Daniel Bard (1-2, 4.38 ERA) is set to take the mound for the Red Sox in Chicago on Friday, looking to lock down his first win out of the starting spot on the season. He'll certainly need some help from the team's suddenly streaking offense, which has scored six runs or more and 43 runs overall in the past five games.
Cody Ross, who leads the team with five home runs, should help Boston's offense stay on track as he's slated to start in right field. Hot-hitting Ryan Sweeney will get a breather in the game, though, taking his league-leading 10 doubles to the bench for a night and giving Darnell McDonald a chance to start in left field.
John Danks (2-2, 5.11 ERA) will be hurling for the White Sox, coming off a weekend win in Seattle. Danks has been a bit shaky for Chicago so far this season, allowing three-or-more earned runs in each of his four starts.
Take a look at both teams starting lineups in the list below.
RED SOX (8-10)
Mike Aviles SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
Cody Ross RF
Kelly Shoppach C
Darnell McDonald LF
Marlon Byrd CF
Daniel Bard, P
WHITE SOX (10-9)
Alejandro De Aza, CF
Alexei Ramirez, SS
Adam Dunn, DH
Paul Konerko, 1B
A.J. Pierzynski, C
Alex Rios, RF
Viciedo, LF
Morel, 3B
Gordon Beckham, 2B
John Danks, P
Coverage of the game starts at 7 p.m. on NESN, and keep up with the Red Sox live blog for all your news, notes and analysis throughout the night.
