After an offensive explosion in the win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to make it two in a row over the Milwaukee Brewers in game two of a three-game set at Fenway Park.

Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and you can watch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Brewers television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports North. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

Jon Lester goes for a MLB-leading 10th win in his 15th start of 2011. In his previous 14 starts, Lester is 9-2 with a 3.73 ERA. He’s never faced the Brewers in his career. Lester has made 14 career interleague starts and is 8-2 with a 2.99 ERA. In three interleague starts in 2010, Lester was 2-1 with a 1.64 ERA (4 ER/22 IP).

Randy Wolf makes his 15th start of 2011 for the Brew Crew and his first against the Red Sox since 2004. In his 14 starts this season, Wolf is 4-4 with a 3.20 ERA. He’s made five career starts against the Red Sox and is 2-1 with a 2.73 ERA. Three of those starts have come at the Fens where he is 1-1 with a 2.79 ERA (6 ER/19.1 IP).

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Here are tonight’s lineups:

39-32		42-27
1. Rickie Weeks	2B	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Corey Hart	RF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Ryan Braun	LF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Prince Fielder	1B	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Casey McGehee	3B	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Yuniesky Betancourt	SS	6. Darnell McDonald	LF
7. Josh Wilson	2B	7. Marco Scutaro	SS
8. Carlos Gomez	CF	8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia	C
9. George Kottaras	C	9. Mike Cameron	RF
Randy Wolf	SP	Jon Lester	SP

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

After suffering a hamstring injury last night, Carl Crawford has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. He’s been replaced on the 25-man roster by Josh Reddick.

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Cashman: Still ‘not true’ that Yankees tampered with Red Sox’ Miller [Clubhouse Insider]

Crawford to DL a ‘no-brainer’ [Clubhouse Insider]

Tito glad he called Claude [Clubhouse Insider]

Red Sox early notes: Crawford to DL [CSNNE.com]

Lester seeks 10th win tonight against Brewers [ESPN Boston]

Crawford on DL for only 2d time in career [ESPN Boston]

Youkilis back in after stomach flareup [ESPN Boston]

Best sports town? Boston will keep the title until Apple gets an attitude adjustment [ESPN NY]

Carl Crawford placed on the disabled list [Extra Bases]

Francona: Putting Crawford on the disabled list ‘a no-brainer’ [Full Count]

John Lackey Takes Pressure Off Thin Bullpen, Shows Signs of Complete Turnaround [NESN.com]

Carl Crawford Placed on 15-Day Disabled List With Left Hamstring Strain, Josh Reddick Recalled [NESN.com]

Carl Crawford lands on DL, Reddick called up [Projo Sox Blog]

Lowrie expects second opinion on shoulder next week [Projo Sox Blog]

City of Boston’s latest title resonates with Sox [RedSox.com]

Red Sox look to keep rolling behind Lester [RedSox.com]

Crawford lands on DL with hamstring strain [RedSox.com]

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Apparently the National League can’t slow the down the Boston Red Sox offensive juggernaut at least for now. The Red Sox offense continued their dominance at the plate last night at Fenway Park in a 10-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

After the 1st inning though, it looked like it might be just another typical John Lackey start where he sucks. And I’ll admit I’m not a big fan of him at all. But after allowing two runs in the 1st inning and then two more in the 3rd inning, Lackey settled in and retired 15 straight batters before Nyjer Morgan singled in the 8th inning. But Lackey promptly got out of the inning when Ryan Braun flew out to Jacoby Ellsbury who doubled off Morgan at first.

Lackey needed 58 pitches to get through the first three innings. He then needed just 53 more to get through the next five innings. Hopefully Lackey bought Dustin Pedroia an adult beverage or two last night because if it wasn’t for the Laser Show flashing the leather in the 3rd inning, Lackey might have been done sooner rather than later.

With the bases loaded and no out in the 3rd, Casey McGehee smoked a shot up the middle but Pedroia made an incredible diving start to start a 4-6-3 double play. Although the tying run scored on the play, this is where Lackey began his run of retiring 15 straight batters. Honestly, it wasn’t like Lackey was hit hard in that inning, the balls just happened to fall in the right places.

But without Pedroia stopping that ball, it’s quite possible the Brewers could have taken a 5-4 lead and still had two runners on the bases and no outs.

It didn’t take long for the Red Sox offense to pick up their pitcher in the 1st after he had allowed two runs.

Ellsbury started it with a solo home run off of Brewers starter Shaun Marcum. After Pedroia flew out, Adrian Gonzalez picked up the first of his three hits on the night with a single. Two batters later, David Ortiz brought home Speedy Gonzalez from first base to tie the game up at two.

