TONIGHT, 7:08

NESN, WRKO (680)

W-L

ERA

RHP Josh Beckett 2-1

6.00

RHP Matt Garza 1-2

4.97

TOMORROW, 7:38 P.M.

NESN, WRKO

W-L

ERA

RHP Justin Masterson 2-0

2.70

RHP Andy Sonnanstine 0-3

7.78

SATURDAY, 7:08 P.M.

NESN, WRKO

W-L

ERA

RHP Tim Wakefield 2-1

1.86

RHP Jeff Niemann 2-2

4.43

SUNDAY, 1:38 P.M.

NESN, TBS, WRKO

W-L

ERA

RHP Brad Penny 2-0

8.66

TBA

Head to head: This is the second meeting this season. The Rays won two of three at Fenway Park April 7-9.

Miscellany: The Rays head into the series looking to better their last-place AL East standing and 2-5 home record . . . Tampa Bay may be in luck facing three righthanders, with the team's record 1-7 against lefthanders . . . Evan Longoria was hot for the Rays in the first series against Boston, totaling six hits and five RBIs . . . The Red Sox will have to shut down former Northeastern star Carlos Pe?a, who leads the league in home runs (9) and RBIs (25).