So Joe Maddon is going with Scott Kazmir tonight. How do the Red Sox counter? What is their lineup?

Here are the Red Sox batters' career numbers vs. Kazmir:

Dustin Pedroia .571 (16-28)
Jason Bay .364 (.4-11)
Coco Crisp .313 (10-32)
Kevin Youkilis .237 (9-38)
Jacoby Ellsbury .235 (4-17)
David Ortiz .205 (8-39)
Jason Varitek .200 (6-30)
Mark Kotsay .143 (2-14)
J.D. Drew .143 (1-7)
Jed Lowrie .000 (0-3, w/4 walks)

If you are Terry Francona, you want to pounce on Kazmir early, before the Rays can start lining up their impressive array of relievers.

Here's a thought:
Crisp, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Youkilis, 3B
Bay, LF
Varitek, C
Kotsay, 1B
Lowrie, SS
Ellsbury, CF

Drew becomes available as soon as Kazmir is out of there.

This is a game the Sox wish they had Mike Lowell (.265 vs. Kazmir, with 4 home runs). Then Youkilis could play first and Kotsay would sit.

I'll check back later from Fenway.

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