Depth Chart

Pedroia sits after going 1 for 4 Saturday with an RBI. He's batting .319 on the year with 46 runs scored and 39 RBI. He's also stolen 10 bases. Pedroia has gone 3 for 19 (.158), however, over his last five games. 

Webster seems the more likely option because De La Rosa would have to replace a player going on the disabled list if he gets the call. 

Gomes went deep in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off, two-run homer, his fifth homer of the year. Gomes won the game for Boston after closer Andrew Bailey blew a save in the top of the ninth.

Gomes finished 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and is batting .209 for the year. The 32-year-old has bursts of production, but he has mostly been cold this season. That said, he's homered twice in his last three games with three RBI.

Middlebrooks went deep for the ninth time this season off starter Miguel Gonzalez for the only three runs the starter allowed. He's batting .199 on the year. 

Middlebrooks has struggled for most of the season for the Red Sox, but a rest Saturday apparently did him some good. 

Aceves improved to 4-1 on the season with five innings of one-run ball in a start cut short due to a rain delay. His ERA is at 5.05.

Seeing plenty of time around the diamond due to his hot bat, Iglesias has gone 18 for 39 (.462) over 12 games in June with a homer, four RBI and nine runs scored. He's hitting .447 overall through 85 at-bats. 

Doubront started the second game of a doubleheader for the Red Sox and took a no-decision after eight shutout innings due to Andrew Bailey's blown save in the ninth.

Doubront held a 1-0 lead before Bailey gave up a game-tying solo homer to Kelly Johnson. Doubront gave up just three hits and did not walk a batter to go along with six strikeouts. He threw 93 pitches and lowered his ERA to 4.38.

Doubront has been giving the Red Sox a chance to win, though his last victory came on June 1 at the Yankees. He is expected to make his next appearance Sunday at Detroit.

Ross went on the concussion disabled list for the second time. He's batting .185 over 65 at-bats. 

Manager John Farrell said after the game that Bailey remains the team's closer for now, "but there's work to do."

Bailey blew his third save Tuesday and has given up five runs over his last four appearances.

Napoli went 1 for 3 in his return to the lineup with a single and a walk. He's batting .263 on the season with nine homers and 49 RBI. 

Victorino went 2 for 4 with his first triple of the season and his seventh stolen base. He scored two runs and drove in his 11th run of the year. Victorino is batting .283. 

The 32-year-old has been solid since returning from the disabled list and has three steals over a stretch of nine games. 

Buchholz had been pushed back several times from his scheduled start. He has a 1.71 ERA over 84 1/3 innings with a 9-0 record. Rubby De La Rosa or Allen Webster will start in his place. 

Ellsbury singled, doubled and tripled, as he missed a home run for the cycle. He's batting .282. 

Ellsbury, 29, has gone 6 for 13 over his last three games and is up to 31 stolen bases and seven triples on the year. 

Carp did not make it back into the lineup for the nightcap. He is day to day and the injury is still considered minor. He's played well lately, collecting 11 hits in his last eight games. Carp is hitting .324/.379/.686 in 105 at-bats. 

Ortiz went 2 for 4 with three RBI. He hit a two-run single in the third inning and added another RBI single in the fifth. 

With 52 RBI on the year over 53 games, Ortiz has 10 in his last 10 games, despite the mini-slump. He's batting .303 with 14 home runs and 13 doubles. 

Lackey is throwing strikes at his highest rate since 2008, and according to BrooksBaseball.net, he is getting grounders at a much higher rate on his four-seam fastball, which helps to account for his 52 percent overall ground ball rate and .398 opponents' slugging percentage. Even if Lackey doesn't continue to limit extra-base hits, it's good to see him back to commanding the strike zone like he did in his Angels days.

There are likely to be weeks where you can find better options for your rotation than Lackey, but at this point, he's a must-start in two-start weeks and a viable alternative in many one-start weeks. That includes this week, even with a tough matchup against the Tigers.