The Red Sox have made official their rotation to begin the second half of the season when games begin again on Thursday with the A.L. West leading Rangers.
↵↵↵Thursday: RHP Tim Wakefield
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Friday: LHP Felix Doubront
Saturday: RHP John Lackey
Sunday: LHP Jon Lester
After the four-game series at home against Texas, Boston heads West for a three-game set with the A's, followed by a four-game series with the Marines and then visit the Angels for three games. Fourteen games in 14 days.
↵Dice-K will get the start Monday, in Oakland, and then it is likely that Clay Buchholz would be slotted back into the rotation for Tuesday's game, assuming all goes well with his Pawtucket rehab start on Friday.