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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/7

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Daisuke Matsuzaka (L), Fausto Carmona (R) - AP Photos

After taking 2-of-3 in Baltimore over the weekend, the Boston Red Sox will finish their seven-game road trip with a four-game set against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field.

Tonight's game will start at 7:05 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on STO (SportsTime Ohio) in the Indians television market. If you can't catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

The question everyone wants to know is which Daisuke Matsuzaka will show up. Will it be the dominating one or will it be the one that struggles? In his seven starts this season, Dice-K is 4-2 with a 5.49 ERA. He's made three career starts against the Indians and is 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA. He's made one start at Progressive Field back in 2007 and picked up the win after allowing no runs over seven innings.

Fausto Carmona makes his 12th start for new Indians skipper Manny Acta. In his previous 11 starts, he is 4-4 with a 3.53 ERA. He's made five appearances (three starts) against the Red Sox in his career and sports 1-2 record with a 5.94 ERA.

Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.

Breaking News: Papelbon Put On Bereavement List

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Boston Red Sox breaking news

Various media outlets around Boston are reporting that the Boston Red Sox have placed closer Jonathan Papelbon on the bereavement list and have activated pitcher Boof Bonser from the disabled list.

Papelbon will miss at the least the next three games although it's not known why he was placed on the list.

Bonser started the 2010 season on the disabled list with a sore groin and was in Pawtucket rehabbing when he had setback with his surgically repaired shoulder. Overall in Pawtucket, he made nine appearances (eight starts) and had 0-2 record with a 6.34 ERA in 32 2/3 innings.

AL All-Star Voting Update - 6/7 - Dell Coupon Codes

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MLB All-Star BallotIf we as Boston Red Sox fans want to see any of our players starting at the 2010 MLB All-Star Game in Anaheim on July 13th, then we really need to get to voting and quick.

With the latest update coming out today, the Red Sox still don't have anyone that is currently at the top of the voting at any position. The closest to the top at any position is second baseman Dustin Pedroia sitting in second place behind the leader, Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees by roughly 568,000 votes.

First baseman Kevin Youkilis is in fourth place in the balloting and trails new leader Justin Morneau by approximately 517,000 votes. Third baseman Adrian Beltre is in forth place as well over 1.1 million votes behind leader Evan Longoria. Victor Martinez is in third place at the catcher position, 1.5 million votes. And finally, David Ortiz sits in fourth place at the DH spot and  is roughly 810,000 votes behind leader Vladimir Guerrero.

None of the Red Sox outfielders are in the top 15 of the voting.

Our best hopes to get to the top are Pedroia and Youk, so fans of Red Sox Nation, it's time to vote Red Sox across the 2010 MLB All-Star Game Ballot. Votes for Sox players are like Dell coupon codes. The more the better!

A full look at the voting totals after the jump.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 6/7

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Baltimore Orioles' Nick Markakis follows his game winning RBI single against the Boston Red Sox during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 6, 2010, in Baltimore. The Orioles won 4-3 - AP Photo

After being embarrassed back in early May by the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards, the Boston Red Sox were looking to return the favor while pushing the O's losing streak to 11 games. But Nick Markakis had other plans as his RBI single in the 11th inning ended the misery as the Orioles prevented the Red Sox from the sweep.

John Lackey was much better this time out then in previous outings. He allowed just two runs over seven innings after throwing a season-high 124 pitches. Unforunately, those runs given up by Lackey came after Victor Martinez had put the Red Sox up 2-0 on a home run in the top of the 2nd.

Lackey battled all game though and you can see how fiery he is on the mound. When a call didn't go his way, you could see the emotion on his face. What's concerning to me though is the lack of velocity.

Although his fastball was coming in at 90-91 at the end of the 7th, it was coming at the same speed he had thrown it most of the game. His curveball wasn't as sharp as it has normally been but he did pitch to contact and let the defense do the work behind him. But his bulldog effort kept the Red Sox in the game and that's all you can ask for from him.

With Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester just humming along, if Lackey can get going things could get really nasty for opposing teams.

The Red Sox offense did battle back though against the Orioles bullpen they had battered during the series. But they were only able to get the tying run in the 9th and nothing else.

