Sixty-six years ago. That's the last time the Boston Red Sox started a season 0-6. Jon Lester will get the start Thursday afternoon against the Cleveland Indians (12:05 p.m. ET, NESN), charged with making sure Boston avoids its worst start since 1945.
Here are the lineups, via Over The Monster. Same lineup as on Tuesday for the Red Sox, with Jarrod Saltalamacchia back behind the plate:
Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Carl Crawford, LF
3. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
4. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
5. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
6. David Ortiz, DH
7. J.D. Drew, RF
8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
9. Marco Scutaro, SS
Cleveland Indians
1. Orlando Cabrera, 2B
2. Asdrubal Cabrera, SS
3. Shin-Soo Choo, RF
4. Carlos Santana, C
5. Shelley Duncan, DH
6. Austin Kearns, LF
7. Matt LaPorta, 1B
8. Travis Buck, CF
9. Adam Everett, 3B