PAWTUCKET- The All-Star Break is over and it’s time to resume baseball for the Pawtucket Red Sox.  I am at McCoy for tonight’s opener of a four game series with the Durham Bulls.

Here are the starting line-ups:

Durham Bulls (50-40, 1st Place IL South Division)

J.J Furmaniak 2B
Leslie Anderson LF
Brandon Guyer CF
Dan Johnson 1B
Felipe Lopez DH
Russ Canzler RF
Robinson Chirinas C
Daniel Mayora 3B
Ray Olmedo SS

Alex Cobb (5-1, 1.93 ERA) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (50-41, 2nd Place IL North Division)

Che-Hsuan Lin CF
Daniel Nava LF
Ryan Lvarnway C
Lars Anderson 1B
Hector Luna 3B
Nate Spears 2B
Brent Dlugach SS
Tony Thomas DH
Matt Sheely RF

Brandon Duckworth (4-6, 4.44 ERA) P

The PawSox enter the game winners of three in a row and five out of their last six.  They are tied with the Gwinnett Braves for the I.L. wild card spot.

The Bulls are also on a hot streak coming off a series where they won four of five against the Norfolk Tides.

Some roster moves today for the PawSox:  Scott Atchison is back with the club after being optioned by Boston Sunday when they recalled Kyle Weiland to make the start against the Baltimore Orioles.  The PawSox have also reinstated Tony Thomas from the disabled list.  Thomas had been sidelined wince July third with a strained left shoulder.  Pawtucket also put Felix Doubront back on the roster after a start earlier this week in Portland.

Tampa Bay pitcher Andy Sonanstine is with the Bulls.  He was optioned to Durham last week.  He has spent all of 2011 with the Rays, where he went 0-2 with a 5.71 ERA in 13 appearances.  He is expected to work out of the Bulls bullpen.

The Bulls’ Russ Canzler begins the second half of the season as the MVP of the Triple A All-Star Game.  Canzler’s three-run homer were the only runs plated in yesterday’s 3-0 victory by the International League over the Pacific Coast League.

By the way, you can watch tonight’s game on NESN.  We will provide game updates via Twitter.  Check back here for post-game wrap-ups.

We are at McCoy tonight as the PawSox look for their fourth win in a row as they host the Rochester Red Wings.  Pawtucket has taken the first two games of the four game series by scores of 8-6 and 4-1.  Here are the line-ups for tonight’s game:

Rochester Red Wings (30-47, 6th Place IL North Division)

Brandon Roberts LF
Trevor Plouffe RF
Dustin Martin CF
Aaron Bates 1B
Brian Dinkelman DH
Chase Lambin 3B
Steve Singleton 2B
Jair Fernandez C
Toby Gardenhire SS

Kyle Gibson (3-7, 3.87 ERA) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (42-36, 2nd Place IL North Division)

Che-Hsuan Lin CF
Daniel Nava LF
Ryan Lvarnway DH
Lars Anderson 1B
Hector Luna 3B
Brent Dlugach 2B
Luis Exposito C
Jose Iglesias SS
Matt Sheely RF

Matt Fox (4-2, 3.61 ERA) P

Following last night’s victory the PawSox leaped over the Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees to earn the second spot in the division, 3 1/2 games behind first place Lehigh Valley.  They are also just 1/2 game behind both Gwinnett and Louisville in the IL Wild Card race.  With it being the last game of the month, the PawSox have already clinched a winning record for June, going 16-10 entering tonight.

Plenty of off-field news for the PawSox.  The Red Sox today designated OF Mike Cameron for assignment and called up IF Yamaico Navarro from the PawSox.  Pawtucket placed IF Nate Spears on the 7-day disabled list retroactive to June 29th with a shoulder sprain.  The PawSox have called up IF Tony Thomas from Portland.

PawSox players hot at the plate:

- Brent Dlugach is batting .440 with a double, homer, and five RBI’s over his last seven games.
- Che-Hsuan Lin has multi-hit games in three of his last five appearances where he has gone .345 with six RBI’s
- Daniel Nava has hit safely in 17 of his last 19 games, batting .417 over that span.  He has also hit .374 with six doubles and three homers since being designated for assignment by the Red Sox last month.

Tonight’s game will be telecast on Cox Sports.  We will be providing periodic updates from the game via Twitter.  Check back here later for game wraps.

We are at McCoy tonight for the finale of the four game series between the Charlotte Knights and the Pawtucket Red Sox at McCoy.  Charlotte has won two of the first three games of the series.

Here are the line-ups:

Charlotte Knights (29-34, 3rd Place IL South Division)

Alejandro De Aza LF
Jim Gallagher RF
Tyler Flowers C
Dallas McPherson 1B
Lastings Milledge DH
Jordan Danks CF
Gookie Dawkins 3B
Andrew Garcia SS
Edwardo Escobar 2B

Dylan Axelrod (0-0) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (32-31, 3rd Place IL North Division)

Daniel Nava LF
Nate Spears 2B
Drew Sutton RF
Lars Anderson 1B
Ryan Lavarnway DH
Hector Luna 3B
Luis Exposito C
Ronald Bermudez CF
Jose Iglesias SS

Andrew Miller (3-3, 2.54 ERA) P

Miller has been arguably the hottest PawSox pitcher.  In his last three games he has gone 2-1 with a 1.80 ERA.  He’s been able to pinpoint his control, not allowing a walk in his last 15 innings.  He has allowed three runs or fewer in each of his 12 starts.

The PawSox welcomed back Drew Sutton to the roster after being optioned by the Red Sox to make room for the return of Darnell McDonald.

