Red Sox Play Two, Beckett Set To Return
FORT MYERS, Fla (CBS) - The Red Sox will play two on Tuesday, with Josh Beckett set to return to the mound after suffering a mild concussion just over a week ago.
Beckett will pitch against the Houston Astros at the City of Palms Park eight days after being hit on the side of the head with a batted ball. Beckett missed his last scheduled start on Thursday, but was cleared to resume baseball activities after passing a concussion test the day before.
Here is the lineup the Sox will send out against the Astros.
Ryan Kalish CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Carl Crawford LF
J.D. Drew DH
Jed Lowrie 1B
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
Josh Reddick RF
Nate Spears 3B
Jose Iglesias SS
The Red Sox will split it up on Tuesday, with the rest of the team traveling to Jupiter, Fla to take on the Saint Louis Cardinals. Stolmy Pimentel, who replaced Beckett in the start he missed, gets the start.
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Darnell McDonald LF
David Ortiz DH
Kevin Youkilis 3B
Oscar Tejeda 2B
Lars Anderson 1B
Yamaico Navarro SS
Juan Carlos Linares RF
Mark Wagner C
