NEW YORK — If and when they play baseball at rainy Yankee Stadium on Tuesday night, the Red Sox will have a lineup very similar to the one which pounded out nine runs — including five home runs — in Monday's loss.
The only difference between the two lineups is the insertion of Bill Hall in left field in place of Jeremy Hermida, who often sits against lefties. Southpaw CC Sabathia is on the mound for New York.
Victor Martinez will bat fifth for the second straight night. The slumping backstop came to life in that role Monday, smacking two home runs to fuel Boston's comeback from an early five-run deficit.
Martinez is hitting .405 (15-for-37) against left-handers this year. He is 4-for-16 (.250) with a home run against Sabathia, his former batterymate in Cleveland.
Kevin Youkilis has enjoyed plenty of success agaisnt Sabathia, going 8-for-21 (.381) with two doubles and a triple.
Here is the complete Red Sox lineup:
Marco Scutaro, SS
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
J.D. Drew, RF
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Victor Martinez, C
David Ortiz, DH
Adrian Beltre, 3B
Bill Hall, LF
Darnell McDonald, CF
