The Red Sox prepare to bid farewell to Ft. Myers and JetBlue Park as they play the Nationals in their final game before heading North. First pitch is at 1:35 p.m. EST, but neither a radio nor television broadcast is being offered by either team.
It's been an up-and-down spring training for the Boston Red Sox, but at the moment it's looking like they'll end the preseason on a good note. A 5-1 win against the Twins on Sunday left them with a 4-1-1 record over their last six games, now they'll look to make it 5-1-1 with Aaron Cook on the mound.
The Sox will be trotting out a reasonably full lineup against Jordan Zimmerman, with the only exceptions being Darnell McDonald in left and Kelly Shoppach behind the plate despite the presence of a righty on the mound:
Boston Red Sox (14-11)
- Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
- Dustin Pedroia, 2B
- Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
- Kevin Youkilis, 3B
- David Ortiz, DH
- Darnell McDonald, LF
- Ryan Sweeney, RF
- Mike Aviles, SS
- Kelly Shoppach, C
- Roger Bernadina, CF
- Ian Desmond, SS
- Danny Espinosa, 2B
- Adam LaRoche, 1B
- Xavier Nady, RF
- Chad Tracy, LF
- Wilson Ramos, DH
- Jesus Flores, C
- Steve Lombardozzi, C