Red Sox Continue Road Trip In Cleveland
Daisuke Matsuzaka starts for the Red Sox tonight as they continue their road trip and open a 4-game series against the Indians tonight. Matsuzaka is 4-2 with a 5.49 ERA this season. The Red Sox are currently tied for third in the American League East. They've moved within 4 1/2 games of the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays and enter tonight's game 2 1/2 back of the Yankees for second. Fausto Carmona gets the start for Cleveland. He is 4-4 with a 3.53 ERA in 11 starts this season. The Indians activated infielder Andy Marte from the 15-day disabled list earlier today. The first pitch at Progressive Field is at 7:05.
Here are the starting lineups:
Red Sox (33-25)
Marco Scutaro SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
David Ortiz DH
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Victor Martinez C
JD Drew RF
Adrian Beltre 3B
Bill Hall LF
Josh Reddick CF
Indians (21-34)
Trevor Crowe CF
Shin-Soo Choo RF
Austin Kearns LF
Russell Branyan 1B
Jhonny Peralta 3B
Travis Hafner DH
Luis Valbuena 2B
Mike Redmond C
Jason Donald SS
