The Los Angeles Angels continue their eastern road trip Monday night at Fenway Park against the Boston Red Sox, in the opener of a four-game series. Tonight should be an adventure on the mound, if only for the relative health of the starting pitchers. Both Jered Weaver and Clay Buchholz were scratched on Sunday with varying degrees of stomach and/or intestinal issues, but both are slated to start tonight.
The Red Sox swept the Angels in a four-game series in Anaheim that started just 10 days ago. Here are tonight's lineups, per Angels' broadcaster Victor Rojas and Red Sox beat writer Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal:
Angels (16-12)
Izturis 2B
Abreu DH
Kendrick 1B
Hunter RF
Callaspo 3B
Wells LF
Aybar SS
Mathis C
Bourjos CF
Red Sox (12-15)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Ortiz DH
Drew RF
Lowrie SS
Crawford LF
Varitek C
Monday night's 4:10 p.m. PDT game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more news and information on the Angels, or on tonight's game, be sure to read the SB Nation blog Halos Heaven.