Will Middlebrooks is back in the lineup and batting cleanup Tuesday as the Red Sox play their second of three games against the Marlins in Miami. The Sox have lost four consecutive games and seven of their last eight contests.
The Red Sox will send 6-2 Clay Buchholz to the mound against Mark Buehrle. Buchholz is coming off consecutive wins in which he pitched deep into the game, as he tossed eight innings against the Blue Jays on June 1 and threw a complete game shutout last Thursday against the Orioles, the team's last win. Boston's lineup is as follows:
1. Scott Podsednik, LF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
4. Will Middlebrooks, 3B
5. Adrian Gonzalez, RF
6. Kelly Shoppach, C
7. Mike Aviles, SS
8. Darnell McDonald, LF
9. Clay Buchholz, SP
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