Mike Napoli will get the day off as the Red Sox send John Lackey to the mound in pursuit of a sweep of the Oakland Athletics.

Today's Lineups OAKLAND A'S BOSTON RED SOX Coco Crisp - CF Dustin Pedroia - 2B Jed Lowrie - SS Shane Victorino - RF Josh Donaldson - 3B David Ortiz - DH Brandon Moss - 1B Mike Carp - 1B Yoenis Cespedes - LF A.J. Pierzynski - C John Jaso - DH Xander Bogaerts - SS Derek Norris - C Grady Sizemore - LF Josh Reddick - RF W. Middlebrooks - 3B Eric Sogard - 2B Jackie Bradley - CF Sonny Gray - RHP John Lackey - RHP

Y'know...nothing really needs to be said about the batting order beyond this.

Mike Carp: .226/.314/.323, 76 OPS+

A.J. Pierzynski: .280/.322/.378, 92 OPS+

Xander Bogaerts: .279/.390/.375, 112 OPS+

At last Carp has the small sample size excuse and much better career numbers, I suppose.

First pitch is at 1:35 p.m. EST with broadcasts on NESN and WEEI.