Even though it was a loss on Sunday, the Red Sox are still playing good baseball right now. This one loss won't make break or this season. You know the Red Sox will put this behind them and look to take the four games from the Cleveland Indians before heading home to start interleague play on Friday.

We'll be back later with tonight's lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, news and any links from the day but for now enjoy the overnight links.

Paw Prints - The Daily UConn Roundup

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Paw Prints The Daily Roundup

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UConn Football links

Gray To Colonials: Updated [Desmond Conner - Hartford Courant]

Lake Braddock QB Michael Nebrich commits to Connecticut [Washington Post]

Rivals.com Top 100 Players Countdown (skip to photo #14) [Rivals.com]

UConn Men's Basketball links

Calhoun speaks at American Cancer Society event [Neill Ostrout - CT Post]

UConn's Calhoun defends integrity of program [CT Post]

Other UConn related links

Baseball: UConn Ends Season with 4-3 Loss to Oregon [UConnHuskies.com]

UConn ousted in NCAA Baseball [Hartford Courant]

UConn brought back the college baseball buzz [Hartford Courant]

UConn Baseball: Now the bar is raised [Hartford Courant]

Oregon ousts UConn from NCAA baseball tourney [New Haven Register]

UConn eliminated from Norwich Regional [Norwich Bulletin]

Huskies hit end of road [The Day]

Norwich Regional Game 5 report: UConn vs Oregon [The College Baseball Blog]

Destination Red Sox Nation - 6/7

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Destination Red Sox Nation

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump.

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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians Pitching Matchups: 6/7-6/10

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Boston Red Sox @ Cleveland Indians pitching matchups

Monday, June 7th @ 7:05 p.m.

Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (4-2, 5.49) vs Fausto Carmona, RHP (4-4, 3.53)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Tuesday, June 8th @ 7:05 p.m.

Tim Wakefield, RHP (1-4, 6.02) vs David Huff, LHP (2-6, 6.08)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Wednesday, June 9th @ 7:05 p.m.

Clay Buchholz, RHP (8-3, 2.39) vs Justin Masterson, RHP (1-5, 5.46)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

Thursday, June 10th @ 7:05 p.m.

Jon Lester, LHP (7-2, 2.73) vs Mitch Talbot, RHP (7-4, 3.54)

TV: NESN, MLB.tv

Radio: Red Sox Radio Network, MLB Game Day Audio

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Gameday Open Thread - Orioles 6/6

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Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox @ Baltimore Orioles
1:35 p.m
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
SP: John Lackey vs Brian Matusz
TV: NESN, MLB.tv
Radio: Red Sox Radio Network

Baltimore Orioles

Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/6 [SOX & Dawgs]

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Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 6/6

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John Lackey (L), Brian Matusz (R) - AP Photos

After their last trip to Camden Yards found themselves being swept by the Baltimore Orioles, the Boston Red Sox look to return the favor this afternoon.

This afternoon's game will start at 1:35 p.m. and will be shown on NESN in the Red Sox television market. The game will be shown on MASN in the Orioles television market. If you can't catch the television broadcast, you can always listen to the game on the 2010 Red Sox radio network.

John Lackey looks to continue the strong starting pitching that Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester have delivered in this series in his 12th start of the season. In his previous 11 starts, Lackey is 6-3 with a 4.95 ERA. He's made two starts against the Orioles in 2010 and is 1-0 with a 3.21 ERA. He's made 14 starts against the Orioles in his career and is 9-3 with a 3.17 ERA. In eight starts at Camden Yards, he is 4-3 with a 3.58 ERA.

Brian Matusz has struggled in his rookie campaign for the O's this season. He's made 11 starts and is 2-6 with a 5.28 ERA. He's made only career start against the Red Sox and that came back on April 24th of this season. In that game, he took a no decision after allowing three earned runs in six innings.

Lineups, batter/pitcher matchups, and links after the jump.

Destination Red Sox Nation - 6/6

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Destination Red Sox Nation

Destination Red Sox Nation is our look at how the minor league teams of the Boston Red Sox fare each night. Game story and box score links as well as links to team rosters, team stats and league standings are after the jump.

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