Sox Make the Trek to Jupiter

The Red Sox are taking their first trip to the East coast of Florida this afternoon to take on the Florida Marlins in Jupiter. We will get to see Tim Wakefield take the mound for his second appearance of the Spring. He will be looking to continue perfection after throwing 2 clean innings against the Twins this past weekend. Offensively, the Red Sox have a prospect heavy lineup to begin today’s game.

Today’s lineup is almost a who’s who of the Red Sox farm system, with the exception of the Sox top 2 prospects, Casey Kelly and Ryan Westmoreland. The outfield will play host to Josh Reddick and Ryan Kalish, both expected to have an impact at the major league level in the future. In the infield we will see the impressive Jose Iglesias at SS and the highly discussed Lars Anderson at 1B.

On the other side of the diamond, the Marlins are starting two former Sox players that were sent to Florida in exchange for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell in the 2005 trade. Starting pitcher Anibal Sanchez and SS Hanley Ramirez spent time in the Red Sox farm system and were highly regarded at the time of the trade. The Venezuelan Sanchez is best known for his no-hitter in 2006 against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Today’s Lineup – 1:05pm at Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter, FL (lineups courtesy of Boston.com)

Red Sox (4-2)
Ellsbury DH
Hall 3B
Hermida LF
Anderson 1B
Reddick RF
Kalish CF
Lowrie 2B
Brown C
Iglesias SS

Pitching: RHP Tim Wakefield followed by LHP Kris Johnson, RHP Joe Nelson, RHP Fernando Cabrera, RHP Kyle Weiland.

Marlins (4-2)
Coghlan LF
Petersen CF
Ramirez SS
Cantu 3B
Uggla 2B
Miller CF
Lamb 1B
Hayes C

Pitching: RHP Anibal Sanchez followed by RHP Ricky VandenHurk, RHP Brian Sanches, LHP Renyel Pinto.