Jon Lester has a challenge on his hands, but he may be capable of handling it in his second professional start. Also, no surprise: Alex Cora is starting at shortstop after his 3-hit game last night, not Alex Gonzalez. Gonzalez is seeing less and less playing time as the season goes on, it seems.
BOSTON: ATLANTA: Jon Lester (0-0, 6.23) Tim Hudson (6-4, 3.79) Crisp CF Giles 2B Loretta 2B Renteria SS Ortiz 1B C. Jones 3B Ramirez LF A. Jones CF Nixon RF Francoeur RF Varitek C Diaz LF Lowell 3B Jordan 1B Cora SS Pratt C Lester P Hudson P