The Red Sox and Yankees are tied for first place in the AL East going into tonight's game with the Rangers at Fenway Park. The Rangers lead the AL West by 3 1/2 games. The Red Sox, who have won four in a row, are in the midst of a stretch where they're playing 21 of 25 games against teams with winning records.
Tonight marks only the 10th time in their first 55 games that the Red Sox have had their entire regular lineup on the field, and the third time since the end of April.
The lineups:
Rangers
Ian Kinsler, 2b
Michael Young, 3b
Hank Blalock, dh
Nelson Cruz, rf
David Murphy, lf
Marlon Byrd, cf
Chris Davis, 1b
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, c
Elvis Andrus, ss
Kevin Millwood, rhp
Red Sox
Dustin Pedroia, 2b
J.D. Drew, rf
Kevin Youkilis, 1b
Jason Bay, lf
Mike Lowell, 3b
David Ortiz, dh
Jason Varitek, c
Jacoby Ellsbury, cf
Julio Lugo, ss
Brad Penny, rhp
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