The bad news that came from the 1st inning for the Red Sox is the fact that Carl Crawford had to leave the game after straining his hamstring beating out an infield single. He was diagnosed with a grade 1 strain of his hamstring and will be reevaluated later today before a decision is made as to whether or not he’ll be placed on the DL.

Marcum left the game with an injury after the first and the Red Sox got to his replacement Marco Estrada for two more runs in the second.

Pedroia reached on a two-out walk and went to third on a Gonzo bot double. They both came into score on a Kevin Youkilis single to make it 4-2. Unfortunately for the Red Sox, they would lose Youk after the 4th inning with a case of the ol’ “intestional turmoil”. By the way, there’s no truth to the rumor that the skidmarks on Youk’s pants were from a case of the runs.

The hitting machine that is Gonzalez put the Red Sox ahead for good in the 5th when he went over the Green Monster for his 15th home run of the season and a MLB-leading 62nd RBI. Oh by the way, those three hits for Gonzo on the night raised his average to a paltry .352. Remember folks, we get seven more years of this.

The offense would bust this game open in the 6th and 7th innings with five more runs.

It was great to see Lackey bounce back with his third straight win in as many starts after returning from the disabled list. But it was also nice to see the offense not let up after being slowed down just a tad in Tampa. The Red Sox win last night also increased their lead back to 2.5 games over the New York Yankees who lost to the Chicago Cubs.

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The Achilles’ heel? Sox reminded of a vulnerability on Friday [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]

Sox show punch [Boston Globe]

Righty made an impression [Boston Globe]

Crawford strains hamstring [Boston Globe]

Red Sox firing on all cylinders [Boston Herald]

Dustin Pedroia’s shining ‘D’ [Boston Herald]

Rich Hill has his rehab plan set [Boston Herald]

Carl runs into trouble [Boston Herald]

Sox take fizz out of Brewers, 10-4 [CSNNE.com]

Lackey appreciates offensive support [CSNNE.com]

Red Sox notes: MRI reveals Grade-1 strain for Crawford [CSNNE.com]

Rapid reaction: Red Sox 10, Brewers 4 [CSNNE.com]

Pedroia a buzz killer for Brewers [ESPN Boston]

Postgame updates on Crawford and Youkilis [Extra Bases]

Rich Hill: No plans to change arm slot post Tommy John [Full Count]

Closing Time: It’s a big 10-4 for Red Sox in win over Brewers [Full Count]

Crawford to be re-evaluted Saturday after suffering Grade 1 hamstring strain [Full Count]

Red Sox prove Bruins don’t have monopoly on clutch offense and defense [Full Count]

Video: Tom Werner: ‘This Has Been Such a Great Time to Be a Sports Fan in Boston’ [NESN.com]

Red Sox Congratulate Bruins on Stanley Cup Win With Sign Behind Home Plate at Fenway Park [NESN.com]

NESN, Red Sox Congratulate Bruins on Stanley Cup Win With Full-Page Ad in The Boston Globe [NESN.com]

Video: Drew Sutton’s Readiness Pays Off With Solid Effort in Place of Kevin Youkilis in Win Over Brewers [NESN.com]

Carl Crawford Suffers Hamstring Strain, Will Be Re-Evaluated on Saturday [NESN.com]

More Sparkling Defense From Dustin Pedroia Sparks John Lackey, Red Sox in Win Over Brewers [NESN.com]

Josh Beckett’s Dominant One-Hit Performance Earns Him Amica Pitcher of the Week Honors [NESN.com]

Pedroia’s defensive gem helps Boston find its groove [Providence Journal]

Scutaro finally getting back into the swing of things [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal: Lowrie to the DL, Crawford suffers hamstring strain [Providence Journal]

Dice-K, Hill making progress following surgery [RedSox.com]

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Looking Back At A UConn Football Game From 2010: UConn 38, Cincinnati 17 [Hartford Courant]

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Here’s the press release from the Boston Red Sox detailing the signing of 12 of their 2011 MLB Draft picks so far.

BOSTON, MA – The Boston Red Sox today announced that the club has signed 12 players selected in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, including left-handed pitcher Miguel Pena, the club’s sixth-round selection, and first baseman Travis Shaw, taken in the ninth round of this year’s draft.

Red Sox Director of Amateur Scouting Amiel Sawdaye made the announcement.

