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Game 30: Rubber Game

By Ben Buchanan

It's not been a happy day for Red Sox Nation. Hopefully they can at least send us to bed with a win tonight.

Jon Lester

#31 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

6-2

240

L

L

Jan 07, 1984

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Jon Lester 1-2 7 6 1 0 0 0 37.0 33 19 19 3 17 25 4.62 1.35

Bruce Chen

#52 / Pitcher / Kansas City Royals

6-2

215

L

L

Jun 19, 1977

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Bruce Chen 0-4 6 6 0 0 0 0 34.1 34 20 19 5 7 22 4.98 1.19

Will Middlebrooks is back in the lineup, batting fifth as the Sox roll out their standard bunch rather than the group they usually use against left-handed pitchers. Probably because Bruce Chen doesn't have much in the way of splits.

Lineup

BOSTON RED SOX KANSAS CITY ROYALS
Mike Aviles, SS Jarrod Dyson, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Alex Gordon, LF
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Billy Butler, 1B
David Ortiz, DH Jeff Francoeur, RF
Will Middlebrooks, 3B Johnny Giavotella, DH
Cody Ross, LF Brayan Pena, C
Jarrod Saltlamacchia, C Irving Falu, 3B
Marlon Byrd, CF Chris Getz, 2B
Ryan Sweeney, RF Alcides Escobar, SS

Go Sox!

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