After enjoying a day off, the Boston Red Sox will look to put an end to their four-game losing streak in the first game of a three-game set with the Oakland Athletics at Fenway Park tonight.

Tonight’s game will start at 7:10 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the A’s television market, you can watch the game on CSN California.  And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Clay Buchholz looks to put his last start in the past as he battled through a back issue. He’ll be making his 12th start of 2011 and is 4-3 with a 3.41 ERA on the season. He’s faced the A’s once this season, picking up the win after allowing one run in 5.1 innings back on 4/20. He’s made four career starts against the A’s and is 1-2 with a 7.31 ERA. One of those starts came at the Fens where he picked up a no decision after allowing two runs in 5.2 innings back in 2009.

Josh Outman will make just his third of 2011 since returning from Tommy John surgery in 2009. In his two previous outings this season, Outman is 1-0 with a 2.08 ERA (3 ER/13 IP). This will be his first career appearance against the Red Sox.

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Here are tonight’s lineups:

27-30		30-26
1. Coco Crisp	CF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. David DeJesus	RF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Josh Willingham	LF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Hideki Matsui	DH	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Kurt Suzuki	C	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Daric Barton	1B	6. Jed Lowrie	SS
7. Mark Ellis	2B	7. Carl Crawford	LF
8. Kevin Kouzmanoff	3B	8. Mike Cameron	RF
9. Cliff Pennington	SS	9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
Josh Outman	SP	Clay Buchholz	SP

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

Lefty Tommy Hottovy has been called up to replace Rich Hill who was placed on the 15-day disabled list. Daisuke Matsuzaka was placed on the 60-day DL to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Hottovy.

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Looking left — again: How might the Red Sox replace Rich Hill? [Clubhouse Insider]

Tommy Hottovy to replace Rich Hill as Red Sox’ lefty reliever [Clubhouse Insider]

Rich Hill: Ligament ‘three-quarters’ torn; Dice-K, Hottovy updates [Clubhouse Insider]

Red Sox call up Tommy Hottovy from Pawtucket [CSNNE.com]

Sox add Hottovy, move Daisuke to 60-day DL [ESPN Boston]

BoSox Club seeking new members and extends luncheon invitation [Extra Bases]

Does Darvish become off-limits now? [Extra Bases]

Hill confirms that surgery is likely [Extra Bases]

Red Sox set rotation for Yankees series [Extra Bases]

Better late than never for Tommy Hottovy [Extra Bases]

Dunn’s struggles impact market for DH [FoxSports.com]

Jerry Remy on D&C: Loss of Rich Hill ‘a terrible blow’ [Full Count]

Tommy Hottovy offers a glimpse to what might await Daisuke Matsuzaka, Rich Hill [Full Count]

Peter Gammons on M&M: Daisuke Matsuzaka ‘doesn’t trust people’ [Full Count]

Epstein’s drafts in review: A year-by-year look at how drafts shaped the Red Sox [Full Count]

Terry Francona admits Tommy John is in the future for Daisuke Matsuzaka and Rich Hill [Full Count]

Tommy Hottovy: From Tommy John surgery to pizza shop to Fenway Park [Full Count]

MRI reveals Hill’s elbow ligament ‘three-quarters of the way torn’ [Full Count]

How much value did the Red Sox get for their $103 million investment in Daisuke Matsuzaka? [HardBall Talk]

1922 Red Sox Miserable in All Facets En Route to Last-Place Finish [NESN.com]

Friday Red Sox Nuggets [Nuggetpalooza]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-Athletics and Losing Streaks [Projo Sox Blog]

Red Sox to raise money for tornado relief [Projo Sox Blog]

Tommy Hottovy to replace injured lefty Hill [Projo Sox Blog]

Hill, Matsuzaka both likely to have surgery [Projo Sox Blog]

Hottovy completes unlikely climb to major leagues [Projo Sox Blog]

Surgery likely for Rich Hill [Projo Sox Blog]

Red Sox regroup against A’s after sweep [RedSox.com]

Red Sox place Hill on DL, add Hottovy to roster [RedSox.com]

Like other Japanese pitchers, Matsuzaka fades after great start [SI.com]

First pitch: Was the Matsuzaka signing worthwhile? [USA Today]

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Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill to Host Fundraiser for Tornado Relief
Clay and Lindsay Buchholz will raffle off signed Red Sox Memorabilia and meet & greet with fans that make a donation on Saturday, June 4^th

WHAT: During tonight’s Red Sox pre-game, Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill will play host to a special tornado relief fundraiser put in place by Red Sox pitcher, Clay Buchholz and his wife, Lindsay, whose home town of Joplin, Missouri has suffered an immense amount of destruction due to the recent tornado rampage that has spilled through the south.

