Here is tonight's lineup vs. the Rays:

Aviles SS
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Saltalamacchia C
Nava LF
Byrd RF
Podsednik CF

Lester SP

Game time is at 7:10pm EST. 

Bobby Valentine and Ozzie Guillen were the only two MLB coaches to make GQ's list of the 12 Worst Coaches in Sports.  Here's what GQ had to say about the Sox skipper:

When He Went Wild: Loves to cast doubts about the talent/physical and emotional preparedness of his own roster/all of Western civilization. With a smirk. To any news outlet large or small.

It has been no secret that I have had my share of criticism for Bobby V. but the team has played pretty well lately even with the multitude of injuries.  This article seems to be a day late and a dollar short.

“I don’t know where we would be without Aceves.  The season started and we didn’t have a closer. Now when the game is close, you want him to have the ball."

-David Ortiz on Alfredo Aceves becoming a solid closer.

Daniel Bard took the mound for the Red Sox looking for a win, so that the Sox could finally take a series against the O's.  In Bard's last outing he allowed 4 runs to score in the 1st inning, so I am anxiously optimistic that he would have a better outing this afternoon. 

Bard seemed to have some similar struggles in the 1st inning of this game, but he was able to limit the damage.  He gave up 2 singles and a walk to load the bases with one out.  Bard allowed a run to score on a sac fly to CF.  Sox 0-1.  For the next couple of innings, the lead went back and forth.  In the 2nd, the Sox had the bases loaded with no outs.  It had the looks of a break out inning.  However, Podsednik ground into a double play.  The game was tied, but that is all the Sox would get.  Sox 1-1.  Bard gave the O's a run back in the bottom of the 2nd when he gave up a leadoff home run to Nick Johnson.  Sox 1-2.  In the 3rd, the Sox tied the game again with a double from Will Middlebrooks.  Sox 2-2.  The game stayed scoreless until the 6th inning when the Sox got to O's starter Arrieta.  With 2 outs, Nava hit a solo HR.  Sox 3-2.  Then Arrieta gave up a single to Scott Podsednik and that was it for Arrieta.  Ayala came in and immediately gave up a 2 run HR to Kelly Shoppach.  Sox 5-2.  

Daniel Bard took the mound in the 6th inning.  He got Jones to strike out and then Bobby V came out to get him.  Bard's line for the day was 90 pitches, 5.1 innings pitched, 5 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 2 Ks.  Andrew Miller came out and had himself a hiccup or two.  Miller walked Betemit and then gave up a 2 run HR to Johnson.  Sox 5-4.  Rich Hill came out in the 7th and got 2 Ks.  He was pulled in favor of Vicente Padilla.  Padilla got the K to end the 7th.  In the 8th, the Sox added on an insurance run that would come into play later in the game.  Scott Podsednik hit his first HR in a Red Sox uniform.  Sox 6-4.  Padilla came back out for the 8th and found himself in a wee bit of trouble.  Padilla gave up a walk and a double to start the inning.  With one out, Betemit hit what looked like a sure hit until Che-Hsuan Lin came out of no where and made the play.  Markakis scored on the sac fly, however that wonderful play saved a run and the lead for the Sox.  It's important to note that Lin was in there in place of Gonzo who was pulled from the outfield and placed ar 1B for defensive reasonings.  I'd have to say that was the correct choice.

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With 2 outs in the 8th, Bobby V went with Aceves for the 4 out save.  Aceves got a K to end the 8th inning.  Aceves also had himself a nice 1-2-3 outing in the 9th and snagged the one run save.  Aceves is looking more and more like a legit closer every single time he takes the mound. 

Red Sox 6  Orioles 5  BOXSCORE

WP: Bard (4-5)  LP: Arrieta (2-5)  SV: Aceves (11)

Here is today's lineup vs. the O's:

Aviles SS
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Gonzalez RF
Youkilis 1B
Middlebrooks 3B
Nava LF
Podsednik CF
Shoppach C

Bard SP

First pitch is at 12:35pm EST.

The Red Sox went back to their losing to the O's ways last night.  Felix Doubront took the mound for the Sox and probably had his best outing of the season, however he still got a loss for his efforts. 

Doubront pitched 6 strong innings in the loss last night.  He struck out 9 batters during his outing and just looked great.  His only real mistake in the 2nd was a walk followed by a 2 run HR to Tolleson.  Sox 0-2.  After that Doubront basically looked unhittable, unfortunately the damage had been done.  Franklin Morales came out in the 7th and gave up a hit and a walk while getting an out.  Matt Albers came out in relief and got 2 Ks to get out of the inning.  Matt Albers came out in the 8th inning and could not continue his streak of fantastic pitching.  Albers walked Wieters and then gave up a bomb of a HR to Betemit.  Sox 4-1. 

As for the Sox offense there was not a lot last night to speak of.  Matsuz looked great for the O's.  Matusz pitched 6.1 innings and only allowed two hits.  He at times made many of the Sox batters just look silly and his curveball just looked amazing.  The only damage that the Sox could get against him was with the return of Kevin Youkilis.  In the 4th inning, Youk hit a solo HR to give the Sox their only run of the game.  Following Matusz, the O's relief pitching of O'Day, Strop and Johnson put up zeros as well.  Johnson got his 16th save of the season.  

Red Sox lost.  Yankees won.  We're back in the basement and back below 500. 

Red Sox 1  Orioles 4  BOXSCORE

Aviles SS
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Gonzalez RF
Youkilis 1B
Middlebrooks 3B
Saltalamacchia C
Nava LF
Byrd CF

Doubront SP