Conor Jackson Starts in Right Field, Marco Scutaro Back at Shortstop for Red Sox’ Series Finale Against Rangers
Recent acquisition Conor Jackson gets his first start in right field for the Red Sox in Sunday's series finale against the Texas Rangers.
Jackson, a right-handed batter, bats sixth against Rangers lefty Matt Harrison (10-9, 3.54 ERA). John Lackey (12-10, 5.94 ERA) aims for his 13th pitching win.
Marco Scutaro is back at shortstop after an extended two-day rest, with Jed Lowrie returning to the bench. Scutaro bats ninth behind catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who is doing the catching for the second straight day.
Former Red Sox third baseman Adrian Beltre bats fifth as the designated hitter for the Rangers, who lead the AL West by 3 1/2 games
Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B
Kevin Youkilis, 3B
David Ortiz, DH
Conor Jackson, RF
Carl Crawford, LF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
Marco Scutaro, SS
Rangers
Ian Kinsler, 2B
Elvis Andrus, SS
Josh Hamilton, LF
Michael Young, 3B
Adrian Beltre, DH
David Murphy, RF
Mike Napoli, C
Mitch Moreland, 1B
Endy Chavez, CF