Remy’s will raffle-off two autographed balls signed by Josh Beckett,  Jed Lowrie, Daniel Bard, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Clay Buchholz – with all funds going directly to the American Red Cross.

On Saturday, June 4^th, after the Red Sox play their 1:10 p.m. game, and before the puck drops for the Bruins, Clay and a few other players will stop by Remy’s to announce the winners of the raffle. If the winner is not in attendance, Clay will personally call the winner to let them know. Clay and company will then stay to watch the Bruins game on the screen monsters and will also be available for a meet and greet (pictures and autographs) for any fans who decide to make a donation during the event.

Raffle tickets will be sold, 1 for $5.00, 3 for $10.00 and 10 for $20.00.

WHEN: Friday, June 3, 2011
Red Sox Pre-game

Saturday, June 4, 2011
After the Red Sox play their 1:10 p.m. game.

WHERE: Jerry Remy’s Sports Bar & Grill
1265 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02215

While the Boston Red Sox were off on Thursday, the news wasn’t all that good as far as the left elbow of reliever Rich Hill. The initial reports on Wednesday were good but it appears the MRI shows a tear in his elbow meaning he’ll probably need Tommy John surgery just like Daisuke Matsuzaka.

Media reports suggest Hill will seek a second opinion as he decides whether or not to undergo the season-ending surgery. But for the Red Sox this is a big blow to the bullpen.

Hill had emerged as the go to lefty in the bullpen after starting the season with Triple-A Pawtucket. They had tried Dennys Reyes who barely lasted a week with the team. Hideki Okajima was given a chance but he couldn’t repeat his Triple-A stellar start in another go around with the big club. They even acquired another lefty in Franklin Morales from the Colorado Rockies but he’s on the disabled list with a forearm strain.

The Milton, MA native put up great numbers in nine appearances for the Red Sox since his callup from Pawtucket. In eight innings of work, he allowed no runs, just three hits and three walks to go along with 12 strikeouts. His ability to be effective against both lefties and righties is definitely something the Red Sox will miss.

Where the Red Sox turn for a lefty for the time being is not known right now.

Okajima made it clear last night that he doesn’t want to be called up but rather traded. Felix Doubront just returned from the Triple-A DL and Andrew Miller might not be quite ready yet. But the Red Sox will need to callup one of them as they’ll need a lefty in the pen with Hill most likely heading to the DL and Morales on the DL. Theo Epstein will be hard pressed to find a lefty reliever in the trade market as well.

Hopefully the day off after 20 games in 20 days did the Red Sox wonders. They come into the three-game weekend set with the Oakland A’s losing their last four games. The A’s have lost their last three so something will have to give for the two teams.

Let’s just hope it’s the Red Sox who come out in the better end of the stick.

We’ll be back later with tonight’s lineups, batter/pitcher matchups and links from the day. But for now, enjoy the overnight links by clicking on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.

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Matsuzaka to have surgery [Boston Globe]

Hill seeks second opinion on elbow [Boston Globe]

Miller warms up to Buchholz’s idea [Boston Globe]

David Ortiz turns back clock [Boston Herald]

Tommy John surgery expected for Daisuke Matsuzaka [Boston Herald]

Shrugging off Dice-K [Boston Herald]

Rich Hill has a left elbow sprain; Tommy John surgery possible [Clubhouse Insider]

Matsuzaka, Hill appear headed for surgery [CSNNE.com]

Matsuzaka, Hill share a similar fate [CSNNE.com]

Dr. M: Nuts and bolts of Tommy John surgery [CSNNE.com]

Bee stumper: S-A-L-T-A-L-A-M-A-C-C-H-I-A [ESPN Boston]

Hill deciding on whether to have surgery [ESPN Boston]

