The lineups for tonight’s game between the Orioles and the Red Sox at Fenway Park:
Orioles
Brian Roberts, 2b
Adam Jones, cf
Nick Markakis, rf
Aubrey Huff, 1b
Ty Wigginton, 3b
Luke Scott, dh
Gregg Zaun, c
Ryan Freel, lf
Cesar Izturis, ss
Jeremy Guthrie, rhp
Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury, cf
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
David Ortiz, dh
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
J.D. Drew, rf
Jason Bay, lf
Mike Lowell, 3b
Jason Varitek, c
Nick Green, ss
Brad Penny, rhp
After the players on all major-league teams wore 42 on Wednesday in honor of Jackie Robinson breaking MLB’s color barrier in 1947, the Red Sox honored their first black player, Pumpsie Green, before tonight’s game. It was almost 50 years ago that Green joined the last major-league team to integrate. He made his debut on July 21, 1959.
Jacoby Ellsbury, who earlier this season set a Red Sox record by playing 179 consecutive games in the outfield without an error, broke another one on Wednesday. The former Lowell Spinner has handled 433 chances without an error in the outfield, breaking Coco Crisp’s record of 426 set from 2006-08. Ellsbury’s errorless game streak stands at 182.
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