The Chicago White Sox take on the Boston Red Sox, sending SP Jose Quintana to square off against SP Clay Buchholz. Here is a look at the lineups, courtesy of Baseball Press:
| White Sox | Red Sox |
|---|---|
| 1. Alejandro De Aza (L) CF | 1. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF |
| 2. Alexei Ramirez (R) SS | 2. Carl Crawford (L) LF |
| 3. Adam Dunn (L) DH | 3. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B |
| 4. Paul Konerko (R) 1B | 4. Adrian Gonzalez (L) 1B |
| 5. Alex Rios (R) RF | 5. Cody Ross (R) RF |
| 6. A.J. Pierzynski (L) C | 6. Will Middlebrooks (R) 3B |
| 7. Dayan Viciedo (R) LF | 7. Kelly Shoppach (R) C |
| 8. Gordon Beckham (R) 2B | 8. Mike Aviles (R) SS |
| 9. Eduardo Escobar (S) 3B | 9. Pedro Ciriaco (R) DH |
| SP Jose Quintana (L) | SP Clay Buchholz (L) |
The White Sox, still sitting atop the AL Central Division, are only 3-4 in their last 7 games. The team will have an additional challenge on Thursday as they will need to find another way to score runs with their best run-producer over the past week -- 3B Kevin Youkilis -- is out with a tight hamstring. Utilityman Eduardo Escobar, hitting only .213/.298/.267, will take his place at third.
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