Here is hoping the games get in.

Rain is threatening both the Red Sox and the Sea Dogs. Here in Portland, the mound and home plate area are covered, but Michael Bowden is about to warm up in the bullpen.

Here's the lineups for both games:

ROCK CATS
Roberts cf; Plouffe ss; Martin rf; Hughes 3b; Moses dh; Peterson 1b; Lis lf; Christy c; Tolleson 2b; (Swarzak p)

SEA DOGS
Bubba Bell, cf
Jeff Natale, dh
Tony Granadillo, 2b
Zach Daeges, rf
Aaron Bates, 1b
Mark Wagner, c
Andrew Pinckney, 3b
Jay Johnson, lf
Iggy Suarez, ss
(Michael Bowden, p)

YANKEES
Cabrera, cf
Cano, 2b
Abreu, rf
Matsui, lf
Posada, dh
Giambi, 1b
Molina, c
Gonzalez, ss
(Wang, p)

RED SOX
Crisp, cf
Pedroia, 2b
Ortiz, dh
Ramirez, lf
Youkilis, 3b
Drew, rf
Varitek, c
Casey, 1b
Lugo, ss
(Buchholz , p)

Thought Jed Lowrie might get thrown in there for his first game, but Lugo has been playing well ... Likewise, expected Jacoby Ellsbury against the right-handed Wang. But I guess as long as Crisp is swinging the bat ...

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