After two big wins in New Yankee Stadium, the Red Sox will try to pull off the sweep Sunday night.
Terry Francona has tabbed the usual lineup for the job, with Kevin Youkilis batting cleanup despite a nagging hip injury. The best news, however, comes from the mound, where the Red Sox will have their ace Jon Lester going in what might be the most important game to date this season.
Here are the lineups for Sunday’s game:
Boston Red Sox (19-20)
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. J.D. Drew, RF
7. Jed Lowrie, SS
8. Carl Crawford, LF
9. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C--Jon Lester, SP
New York Yankees (20-17)
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Curtis Granderson, CF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Nick Swisher, RF
7. Andruw Jones, DH
8. Russell Martin, C
9. Brett Gardner,CF--Freddy Garcia, SP