Game 149: Rays at Red Sox
Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (86-62)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 3B
Reddick RF
Crawford LF
Saltamacchia C
Scutaro SS
Pitching: RHP Kyle Weiland (0-1, 6.75)
RAYS (82-66)
Jennings LF
Upton CF
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Damon DH
Joyce RF
Kotchman 1B
Jaso C
Brignac SS
Pitching: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (12-10, 2.96)
Game time: 7:10 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI
Notes: The Sox start the day four games behind the Yankees in the division and four games up on the Rays in the wild card. The Angels are 4.5 games out in the wild card. ... The Sox are 5-9 against the Rays this season, 1-4 at Fenway. The Rays have outscored the Sox 30-12 in Boston. ... Weiland faced the Rays last Saturday, allowing three runs on six hits in four innings with three walks and one strikeout. Hellickson went six innings in that game, allowing three runs on five hits with three walks and two strikeouts. The rookie is 1-1, 4.95 in four career starts against the Sox ... Ellsbury takes an 18-game hit streak into the game. ... The Sox have lost six of seven, eight of 10 and 10 of 13. ... The Rays have dropped two straight.
Stat of the Day: Ortiz needs one home run to reach 30 for seventh time in his Red Sox career. Only Ted Williams (eight) has had more.
Song of the Day: "Die, All Right!" by The Hives.
- Peter Abraham, Globe Red Sox beat reporter
- Nick Cafardo, Globe national baseball writer
- Michael Vega, Globe Red Sox reporter
- Chad Finn, Boston.com/Globe sports reporter







