CF	1. Jose Reyes	SS
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Omar Infante	2B
3. Kevin Youkilis	1B	3. Hanley Ramirez	3B
4. Will Middlebrooks	3B	4. Giancarlo Stanton	RF
5. Adrian Gonzalez	RF	5. Logan Morrison	LF
6. Kelly Shoppach	C	6. Gaby Sanchez	1B
7. Mike Aviles	SS	7. Chris Coghlan	CF
8. Darnell McDonald	LF	8. John Buck	C
9. Clay Buchholz	P	9. Mark Buehrle	P
Clay Buchholz	SP	Mark Buehrle	SP

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

NOTES: After being desiginated for assignment on Saturday, the Red Sox have released Marlon Byrd.

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Cody Ross ready for minors Friday [Boston Herald]

Kevin Youkilis: Umpire was ’showing he doesn’t like me at all’ [Clubhouse Insider]

Hovering around .500 [CSN New England]

Hill frustrated — and relieved — at latest setback [CSN New England]

Red Sox taking advantage of Podsednik’s good health [CSN New England]

Marlon Byrd released by Red Sox [CSN New England]

Buchholz gets his turn to right Red Sox’s ship [ESPN Boston]

Video: Red Sox numbers don’t lie [ESPN Boston]

Notes: Podsednik right place, right time [ESPN Boston]

Which way should the Red Sox go? [Extra Bases]

Podcast: Theo, umpires, and slumping hitters [Extra Bases]

Red Sox close to deal with Taiwanese shortstop [Extra Bases]

Hill relieved after getting his elbow checked [Extra Bases]

Red Sox agree to deal with J.B. Wendelken, pitcher from ‘Reddick U.’ [Full Count]

Josh Beckett, Mickey Mantle on Opposite Sides of Athleticism in Baseball [NESN.com]

Scott Podsednik Continues to Be Pleasant Surprise for Red Sox Since Being Recalled [NESN.com]

Will Major League Baseball Ever Use Robot Umpires? [NESN.com]

Mike Aviles Knows Getting Right Amount of Sleep Is Crucial to Staying Alert [NESN.com]

Ortiz gets night off as infield shuffle continues [Projo Sox Blog]

Hill expecting to miss six weeks [Projo Sox Blog]

Nava still out with hand injury [Projo Sox Blog]

Punto: “Pride gets involved” [Projo Sox Blog]

Buchholz aims to help Red Sox even series [RedSox.com]

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The Miami Marlins had lost six straight games. The Boston Red Sox had lost four straight games and five of their last six. The Marlins had an elite pitcher on the mound in Josh Johnson, the Red Sox in Josh Beckett.

Well, we all know what happens when the Red Sox face an elite pitcher. The bats go silent. And that’s exactly what happened in last night’s 4-1 loss to the Marlins at Marlins Park in the Little Havana section of Miami.

The Red Sox managed just four hits off of Johnson and then got the other one off of reliever Steve Cishek. They really only had Johnson on the ropes twice during the game and only managed just the one run.

They had him on the ropes in the 1st inning after Scott Podsednik singled and then he stole second before a walk to Dustin Pedroia. Johnson battled back though to strikeout Adrian Gonzalez, got David Ortiz to fly out and finished it off by getting Jarrod Saltalamacchia to fly out as well.

After Beckett struck out to start the 6th, Podsednik singled and went to third on a Pedroia double. Trailing 4-0 at the time, this would be a prime opportunity to get back in the game. Gonzalez would bring in the only run of the game for the Red Sox though with a sacrifice fly. Johnson avoided any more damage by getting Big Papi to fly out.

If you take away the 1st inning from Beckett’s game, he was outstanding as he settled in. But, he gave up three runs in the 1st and after not taking advantage of Johnson the half inning before, the Red Sox were in a hole they wouldn’t dig out of.

This Red Sox team, as good as it might be, just can’t seem to string together a good run. And with the improved pitching they’ve been facing, if they can’t hit it, they won’t go anywhere.

It’s shaping up to be a disappointing season for the Red Sox. Let’s hope it turns around starting tonight.

We’ll be back later with today’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. So for now, let’s take at look at the overnight links from the media by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Johnson, Marlins keep Sox reeling [Boston Globe]

An equal exchange [Boston Globe]

Hill avoids surgery, but will miss a few weeks [Boston Globe]

Red Sox can’t back Josh Beckett [Boston Herald]

Josh Johnson dominates under blue skies [Boston Herald]

Red Sox bats fail to do much damage [Boston Herald]

Bobby Valentine replays rant against umps [Boston Herald]

How Dustin Pedroia put concerns about his thumb in the rear-view mirror [Boston Herald]

First inning does Beckett, Sox in against Marlins [CSN New England]

Melancon perfect in one-inning return for Red Sox [CSN New England]

Beckett silent after mixed results vs. Marlins [CSN New England]

Bard gives up run in one inning out of PawSox pen [CSN New England]

State of the Sox: Our weekly notebook [CSN New England]

First pitch: Silent nights (and days) for Red Sox [CSN New England]

Rapid Reaction: Marlins 4, Red Sox 1 [ESPN Boston]

Beckett, Sox feel more frustration [ESPN Boston]

Salty: ‘We know we’re better than that’ [ESPN Boston]

Bard not giving up on being a starter [ESPN Boston]

Closing Time: Too little, too late for Josh Beckett and Red Sox against Marlins [Full Count]

Ozzie Guillen is Even More Insane Than We All Thought [NESN.com]