“He did a great job while he was up there,” said PawSox Manager Arnie Beyeler, “If he can come back here and do his job, if something broke (in Boston) they’d bring him back up.  He was a good fit up there.”

In a related move IF Tony Thomas was transferred back to Portland.  The PawSox roster currently sits at 23, one under the limit.

Beyeler says both Ryan Kalish and Yamaico Navarro are making headway in their rehab.  Kalish is in Pawtucket, taking batting practice off a tee or soft toss.  Beyeler says Kalish has been slowed in his recovery of his left shoulder by a recurring neck ailment. Navarror has been in extended spring training working back from a right oblique strain.

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We are at McCoy tonight for game two of the four game set between the PawSox and the Norfolk Tides.  Norfolk took game one of the series yesterday 5-4 in 13 innings.

Red Sox starter John Lackey is slated to make a rehab start for the PawSox.  He has been sidelined since May 11th with a right elbow strain.

Here are the line-ups:

Norfolk Tides (18-33, 4th Place IL South Division)

Matt Angle CF
Tyler Henson LF
Brandon Snyder 1B
Josh Bell 3B
Rhyne Hughes DH
Blake Davis RF
Brendan Harris SS
Nick Green 2B
Michael Hernandez C

Mike Ballard (2-4, 5.08 ERA) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (25-25, 3rd Place IL North Division)

Che-Hsuan Lin RF
Tony Thomas 2B
Darnell McDonald CF
Hector Luna 1B
Daniel Nava DH
Brent Dlugach 3B
Luis Exposito C
Jose Iglesias SS
Matt Sheely LF

John Lackey (NR) P

The PawSox enter the game losers of four of their last five.

Lackey will be limited to four innings or 70 pitches.  If all goes well he is expected to return to the Red Sox rotation this Sunday.

Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald is also rehabbing with Pawtucket tonight.  He has been on the DL since last Thursday with a left quadriceps strain.  PawSox Manager Arnie Beyeler says he expects to move McDonald around the outfield over the next ten days he’s with the club.

The Red Sox have activated Bobby Jenks and have optioned Michael Bowden back to Pawtucket.  Bowden was called up to Boston on Sunday when reliever Franklin Morales was placed on the 15-day disabled list.

The Red Sox have announced that pitcher Kevin Millwood will be added to the PawSox roster tomorrow and will make his 2011 debut against the Tides.  The addition of Millwood will put the PawSox at the 24 player roster limit.

We will be providing updates all evening on Twitter.  Join us after the game for a complete wrap-up.

The PawSox are back home at McCoy and so are we.  Tonight (7:05 pm) the PawSox will open four game series with the Indianapolis Indians.

Here are the stating line-ups:

Indianapolis Indians (20-27, 4th Place IL West Division)

Josh Harrison 2B
Gorkys Hernandez CF
Alex Presley LF
John Bowker RF
Matt Hague 1B
Andy Marte 3B
Jason Jamarillo DH
Dusty Brown C
Brian Friday SS

Rudy Owens (3-3, 4.17 ERA) P

PAWTUCKET RED SOX (24-21, 3rd Place IL North Division)

Che-Hsuan Lin CF
Jose Iglesias SS
Hector Luna DH
Lars Anderson 1B
Daniel Nava LF
Tony Thomas 2B
Luis Exposito C
Brent Dlugach 3B
Matt Sheely RF

Brandon Duckworth (4-2, 3.45 ERA) P

The PawSox return home after a successful 5-3 road trip through Columbus and Toledo.  Pawtucket has also won its last three.  The Indians have lost two in a row.

Pawtucket has had a couple of players join Boston since they were last at McCoy.  IF Drew Sutton and OF Josh Reddick have joined the Red Sox and have proven to be successful

“Those guys are going to get opportunities.” said PawSox Manager Arnie Beyeler, “You like to see those guys go up there and produce consistently.”

A couple of familar names are back with the PawSox, clearing waivers after being designated for assignment (DFA) by the Red Sox.  Hideki Okajima returns to Pawtucket for the first time since being recalled by Boston on April 18th.  In 5 appearances for the PawSox Okajima has thrown 5 2/3 scoreless innings, giving up only two hits while striking out five.

Daniel Nava returns to Pawtucket after being DFA’d last week to make room on the Boston 40-man roster for Sutton.  Nava has struggled this season, batting only .189 with no homers and 10 RBI’s over 36 games with the PawSox.  Beyeler thinks the slow start is temproary.

“He’s still getting on base.  He’s a guy that will give you a good at-bat.” said Beyeler,  He’s hit some balls hard that have been caught.  He’s still got a lot of season left.  He’s gonna come around.”

To make room for Okajima and Nava the PawSox transfered OF Wilfred Pichardo to Salem and P Miguel Gonzalez to Portland.

Indians C Dusty Brown makes his return to Pawtucket tonight.  In 241 games with the PawSox Brown batted .258 with 21 homers and 110 RBI’s.  He was acquired by the Pirates in the off-season as a minor league free agent.

On the injury front the Red Sox have announced that reliever Bobby Jenks will begin a rehab assignment with the PawSox beginning tomorrow night.  if all goes well he may also see action on Sunday.

It has also been reported that Red Sox starter John Lackey may make a rehab start with the PawSox as soon as next Tuesday following a positive side session yesterday.

Beyeler says pitcher Felix Doubront has been taking part in throwing side sessions and make be back with the club soon.

We’ll be providing updates throughout the game on Twitter.  Check back her later for post-game reports.