Here are we are just under four hours from the first pitch of tonight’s must-win game for the Red Sox and the lineups are already posted.
The only change to the Red Sox lineup is that Jacoby Ellsbury is replacing Coco Crisp in center field. For the Indians, Trot Nixon replaces Franklin Gutierrez.
Red Sox
- Dustin Pedroia 2B
- Kevin Youkilis 1B
- David Ortiz DH
- Manny Ramirez LF
- Mike Lowell 3B
- J.D. Drew RF
- Jason Varitek C
- Jacoby Ellsbury CF
- Julio Lugo SS
Curt Schilling P
INDIANS
- Grady Sizemore CF
- Asdrubal Cabrera 2B
- Travis Hafner DH
- Victor Martinez C
- Ryan Garko 1B
- Jhonny Peralta SS
- Kenny Lofton LF
- Trot Nixon RF
- Casey Blake 3B
Fausto Carmona P
Here is a look at how the teams have done against the starting pitchers in their careers.
Lineups courtesy of the ProJo SoxBlog
Batter/Pitcher numbers courtesy of the Red Sox game notes.