Game 7: Rays at Red Sox
Good morning from Fenway Park. Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (1-5)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
David Ortiz DH
Darnell McDonald LF
Cody Ross RF
Mike Aviles SS
Kelly Shoppach C
Pitching: RHP Josh Beckett (0-1, 13.50)
RAYS (4-2)
Desmond Jennings CF
Carlos Pena 1B
Evan Longoria 3B
Matt Joyce LF
Ben Zobrist RF
Jeff Keppinger 2B
Stephen Vogt DH
Jose Molina C
Reid Brignac SS
Pitching: LHP David Price (1-0, 2.84)
Game time: 2:05 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI
Song of the Day: "Green Green Grass of Home" by Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.
Rays vs. Beckett: Longoria 15-42, 3 HR; Pena 5-32, 16 K; Scott 10-23; Molina 3-22; Zobrist 1-20; Joyce 0-12; Brignac 2-10; Keppiner 2-4; Jennings 3-3; Rodiguez 0-3.
Red Sox vs. Price: Ellsbury 3-14, 1 HR; Pedroia 6-10, 1 HR; Gonzalez 1-13; Ortiz 2-17; Youkilis 7-21; Ross 1-4; Sweeney 2-4; McDonald 7-20, 2 HR; Salty 1-8; Aviles 1-6.
Stat of the Day: The Sox were 6-12 against the Rays in 2011 and are 30-42 (.417) against Tampa Bay the last four seasons. They were 111-58 (.657) in the first 10 years against the Rays. How times have changed.
Notes: The Sox have dropped two straight and at minus-16 have the worst run differential in the majors. ... The Sox are 8-25 in their last 33 games. ... Beckett was rocked by the Tigers in his first start (4.2 IP, 7 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 5 HR), but has traditionally pitched well against the Rays. He is 9-4, 2.94 in 19 career starts and last year was 2-0, 0.78 in three starts. In 23 innings, he allowed two ER on nine hits and struck out 19 without any unintentional walks. ... Price has pitched well against the Sox. He is 6-3, 3.16 in 10 career starts; 3-1, 2.93 in five starts last season. Price is 3-0, 1.74 in four career starts at Fenway. ... Saltalamacchia (1-13, 6 K); Youkilis (2-20, 6 K) and Ellsbury (3-23) haven't done much yet.
A reminder: The opening ceremonies start at 1:15 p.m.
- 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