Pena was the Red Sox sixth-round pick, taken out of San Jacinto Junior (TX) College. The left-hander earned a National Junior College Athletic Association All-American honorable mention selection this year and was a unanimous All-Region XIV South Conference honoree after going 10-3 with a team-best 1.91 ERA (18 ER/85.0 IP) and 93 strikeouts in 14 starts.

Shaw, selected out of Kent State University in the ninth round, was a First-Team All-Mid-American Conference selection this year, leading the MAC with 14 home runs while batting .307 (75-for-244) with a .553 slugging percentage and 51 RBI in 62 games as the Flashes won both Mid-American Conference regular season and tournament championships. His father Jeff pitched parts of 12 seasons in the Majors from 1990-2001.

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Also among those who have signed is third baseman Matt Gedman out of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who was Boston’s pick in the 45th round. Matt’s father Rich was a catcher for 13 Major League seasons, including 11 with the Red Sox, and is currently the hitting coach with Boston’s Short-A Lowell affiliate. Matt Gedman earned a First-Team All-Star selection by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association, was named to the Atlantic 10 Baseball All-Conference First Team and was chosen as the 2011 National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America District I Player of the Year. He led the A-10 with a .402 average (76-for-189) in 45 games for the Minutemen this season and posted the second-highest hits total in school history for a single season.

The Red Sox have signed two other players with New England ties, right-handed pitcher Brenden Shepard out of Stonehill College in Easton, MA (28th round) and right-hander Corey Vogt (39th round) out of New Hampshire’s Keene State College. Shepard is a native of Boxford, MA and collected 10 saves while posting a 3.63 ERA (9 ER/22.1 IP) with 34 strikeouts in 20 relief appearances for the Skyhawks in 2011. Vogt, a two-time All-Little East Conference reliever, had 4 saves while posting a 2.82 ERA (7 ER/22.1 IP) and 30 strikeouts in 16 relief outings with Keene State this year.

Additional signings announced today include left-handed pitcher Kevin Brahney (11th round), right-hander Mike McCarthy (14th round), right-hander Andrew Jones (18th round), outfielder Drew Turocy (24th round), first baseman David Chester (33rd round), catcher Carlos Coste (35th round) and right-handed pitcher Jadd Schmeltzer (49th round).

After finishing up an 8-1 road trip, the Boston Red Sox return home to the friendly confines of Fenway Park to begin interleague play. Tonight, they’ll face the Milwaukee Brewers in the first of a three-game set to kickoff a six-game homestand.

Tonight’s first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. and you can watch the game on NESN in the Red Sox television market. If you live in the Brewers television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports North. If you don’t live in either market you’re in luck as well as the MLB Network will be televising the game. And if you can’t catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2011 Red Sox Radio Network.

John Lackey has pitched better since returning from the disabled list. He’ll make his 10th start of 2011 and is 4-5 with a 7.41 ERA in his previous nine starts. He’s never faced the Brewers in his career. He’s made two career starts in interleague play as a member of the Red Sox and is 2-0 with a 3.46 ERA. Overall in his career, he’s made 29 appearances (28 starts) in interleague play and is 14-5 with a 2.96 ERA.

Shaun Marcum makes his 15th start of the season for skipper Ron Roenicke. In his previous 14 starts, Marcum is 7-2 with a 2.68 ERA. He made three starts against the Red Sox in 2010 as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays and was 1-2 with a 4.19 ERA. He’s made 16 appearances (11 starts) in his career against the Red Sox and is 5-5 with a 4.38 ERA. Eight of those appearances (six starts) have come at the Fens where he is 3-2 with a 3.52 ERA.

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Here are tonight’s lineups:

39-31		41-27
1. Rickie Weeks	2B	1. Jacoby Ellsbury	CF
2. Nyjer Morgan	CF	2. Dustin Pedroia	2B
3. Ryan Braun	LF	3. Adrian Gonzalez	1B
4. Prince Fielder	DH	4. Kevin Youkilis	3B
5. Casey McGehee	3B	5. David Ortiz	DH
6. Corey Hart	RF	6. Carl Crawford	LF
7. Mark Kotsay	1B	7. Marco Scutaro	SS
8. Jonathan Lucroy	C	8. J.D. Drew	RF
9. Craig Counsell	SS	9. Jason Varitek	C
Shaun Marcum	SP	John Lackey	SP

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

The Red Sox will be without closer Jonathan Papelbon for the next two days as he will begin to serve his suspension. After appealing, his three-game suspension was reduced to two games.

Drew Sutton has been recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket. He’ll take the place of Jed Lowrie who has been placed on the 15-day DL with shoulder issues.

