Good morning. Here are the lineups as the Red Sox try to end their road trip with a victory:
RED SOX (1-4)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Ortiz DH
McDonald RF
Ross LF
Aviles SS
Shoppach C
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (0-0, 1.29)
BLUE JAYS (3-2)
Escobar SS
Johnson 2B
Bautista RF
Encarnacion 1B
Francisco DH
Lawrie 3B
Thames LF
Arencibia C
Davis CF
Pitching: LHP Ricky Romero (0-0, 7.20)
Game time: 12:37 p.m.
TV/Radio: NESN, MLBN / WEEI<</p>
Song of the Day: "Come Home To You" by John Hiatt.
Notes: The Sox finish up a six-game road trip today and open at home on Friday against the Rays. ... Lester is 10-4, 3.06 in 18 career starts against the Jays, 3-0, 2.08 in three starts last year. He is 6-3, 3.33 in 11 starts at the Rogers Centre. ... Romero is 4-6, 7.12 in 13 career starts against the Sox, by far his worst performance against any team. He was 2-2, 6.56 in four starts against the Sox in 2011. ... Ryan Sweeney is 8 for 18 and has hit safely in all five games. ... Adrian Gonzalez has six RBIs in five games. ... The Sox have dropped five of their last eight against the Jays. ... Jacoby Ellsbury (2 for 20) and Jarrod Saltalamacchia (1 for 13, 6 K) are off to cold starts.
Good matchup: Ortiz (10 of 29), Ellsbury (10 of 25), Youkilis (8 of 20), Pedroia (9 of 23) and McDonald (5 of 14) have hit Romero well. Lester has had success against Bautista (8 of 39, 10 K), Lind (3 of 24, 10 K) and Encarnacion (2 of 14).
Stat of the Day: The Red Sox are 3-13 in their last 16 road games.
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