SoxProspects: Best and worst of May [ESPN Boston]

As Daisuke Matsuzaka exits, what options do the Red Sox have to replace him? [Extra Bases]

Hoist a brew with Youk for charity [Extra Bases]

Hideki Okajima looking to move on from Red Sox, not get called up [Extra Bases]

Why the 2011 draft may represent an opportunity the Sox never have again [Full Count]

Red Sox Lefty Rich Hill Reportedly Headed for Tommy John Surgery [NESN.com]

Red Sox Foundation Auctioning Off Signed Red Sox 1918 Uniforms From Cubs Series For Charity [NESN.com]

Sticking With Tim Wakefield Best Option in Place of Daisuke Matsuzaka, But Trading for a Veteran a Viable Alternative [NESN.com]

Mike O’Malley Will Be Master of Ceremonies for Red Sox ‘Picnic in the Park’ Event at Fenway on July 24 [NESN.com]

Who Should Take Daisuke Matsuzaka’s Spot in the Red Sox’ Rotation? [NESN.com]

Saltalamacchia’s bat getting warmer with the weather [Providence Journal]

Decision on Ortiz poses great risk/reward for Epstein [Providence Journal]

An improving Millwood could take Dice-K’s slot [Providence Journal]

Dice-K’s absence opens doors for others [Providence Journal]

Red Sox seek impact players early in Draft [RedSox.com]

Players of the Month, May: Alex Wilson & Bryce Brentz [SoxProspects.com]

Red Sox Draft Preview Part 4 of 7: Players Linked to the Sox [SoxProspects.com]

For more slices of Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, CSNNE,  ESPN Boston, NESN, Providence Journal, RedSox.com and WEEI websites.

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Calhoun: Decision on Retirement ‘Will Evolve’ [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Sellers Was Nearly a Cardinal [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Calhoun talks about his future, charity ride, etc. [Gavin Keefe – The Day]

Calhoun: no plans yet to ride off into sunset [Neill Ostrout – CT Post]

Jim Calhoun Speech to Dedham High [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Calhoun prepares for ride, will let future play itself out [CT Post]

UConn’s Jim Calhoun Promotes His Bike Ride; Still No Word On His Return As Coach [Hartford Courant]

Jim Calhoun talks about adding a player, Patrick Sellers’ new job and Kemba Walker’s spot in the NBA Draft [New Haven Register]

Calhoun challenging himself, conquering cancer [The Day]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Former Uconn Player Kaili McLaren Excels In First Season With Greek Team [Hartford Courant]

UConn Football links

Michael Smith ineligible [Chip Malafronte – New Haven Register]

UConn WR Mike Smith Academically Ineligible [Hartford Courant]

UConn At Michigan: Remembering A Game From The Huskies’ 2010 Football Season [Hartford Courant]

Other UConn related links

Baseball. 2011 NCAA Regional Preview: Clemson (SC) [College Baseball Daily]

Connecticut, St. John’s, Seton Hall Set for 2011 NCAA Baseball Championship [BigEast.org]

Baseball. Huskies Set Sights on Clemson Regional [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. UConn Pitcher Matt Barnes, A Likely First-Round Pick, Has Come A Long Way [Hartford Courant]

Baseball: UConn To Face Coastal Carolina In NCAA Baseball Opener [Hartford Courant]

Just four days ago, the Boston Red Sox sat on top of the AL East as they held a one-game lead over the second place New York Yankees. But with four straight losses by the local nine and four straight road wins for the Yanks, the Red Sox now find themselves in second place, two games out.

Had it not been for a controversial no call in yesterday’s 7-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox, there’s no telling whether or not the Red Sox would have won the game. But that no call did change the course of that inning.

After Tim Wakefield walked Ramon Castro and gave up a single to Gordan Beckham in the 5th inning, Juan Pierre grounded into a fielder’s choice that retired Beckham at second. With Alexi Ramirez at the plate, Pierre tried to steal second but the Red Sox pitched out and got him into a rundown.

As the rundown was happening, Dustin Pedroia appeared to apply the tag on Pierre as he went to second base. But second base umpire Marty Foster said that Pedroia didn’t get the tag on Pierre who ended up safe at second. Television replays showed that Pedroia got the tag on Pierre and this photograph below from Boston Globe photographer Barry Chin definitely shows that Pedroia got the tag on him.

