Here are the lineups for Saturday’s first game of a doubleheader at Fenway Park:
| RED SOX (38-47) | ORIOLES (46-39) |
| Holt RF | TBA |
| Nava LF | |
| Pedroia 2B | |
| Napoli 1B | |
| Pierzynski DH | |
| Bogaerts 3B | |
| Drew SS | |
| Ross C | |
| Bradley Jr. CF | |
| Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (9-7, 2.92). | Pitching: RHP Miguel Gonzalez (4-5, 4.56). |
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.
Red Sox vs. Gonzalez: Nava 2-7, Pedroia 2-8, Pierzynski 2-6, Ortiz 0-4, Gomes 1-4, Drew 0-2, Napoli 0-1.
Orioles vs. Lester: Markakis 16-69, Jones 18-56, Young 7-37, Hardy 9-30, Davis 3-27, Cruz 11-27, Pearce 1-8, Flaherty 0-3, Schoop 1-2.
Stat of the Day: Lester was 14-0 with a 2.36 ERA in 18 starts against the Orioles from 2006-11. In the eight starts since, he is 1-4, 4.22. Lester faced the Orioles on Opening Day this season and allowed two runs over seven innings. In a game that was a harbinger of bad times to come, the Sox lost 2-1.
Notes: This is the first game of a doubleheader Saturday following Friday’s rainout. Game 2 begins at 7:15 p.m. ... The Red Sox have lost three straight and nine of 13 as the Orioles come to Fenway. Baltimore has won four straight and is percentage points ahead of Toronto in the division. … Lester is 3-0 with a 1.21 ERA in his last four starts. The Red Sox are 10-7 in the games he has started, 28-40 otherwise. … Gonzalez is 3-0, 3.13 in five appearances against the Sox, three of them starts. He has not faced them since last season. … Dustin Pedroia is 12 of his last 20, raising his batting average from .262 to .282. … Mike Napoli has at least one walk and one strikeout in seven consecutive games. … Xander Bogaerts is hitless in his last 23 at-bats and 6 of his last 77. He has not had a double since June 6 or an RBI since June 17. His last hit with runners in scoring position was on May 29. He is 0 for 27 in such situations since. … Stephen Drew is 3 of his last 42 with one RBI. … A.J. Pierzynski has not hit a home run in 112 at-bats dating back to May 24. He has one RBI in his last 42 at-bats. … The Sox are 15-20 against the AL East.
Song of the Day: “Bad Blood” by Bastille.
Peter Abraham can be reached at pabraham@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @peteabe.
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