The Red Sox will try to split their series with the Yankees on Sunday night as they end the first half of the season. Newcomer Pedro Ciriaco, on the heels of his memorable 4-for-5 debut on Saturday night, will start again and bat second in the Red Sox order. Adrian Gonzalez will bat cleanup as he tries to extend his hitting streak to 19 games.
The Red Sox will go up against Yankees starter Ivan Nova. The right-handed 25-year-old is 9-3 this season with a 4.05 ERA. He’s 1-2 with a 5.70 ERA in four career starts against the Red Sox.
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Here is the Red Sox lineup:
Nava, LF
Ciriaco, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Gonzalez, 1B
Ross, RF
Saltalamacchia, C
Sweeney, CF
Gomez, 3B
Aviles, SS
Lester, SP
Links:
[1] http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/07/08/sundays-red-sox-yankees-matchups-jon-lester-vs-ivan-nova/
[2] http://www.weei.com/redsox
[3] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/red-sox