Ramirez would end up grounding out but Castro came in on the play to make it 3-2. The next batter Carlos Quentin doubled in Pierre and tied the game at three. Had the right call been made, the score would most likely still have been 3-1.

Now the onus, doesn’t fall completely on that play. It can lie in the fact that the Red Sox didn’t take full advantage of Gavin Floyd‘s early struggles.

The Red Sox had seven hits in their first 10 at-bats against Floyd but only managed to plate three runs off of him at the time. They wasted two singles in the first by Pedroia and Adrian Gonzalez when Kevin Youkilis grounded into a double play.

The local nine got the runs in the second when a Jed Lowrie ground rule double brought in David Ortiz, who doubled to lead off the inning. After a Josh Reddick strikeout, Jarrod Saltalamacchia singled in Carl Crawford and Lowrie to put the Sox out front 3-0.

Brett Lillibridge put the White Sox out in front 4-3 in the 6th with a solo home run off of Wakefield but Big Papi tied it back up in the bottom half with a solo blast of him. Matt Albers had another rough outing allowing the eventual winning run and the ChiSox would add two more in the 9th when Paul Konerko launched one to the moon off of Jonathan Papelbon.

Given how Wakefield pitched yesterday, I’d fully expect him to stay in the rotation going forward now that we know Daisuke Matsuzaka will undergo Tommy John surgery. The Red Sox also got a scare when Rich Hill had to leave with an apparent elbow injury but the early prognosis was good. Let’s hope that there’s no major damage and Hill will just need a little rest and rehab to get back. Especially since he’s been the best lefty out of the pen so far in 2011.

After 20 games in 20 days, the Red Sox will be enjoying a much needed day of rest so we’ll be back in a short while with the pitching matchups for the three-game weekend set with the Oakland A’s.

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Sellers Named Assistant at Hofstra [David Borges – New Haven Register]

Jim Calhoun Guest At Dedham (Mass.) High Graduation [Mike Anthony – Hartford Courant]

Draft Preview: Kemba Walker [UConn Huskies Basketball]

Jim Calhoun Welcomed Back By High School He Coached [Hartford Courant]

Jim Calhoun remains mum on future at UConn [SI.com]

UConn Women’s Basketball links

Former Huskies top WNBA GM poll [Jim Fuller – New Haven Register]

Rebecca Lobo Lights The Candles For WNBA’s 15th Birthday [John Altavilla – Hartford Courant]

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Final Spring Depth Chart: The Specialists [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Senior WR Mike Smith Ineligible For 2011 Season [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Coach Paul Pasqualoni: There’s Plenty To Do In June [Desmond Conner – Hartford Courant]

UConn Football: Evaluating The Wide Receivers [Hartford Courant]

Five new coaches that will make an impact in 2011: Maryland’s Randy Edsall [Orlando Sentinel]

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W. Lacrosse. Mucci Selected For IWLCA North-South Senior All-Star Game [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Springer & Barnes Named Semifinalists for Golden Spikes Award [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Barnes & Springer named Louisville Slugger All-Americans [UConnHuskies.com]

Baseball. Huskies Land in South Carolina [UConnHuskies.com]

Memories of UConn hockey special for Hutchings [CT Post]

With a Nikkan Sports report that Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery, it also looks like it’ll be the end of his career in Boston. That report was also confirmed by Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston.

Since his contract coming to a close at the end of the 2012 season and the recovery period from Tommy John surgery being 12-18 months, odds are the Red Sox and Dice-K will part ways then. It would probably be a smart move for both parties.

When all is said and done with his time in Boston, Matsuzaka will have cost the Red Sox $103.1 million ($51,111,111 posting fee, $52 million salary). He was a part of the 2007 World Series Championship team but never seemed comfortable in his surroundings.

Besides being a part of the 2007 team, he also had a strong 2008 where he was 18-3 with a 2.92 ERA. But he was never the same after that as injuries derailed him.

From what we’ve heard, he went about things his own way and not doing things the Red Sox way. He was used to throwing more in Japan mainly because of the fact he only had to pitch once a week. In the big leagues here, he was called upon to pitch every five days. That is of course when he was healthy.

