UPDATE: Tek will play Thursday:
The Red Sox catcher is slated to play on Thursday. Red Sox manager Terry Francona explained he didn’t want his captain to catch back-to-back games the first two days of the exhibition season.
Here are the lineups for tomorrow’s exhibition games against BC and the Twins. Interestingly Tek does not get the start in either game.
Day Game vs. BC
1. Julio Lugo, SS
2. Rocco Baldelli, LF
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. J.D. Drew, RF
5. Chris Carter, 1B
6. George Kottaras, C
7. Jonathan Van Every, CF
8. Nick Green, 2B
Pitchers: Josh Beckett, Clay Buchholz, Kris Johnson, Junichi Tazawa, Felix Doubront and Daniel Bard
Night Game vs. Twins
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
4. Jason Bay, LF
5. Brad Wilkerson, RF
6. Jed Lowrie, SS
7. Jeff Bailey, DH
8. Josh Bard, C
9. Gil Velazquez, 3B
Pitchers: Tim Wakefield, Justin Masterson, Manny Delcarmen, Javier Lopez, Ramon Ramirez, Billy Traber and Dustin Richardson
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