Red Sox Need to Look Inwards, Not at Umpires, to Straighten Out Offensive Woes [NESN.com]

Mark Melancon Glad to Be Back in Big Leagues, Aims to Be More Aggressive (Video) [NESN.com]

Josh Beckett’s Performance Could Suffer if Red Sox Offense Keeps Him in Pitcher’s Purgatory [NESN.com]

Andrew Miller Overcomes Lack of Confidence, Returns to Face Former Team As Valuable Piece of Red Sox Bullpen [NESN.com]

Salty’s game not generating All-Star votes [RedSox.com]

Ahead of schedule, Ross could return soon [RedSox.com]

Bobby V wants technology for balls and strikes [RedSox.com]

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Suit Claims UConn Women’s Coach Retaliated After His Sexual Advance Was Rebuffed [New York Times]

Diana Taurasi and Maya Moore linked by more than birthday [New Haven Register]

Hayes adapting to switch from UConn to WNBA [Norwich Bulletin]

UConn Men’s Basketball links

International Flavor in Storrs [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

Recruiting Roundup: June 11 [Kevin Duffy – CT Post]

NBA Draft’s Potential Celtics: UConn C Andre Drummond [WEEI.com]

Other UConn related links

Field Hockey. Melissa Gonzalez to Represent USA Field Hockey at 2012 Olympics [UConnHuskies.com]

Yesterday’s stars — Ross achieved his goal [The Hour]

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After being swept by the Washington Nationals over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox embark on a six-game interleague road trip. Tonight they’ll kick it off at Marlins Park in the first game of a three-game set with the Miami Marlins.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Marlins television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Florida. And if you don’t live in either market, ESPN will have coverage of the game (not in Red Sox or Marlins television markets). The game will also be available online at ESPN3.com or on your mobile device with the WatchESPN app. If you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to it on the Red Sox radio network.

Josh Beckett looks to keep his good pitching going in his 12th start of 2012. In his previous 11 starts, Beckett is 4-6 with a 4.04 ERA. Tonight marks his first career start against the club where he got his start. Beckett has not pitched at Marlins Park but was 26-14 with a 3.15 ERA in 56 games (55 appearances) in Miami.

Josh Johnson makes his 13th start of 2012 for new Marlins skipper Ozzie Guillen. In his previous 12 starts, Johnson is 3-4 with a 4.56 ERA. He’s made one career start against the Red Sox and that came back in 2006 at home. In that start, he took a no decision after allowing three runs in seven innings of work.

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Here are today’s lineups:

29-31		31-29
1. Scott Podsednik	LF	1. Jose Reyes	SS
2. Dustin Pedroia	2B	2. Donovan Solano	2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez	RF	3. Hanley Ramirez	3B
4. David Ortiz	1B	4. Giancarlo Stanton	RF
5. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C	5. Logan Morrison	LF
6. Kevin Youkilis	3B	6. Gaby Sanchez	1B
7. Ryan Sweeney	CF	7. Chris Coghlan	CF
8. Mike Aviles	SS	8. John Buck	C
9. Josh Beckett	P	9. Josh Johnson	P
Josh Beckett	SP	Josh Johnson	SP

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

NOTES:

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Ross to rehab this week, Cook to pitch [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

Cody Ross set to rehab with PawSox this weekend [Clubhouse Insider]

Daniel Bard set to pitch out of bullpen tonight for Pawtucket [Clubhouse Insider]

Hello, Hanley [CSN New England]

Injury notes: Ross, Cook progressing well [CSN New England]

Hill (strained flexor muscle) may be out a month [CSN New England]

Sources: Sox didn’t aggressively purse Soler [CSN New England]

Ortiz: Home Run Derby ‘wears you out’ [ESPN Boston]

Random Red Sox thoughts from Miami [Extra Bases]

Greetings from Marlins Park [Extra Bases]

Hill could miss at least a month [Extra Bases]

Red Sox close to signing football star/outfielder Shaq Thompson [Full Count]

Once again, Red Sox outpitched [Tony Massarotti – Boston Globe]

Report: Pirates Inquire About Kevin Youkilis Amidst Efforts to Acquire Corner Infielder [NESN.com]

Red Sox Can’t Be Offering Excuses and Other Thoughts From Week in Baseball [NESN.com]

Marlins Take Jab at Celtics on Twitter As They Open Series With Red Sox [NESN.com]

Is Giancarlo Stanton the Most Dangerous Hitter in the National League Right Now? [NESN.com]

Mark Prior Could Eventually Get Call-Up, But Junichi Tazawa More Likely to Make Impact (Podcast) [NESN.com]

Josh Beckett, Red Sox Will Try to Cool Off Justin Ruggiano in Series Opener With Miami [NESN.com]

Red Sox’ Pitching Staff Needs Consistency for Team to Find Success the Rest of the Way [NESN.com]

Red Sox Series in Miami Recalls Preseason Incident Between Bobby Valentine and Ozzie Guillen [NESN.com]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-Marlins and Decadence [Projo Sox Blog]

Bard to pitch out of bullpen for PawSox on Monday, but no long-term change of plans [Projo Sox Blog]

Valentine: Umps shouldn’t be asked to “do the impossible” [Projo Sox Blog]

Jose Iglesias still out 7-10 more days [Projo Sox Blog]

Beckett faces Marlins for first time with Red Sox [RedSox.com]

Rookie Middlebrooks has big league skills [RedSox.com]

Adductor not the only important thumb muscle [RedSox.com]

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