He’ll finish his career in Boston with the one World Series ring and a record of 49-35 with a 4.25 ERA in 106 games (105 starts).

You never wish an injury upon anyone but the injury is probably a blessing in disguise.

Knowing that Dice-K’s time is done in Boston, Theo Epstein can now move forward with plans to replace him now or in the future. And for Dice-K, once his rehab is done, he’ll be able to pitch some where else where he may be more comfortable here in the states or maybe even go back to Japan where he is a hero of sorts.

Either way, it’s been a strange bumpy ride with Matsuzaka.

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The American League voting totals are out for the 2011 MLB All-Star Game being held in Phoenix, AZ in July and it looks to be a New York Yankees love fest. Right now there are six Yankees leading the vote totals at their respective positions while the Boston Red Sox have a few in contention.

Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays leads all voters in the AL with Yankees OF Curtis Granderson and Texas Rangers OF Josh Hamilton holding down the starting outfield nods.

The entire infield right now consists of Yankees as Mark Teixeira, Robinson Cano, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez all lead at their positions. Heck, if you wanted to count the catcher spot as part of the infield, they lead there too with Russell Martin. Michael Young of the Rangers leads the balloting at DH.

As for the Red Sox, Adrian Gonzalez sits in second and is about 130,000 votes behind Teixeira at first base. Dustin Pedroia is second in voting at second base but trails Cano by roughly 589,000 votes. Kevin Youkilis is fourth in voting at third base as he is about 500,000 votes behind ARod.

David Ortiz is second in voting at DH, only approximately 28,000 votes behind Young. In the outfield, Jacoby Ellsbury is in 6th, 150,000 votes behind Hamilton while Carl Crawford is 9th, 300,000 votes behind Hamilton. J.D. Drew is in 14th place about 440,000 votes behind Hamilton.

Yes it’s still early in the voting but do we really want to see an entire Yankees infield Red Sox Nation. It’s our time to make our voices heard.

Since the Red Sox are partnering up with the San Francisco Giants in the NL, be sure to Vote the Ticket! and get our boys to starting positions at the 2011 MLB All-Star Game.

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Here’s a press release from the UConn Huskies football program detailing the addition of three people to the support staff.

STORRS, Conn. – The University of Connecticut has announced the hire of three people that will have primary responsibility of providing support to the football program

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Michael Cerullo, who has extensive experience in both the National Football League and the college level, has been named a Program Aide with the University of Connecticut football program.

Cerullo was most recently an offensive consultant for the University of Miami for the 2010 season and also had a number of recruiting responsibilities. Miami earned a Sun Bowl berth following the ’10 season.

Cerullo spent four seasons with the New Orleans Saints – from 2007-08 as an Offensive Assistant working with the offensive line and special teams and from 2009-10 as the Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator. The Saints won Super Bowl XLIV for the 2009 season during his tenure there. His duties with the Saints included providing quality control on both offense and defense, assisting with linebackers and special teams and all scout teams. He also performed film breakdown and creating scouting reports.

Cerullo was a Pro Personnel and Special Teams Intern with the Atlanta Falcons in the 2006 and ’07 seasons.

He was a Defensive Graduate Assistant at Syracuse from 2003-05 and worked alongside current Husky head coach Paul Pasqualoni for the first two seasons. The 2004 Orange were BIG EAST Conference champions and played in the Champs Sports Bowl.

From 2000-02, Cerullo worked at Northeastern an assistant coach working with the tight ends and linebackers. With the Huskies, he served with current UConn defensive coordinator Don Brown, who was the head coach for NU at the time.

A native of Middleton, Mass., he was an assistant coach at Curry College in Milton, Mass. in 1999 and was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator at Masconomet Regional High School in Topsfield, Mass., from 1991-98.

Cerullo is a 1999 graduate of Central Connecticut with a Bachelor’s degree in science, industrial technology and project management. He was a running back for the Blue Devils football team.

Cerullo was a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1993-97 and received his honorable discharge in 1997.

He is engaged to Elizabeth Nickle and has two daughters – Isabella and Emma.

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Todd Devers, who has been a member of the Dallas Cowboys strength and conditioning staff since 2007, has been named an Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the University of Connecticut with primary responsibilities of working with the football team.

