‘Tek Rides the Pine as V-Mart Gets the Nod

It’s not overly surprising, but Jason Varitek is on the bench once again in favor of Victor Martinez, who will be catching the red-hot Clay Buchholz in tonight’s series opener against the White Sox. Here are the lineups for both squads, courtesy of Boston.com’s Extra Bases blog:

Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Mike Lowell, 3B
8. J.D. Drew, RF
9. Alex Gonzalez, SS
– Clay Buchholz, RHP

White Sox
1. Scott Podsednik, CF
2. Gordon Beckham, 3B
3. Jermaine Dye, RF
4. Jim Thome, DH
5. Paul Konerko, 1B
6. Carlos Quentin, LF
7. A.J. Pierzynski, C
8. Alexei Ramirez, SS
9. Jayson Nix, 2B
– Jose Contreras, RHP

– Dan Zappulla, Chowdaheadz Blog Contributor

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