Lackey To Sit As Red Sox Look To Snap 10-Game Skid
BOSTON (CBS) - The Red Sox will look to snap a 10-game spring losing streak against the Blue Jays on Monday without John Lackey on the mound.
Inclement weather will keep the Red Sox number-two starter from the mound Monday afternoon, with the team hoping Lackey can throw against the Minor league team at Fort Myers. The weather could also dampen those plans.
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This was Lackey's final scheduled start of the spring before he gets the ball in the second game of the regular season against the Texas Rangers on Saturday.
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Other Red Sox scheduled to see action against the Minor league team are Kevin Youkilis, Carl Crawford, Jonathan Papelbon and Daniel Bard.
