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A In-Depth Look At Tonight’s Game
The Boston Red Sox started their season playing two perennial playoff teams in one week. So now the local nine continue up the West Coast as they are in Oakland to face the A’s, another possible playoff contender.
Oakland (2-4) like the Sox have struggled early on this season and have twice been shut out when facing left-handers. This spells well for the Red Sox as Jon Lester is on the mound tonight for Boston.
Lester will look to get Boston back in the win column as he and Terry Francona will look for the lineup to heat up against a relatively young and unproven A’s pitching staff.
The Red Sox offense has yet to get started in 2009 as Kevin Youkilis seems to be the only Sox hitter, actually hitting, with a .522 batting average. David Ortiz is 4 for 20, Jacoby Ellsbury is 5 for 24, Mike Lowell 4 for 23, J.D. Drew 2 for 16 and Jed Lowrie, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list, was 1-18 before landing himself on the DL.
So with Lowrie out with a left wrist injury, the Sox look to rookie Nike Green to take his place at shortstop. Green gives the Sox solid defense and speed up the middle as the rookie will bat ninth in tonight’s lineup.
The Red Sox Lineup for tonight goes as follows:
1. Rocco Baldelli, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. J.D. Drew, RF
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mike Lowell, 3B
8. Jason Varitek, C
9. Nick Green, SS
Francona and the Sox hope that a mix of pace with Rocco Baldelli at the top of the lineup will jump start this lackluster offense.
It’s a southpaw match-up tonight as Jon Lester is on the hill against Dallas Braden of the A’s. The start time of tonight’s game is schedule for 10:05 p.m.
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