Tampa Bay Rays (84-67) @ Boston Red Sox (87-64)
David Price (12-12, 3.34) @ Tim Wakefield (7-6, 5.13)
1:35 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA)
TV: NESN, TBS RADIO: WEEI 850, WWZN 1510

GAME NOTES

After losing another one to the Rays, the Sox play their final game of the series today at Fenway Park. Searching for his 201st win will be Tim Wakefield. In his last appearance against the Rays, Tim took the loss in a 4-0 game but pitched well, going seven innings and giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and five walks against two punchados.

David Price takes the hill for the Rays today. Price is 3-1 with a 2.70 ERA in four starts against the Red Sox this year, and he won his two starts at Fenway. Not good news at all.

Lineups

Boston Red Sox

  1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
  2. Mike Aviles, 3B
  3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
  4. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
  5. David Ortiz, DH
  6. Conor Jackson, LF
  7. Darnell McDonald, RF
  8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
  9. Marco Scutaro, SS

Tampa Bay Rays

  1. Desmond Jennings, LF
  2. B.J. Upton, CF
  3. Evan Longoria, 3B
  4. Casey Kotchman, 1B
  5. Johnny Damon, DH
  6. Ben Zobrist, 2B
  7. Matt Joyce, RF
  8. Sean Rodriguez, SS
  9. Kelly Shoppach, C

INJURY REPORT

Boston: Clay Buchholz, lower back strain (placed on 15-day DL June 19, retroactive to June 17); J.D. Drew, left shoulder impingement, broken finger (placed on 15-day DL July 26, placed on 60-day DL September 13); Erik Bedard, left knee, left lat (day to day, likely to miss one start); Jed Lowrie, bruised nerve in left shoulder (day-to-day); Kevin Youkilis, left hip bursitis and sports hernia (day-to-day)

Tampa Bay: Alex Cobb, thoracic outlet syndrome (placed on the 15-day DL August 7); Sam Fuld, strained right wrist tendon (day-to-day); Kyle Farnsworth, right elbow tenderness (day-to-day)

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Fun Facts

– On Friday night, Jonathan Papelbon recorded his 30th save of the season. He is the first pitched in Major League history to post 30+ save seasons in each of his first six seasons.

– On September 18, 1996, Roger Clemens tied his own record, striking out 20 Tigers in a 4-0 win.

– And for today’s Totally Untrue Fun Fact: When Matt Joyce was born, his parents considered making his middle name Joyce after their favorite poet, Joyce Kilmer.