John Lackey is set to make his Red Sox debut Saturday afternoon as the Red Sox host the Twins in a split-squad contest in Fort Myers, Fla.
While Lackey takes the hill against Minnesota, Felix Doubront will take on the Rays in Port Charlotte, Fla. The lefty will be backed by starters Marco Scutaro, Dustin Pedroia, Kevin Youkilis and Adrian Beltre. The Rays will send Andy Sonnanstine to the hill to face the Red Sox and their biggest offseason addition.
Lackey, meanwhile, will have Luis Exposito as a battery mate and Mike Cameron, J.D. Drew and David Ortiz backing him up in the split-squad lineup. Starting for the Twins will be southpaw Francisco Liriano.
Two starters — Victor Martinez and Jacoby Ellsbury — appear to have the day off.
Red Sox vs. Minnesota Twins (1:05 p.m., City of Palms Park, Fort Myers, Fla.):
Mike Cameron, CF
Bill Hall, 3B
J.D. Drew, RF
David Ortiz, DH
Jeremy Hermida, LF
Luis Exposito, C
Aaron Bates, 1B
Angel Sanchez, SS
Gil Velazquez, 2B
Red Sox Probable Pitching
John Lackey followed by RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Manny Delcarmen, LHP Brian Shouse, RHP Joe Nelson and RHP Junichi Tazawa.
Twins Probable Pitching
LHP Francisco Liriano followed by RHP Jeff Manship, LHP Glen Perkins, RHP Jesse Crain and LHP Jose Mijares.
Red Sox At Tampa Bay Rays (1:05 p.m., Charlotte Sports Park, Port Charlotte, Fla.):
Marco Scutaro, SS
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Josh Reddick, RF
Lars Anderson, DH
Darnell McDonald, LF
Che-Hsuan Lin, CF
Mark Wagner, C
Red Sox Probable Pitching
Felix Doubront followed by RHP Adam Mills, RHP Kyle Weiland, LHP Fabio Castro and LHP Kris Johnson.
Rays Probable Pitching
Andy Sonnanstine followed by RHP Wade Davis, LHP Jake McGee, RHP Dale Thayer and RHP Joe Bateman.
