With David Ortiz on the disabled list, Mauro Gomez -- having been called up with Ortiz sidelined -- will bat sixth and serve as designated hitter. Cody Ross moves up from the middle of the order to the top of the order, batting in Ortiz's customary third spot, as the Red Sox prepare to face White Sox left-hander Pedro Hernandez in his major league debut.
With a lefty on the mound for Chicago, Kelly Shoppach will be behind the plate for Red Sox lefty Felix Doubront. For a look at the White Sox' histories against Doubront, click here [1]. For complete Red Sox coverage, visit weei.com/redsox [2].
RED SOX LINEUP
Ellsbury, CF
Crawford, LF
Ross, RF
Gonzalez, 1B
Middlebrooks, 3B
Gomez, DH
Aviles, SS
Shoppach, C
Ciriaco, 2B
Doubront, SP
WHITE SOX LINEUP
DeAza, CF
Youkilis, 3B
Dunn, DH
Konerko, 1B
Rios, RF
Pierzynski, C
Viciedo, LF
Ramirez, SS
Beckham, 2B
Hernandez, SP
Links:
[1] http://fullcount.weei.com/sports/boston/baseball/red-sox/2012/07/18/wednesday’s-red-sox-white-sox-matchups-felix-doubront-vs-jose-quintana/
[2] http://www.weei.com/redsox
[3] http://www.weei.com/category/boston/red-sox