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Daniel Bard: Patience paid off for good friend Andrew Miller [Clubhouse Insider]

Lowrie to DL, Sutton up, Buchholz pushed back few days, Miller on Monday [Clubhouse Insider]

David Ortiz & Ray Allen juggle two demanding jobs [CSNNE.com]

Ready to realign? [CSNNE.com]

Early notes: Francona a bandwagon Bruins fan [CSNNE.com]

Boston Red Sox put SS Jed Lowrie on DL with sore shoulder [ESPN Boston]

Boston Red Sox’s Jonathan Papelbon’s suspension reduced, begins Friday [ESPN Boston]

Buchholz may be pushed back a few days [ESPN Boston]

Francona’s a Bruins fan [ESPN Boston]

Let the Jose Reyes talk commence [Extra Bases]

Result of appeal: Papelbon’s supension reduced to two games [Extra Bases]

Injury updates on Lowrie, Buchholz [Extra Bases]

Peter Gammons on M&M: Andrew Miller ‘either going to be a really good reliever or a fascinating starter’ [Full Count]

Red Sox catch Bruins fever [Full Count]

Daisuke Matsuzaka headed down to Fort Myers for rehab [Full Count]

Report: Yankees ‘tampered’ with Sox left-hander [HardBall Talk]

Red Sox Begin 15-Game Streak Against NL, Look to Build on MLB-Best Interleague Record [NESN.com]

Don Orsillo-Jerry Remy Costume Contest to Highlight Second Red Sox TweetUp on June 29 [NESN.com]

Jed Lowrie Placed on 15-Day Disabled List With Shoulder Strain, Drew Sutton Recalled From Pawtucket [NESN.com]

Jonathan Papelbon’s Suspension Reduced to Two Games, Will Start Serving Ban on Friday [NESN.com]

Andrew Miller to Start Monday Against San Diego, Clay Buchholz Remains in Limbo [NESN.com]

Video: Terry Francona Wears Bruins Jersey to News Conference, Talks About Special Time for Boston Sports [NESN.com]

Friday Red Sox Nuggetpalooza! [Nuggetpalooza]

A Series Matter: Red Sox-Brewers and Rivalries that Never Were [Projo Sox Blog]

Papelbon suspension reduced to 2 games; Buchholz feeling better [Projo Sox Blog]

Lowrie to DL; Sutton recalled [Projo Sox Blog]

Red Sox welcome Brewers for Interleague set [RedSox.com]

Papelbon begins serving two-game suspension [RedSox.com]

Q&A with Brandon Workman [SoxProspects.com]

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“Sunday MLB on TBS” continues on Father’s Day, June 19 with an interleague match-up when Prince Fielder and the Milwaukee Brewers travel to historic Fenway Park to take on Adrian Gonzalez and the Boston Red Sox at 1:30 p.m. (ET). Yovani Gallardo is scheduled to start for the Brewers against the Red Sox’ veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.  Play-by-play announcer Ernie Johnson will be joined by analysts Ron Darling and John Smoltz in the broadcast booth.

“Sunday MLB on TBS” includes match-ups on TBS every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season.  The network also will exclusively televise the MLB All-Star Selection Show on Sunday, July 3.  Additionally, beginning in October TBS will once again provide exclusive coverage of the four Division Series and the National League Championship Series (NLCS).

TBS has served as the exclusive home of Major League Baseball’s Division Series (DS) and one League Championship Series (LCS) since 2007, has broadcasted MLB games for more than 30 years and was home of the Atlanta Braves from 1977-2007.

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On Baseball Tonight last night, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said that Clay Buchholz had no-hit stuff against the Tampa Bay Rays. Unfortunately for Buchholz, his back acted up early and affected his performance once again.

Luckily though for Buchholz, the offense staked him to an early lead and the Red Sox bullpen helped him out as they picked up a 4-2 win to close out the road trip at 8-1. And remember folks, that nine-game road trip the Red Sox just partook in was against AL East teams.

The lead for the Red Sox in the AL East is 1.5 games over the New York Yankees and now 5.5 games over the Rays.

Now I’m not sure I agree with Schilling’s assessment but then again I am no baseball expert. From what I saw, he was able to make use of all his pitches. But you could tell his back was bothering him from about the second inning on. And the reason you could tell is the fact that he slowed down.

Normally Buchholz works at a pretty quick pace on the mound. But when his back stiffens up, he slows to a crawl and tries to work through. And what happens then is he tries to overcompensate. And that right there is not something you want to see because that can lead to further trouble possibly in your elbow or shoulder. That would be something that Buchholz and the Red Sox would like to avoid.