With the Cowboys, Devers implemented in-season and off-season conditioning programs, designed programs for rookie players and worked with the rehabilitation process

He served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League from 2005-09 and worked at private training and rehabilitation centers from 1999-2007.

Devers was the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Colorado Xplosion of the American Basketball League in 1997-98.

He is a 1997 Northern Colorado graduate with a major in kinesiology and a minor in biological sciences.

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Jason Sanders, who has served as the Assistant Video Coordinator at Oklahoma since 1997, has been named the Assistant Director of Video Services at the University of Connecticut with a primary emphasis on working with the football team.

At Oklahoma, Sanders managed all in-house post-production duties, including highlight videos and position group recruiting videos. He also assisted with the day-to-day operations of the entire video department.

Sanders served as the Head Video Coordinator at Jacksonville State from 2003-05.

He was a graduate teaching assistant in news writing and reporting at Mississippi State in its Department of Communications from 2005-06. Sanders earned his Bachelor’s degree in communications from Jacksonville State in 2004 and his Master’s in sports administration from Mississippi State in 2007.

After losing the first two games, the Boston Red Sox look to salvage the finale of their three game set with the Chicago White Sox today at Fenway Park.

This afternoon’s game will start at 1:35 p.m. and will be televised on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the White Sox television market, you can watch the game on CSN Chicago.  And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

After watching his competition crumble last night, Tim Wakefield looks to grab a firm hold on a spot in the Red Sox rotation in his 14th appearance (fifth start) of 2011. In his previous 13 games (four starts), Wake is 2-1 with a 4.14 ERA. He made two appearances against the White Sox in 2010 and had no record with a 3.00 ERA (1 ER/3 IP). Wake has made 32 career appearances (21 starts) against the ChiSox in his career and is 7-12 with a 4.93 ERA.  In 19 appearances (14 starts) against the White Sox at the Fens, Wake is 3-5 with a 5.04 ERA.

Gavin Floyd will look to give Ozzie Guillen‘s squad a sweep of the Red Sox in his 12th appearance (11th start) of the season. In his previous 11 appearances (10 starts), Floyd is 5-5 with a 3.69 ERA. He got the win in his only start against the Red Sox in 2010 after allowing one run in six innings of work. In his career against the Red Sox, Floyd is 4-0 with a 3.53 ERA in six appearances (five starts). Three of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 2-0 with a 1.93 ERA.

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Here are this afternoon’s lineups:

26-31		30-25
1. Juan Pierre	LF	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Alexei Ramirez	SS	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Carlos Quentin	RF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Paul Konerko	DH	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Adam Dunn	1B	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Brent Lillibridge	CF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Omar Vizquel	3B	7. Jed Lowrie	SS
8. Ramon Castro	C	8. Josh Reddick	RF
9. Gordon Beckham	2B	9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
Gavin Floyd	SP	Tim Wakefield	SP

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

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Beckett’s Going To Be a Dad [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Computer Troubles? Call Tek Support [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Pedey, Tito & Crawford [SOX & Dawgs]

Video: Red Sox Run On Dunkin – Big Papi and Gonzo [SOX & Dawgs]

Globe 10.0: Who will be out of the Red Sox rotation [Boston Globe]

Notes: Drew out, Reddick in; Lackey on track [CSNNE.com]

Video: Fact or fiction? [ESPN Boston]

Reddick replaces slumping Drew [ESPN Boston]

Video: State of the Nation with Gordon Edes [ESPN Boston]

Wednesday’s pregame notes: White Sox vs. Red Sox [Extra Bases]

Still no surgery seen for Daisuke Matsuzaka [Full Count]

David Ortiz on Bruins-Canucks: ‘I hope they kick their ass’ [Full Count]

Jenks and Guillen make up [Hardball Talk]

David Ortiz Rooting for Bruins, Says They ‘Need to Win It’ [NESN.com]

David Ortiz, Peter Gammons Discuss What He’s Done to Turn His Career Around [NESN.com]

Catching Up [Nuggetpalooza]

“Scuffling” Drew gets day off [Projo Sox Blog]

Wakefield out to end Boston’s three-game skid [RedSox.com]

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