Red Sox players who have fared well against Dickey in the past are Pierzynski, Middlebrooks, Ortiz and Bradley Jr.. Pierzynski will be the designated hitter today as Ortiz is getting the day off. A.J. is 5 for 12 against Dickey with 1 double and 1 hr. Middlebrooks is 3 for 6 with all of his hits being of the extra base variety (1 double and 2 homeruns). Bradley Jr. also has a homerun against Dickey.
This will be the 4th time Lester has thrown to Ross this season. I'd expect Ross to continue to be Lester's personal catcher since pitching to Pierzynski hasn't really worked well for him.
- Pedroia, 2B
- Sizemore, LF
- Napoli, 1B
- Pierzynski, DH
- Middlebrooks, 3B
- Gomes, RF
- Bogaerts, SS
- Bradley Jr., CF
- Ross, C