The Boston Red Sox (32-20) look to ride the momentum of yesterday's 9-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies (24-27) in Tuesday night's matchup between the two teams at Fenway Park. The first pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET and will air live on NESN and free online here.
Boston looks to stay on top in the AL East with their 11th win in 14 games Tuesday night heading into their second game against Philadelphia in their early week series. The Red Sox have won four in a row and grabbed a one-game lead in the division Monday.
"We're just trying to come out and win every day," Napoli told the team's official website. "We're not looking at the standings. We're worried about the team that's in there right now. We're just trying to win every day."
Dustin Pedroia and Mike Napoli homered to lead the Red Sox to victory. Jacoby Ellsbury added three hits as Boston earned their ninth win in 11 home games against the Phillies, who need a win Tuesday to split their eight-game road trip.
"When you really think about it, a loss is a loss," manager Charlie Manuel told ESPN. "We come back out tomorrow and it's still 0-0."
Manuel's club appears to be in a better spot with Cliff Lee (5-2, 2.48 ERA) on the mound. Since going 0-2 with a 6.00 ERA over a three-start stretch, Lee is 3-0 with a 1.16 ERA over his last four - all Phillies victories.
The lefty is coming off his best performance of the season on Wednesday. Lee threw a three-hitter in a 3-0 win at Miami.
Lee will be matched against Ryan Dempster (2-5). Dempster holds a 4.69 ERA and is coming off a disappointing three inning performance in which he allowed four earned runs in a losing effort.
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