Carl Crawford returns to the lineup as the Boston Red Sox take on the Baltimore Orioles for the first time since both team's benches cleared following a fight between David Ortiz and Kevin Gregg just prior to the All-Star break.
Ortiz is expected to begin serving his suspension of four games on Monday night, and Jacoby Ellsbury will take his place as the Red Sox' designated hitter. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. EDT (TV/Radio: NESN/WEEI). Here are the lineups and starting pitchers for both sides.
Boston Red Sox (57-36)
- Jacoby Ellsbury, DH
- Dustin Pedroia, 2B
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Kevin Youkilis, 3B
- Josh Reddick, CF
- Carl Crawford, LF
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
- J.D. Drew, RF
- Marco Scutaro, SS
Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, RHP (5-3, 4.74 ERA)
Baltimore Orioles (38-54)
- J.J. Hardy, SS
- Nick Markakis, RF
- Adam Jones, CF
- Matt Wieters, C
- Derek Lee, 1B
- Mark Reynolds, 3B
- Nolan Reimold, DH
- Felix Pie, LF
- Robert Andino, 2B
Starting Pitcher: Brad Bergesen, RHP (1-6, 5.65 ERA)
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