Whether or not Buchholz goes on the DL remains to be seen. But it might be wise for him to go on it just to get his back ready for the grind of the rest of the season.

The bullpen hasn’t had to be used as much in tight situations due to the offensive explosion over the course of the road trip. They outscored their opponents 90-42. But they came through when needed last night.

Alfredo Aceves took over for Buchholz, who went five innings and departed after 81 pitches. Aceves pitched well in 1 2/3 innings allowing a home run to Casey Kotchman that cut the lead to 3-2. Daniel Bard took over for Aceves and went 1 1/3 innings of perfect relief only needing 15 pitches.

Jonathan Papelbon did make it interesting though in the 9th. He allowed the first two batters to reach base on a double and an infield single. But he settled down by striking out the final two batters he faced to notch his 13th save of 2011.

Offensively, the Red Sox did their damage against David Price in the first two innings when he struggled. Of course Price’s struggles didn’t help Buchholz out health wise.

In the first inning, Dustin Pedroia reached on a one out walk. He quickly went to third base on an Adrian Gonzalez double. Price then hit Kevin Youkilis in the shoulder to load up the bases. It remains to be seen whether or not Price hit Youk on purpose but Youk did have some words for him going down to first base. Price’s struggled continued as he walked David Ortiz to force in the first run of the game.

The Red Sox got two more runs in the second that started when Jarrod Saltalamacchia doubled with one out. Darnell McDonald, who started the game for Jacoby Ellsbury, singled in Salty and ended up on second on the throw home. He wouldn’t be there long as Pedroia doubled to push the Red Sox lead to 3-0.

Gonzalez would give the Red Sox an insurance run in the 9th when he did his own version of the Laser Show putting one into the right field seats.

Interleague play now starts up for the Red Sox and after these next six games against the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres things will get interesting. In having two of the hottest hitters in the game right now in Big Papi and Gonzo, Terry Francona will have some interesting decisions to make. It’s not like last year where both Youk and Mike Lowell could both play first and third getting both of their bats in the lineup or having Big Papi play first.

If you take Gonzo out of the lineup, you lose something. If you take Big Papi out of the lineup, you lose something as well. But let’s cross that bridge when we get to it. For now, it’s a three-game set with the NL Central-leading Brewers to worry about.

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Few bumps in road for Sox [Boston Globe]

Messages are loud, clear [Boston Globe]

Switch to night game gives champs their day [Boston Globe]

Lavarnway swings into action with Pawtucket [Boston Globe]

Red Sox tour de force [Boston Herald]

Jed Lowrie faces a DL stint [Boston Herald]

While Bruins cop Cup, Beckett brilliant in win [Boston Herald]

Darnell McDonald back in swing [Boston Herald]

Jonathan Papelbon’s appeal of suspension may be heard today [Clubhouse Insider]

Sox finish road trip strong in Tampa [CSNNE.com]

Notes: Buchholz (back), Lowrie (shoulder) exit early [CSNNE.com]

Lowrie’s shoulder woes persist; DL looms [ESPN Boston]

Rapid reaction: Red Sox 4, Rays 2 [ESPN Boston]

Price hits Youkilis, Rays pay price [ESPN Boston]

Buchholz hopes to avoid DL stint [ESPN Boston]

Sox face annual interleague dilemma [ESPN Boston]

Andrew Miller on pitching in majors: ‘I like my chances’ [Full Count]

Closing Time: Red Sox beat Rays to finish off road trip in style [Full Count]

How Cole helped make Spinners pitcher McCarthy’s future on the diamond [Full Count]

Loss of AL East, Division Format Could Sap Interest Surrounding Red Sox [NESN.com]

Clay Buchholz Leaves Start in Tampa Bay With Lower Back Tightness, Hopes to Avoid Disabled List [NESN.com]

Video: Clay Buchholz Continues to Battle Back Stiffness, Still Earns Win Over Rays [NESN.com]

Red Sox Showcase Dominance in All Areas on Remarkable Road Trip [NESN.com]

Buchholz, Sox have just enough [Providence Journal]

Buchhholz hopes he can avoid DL stint [Providence Journal]

Minor-league demotion forces players to refocus [Providence Journal]

Red Sox Journal:  Ellsbury finally sits one out [Providence Journal]

Welcome back, Sox fans! What you might have missed while watching the Bruins [Providence Journal]

Five things we learned about the Red Sox after a dominating road trip [Rob Bradford – WEEI.com]

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