Here are the lineups:
RED SOX (33-24)
Mookie Betts RF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Xander Bogaerts SS
Travis Shaw 3B
Hanley Ramirez 1B
Jackie Bradley Jr. CF
Chris Young LF
Christian Vazquez C
Pitching: RHP Rick Porcello (7-2, 4.00).
GIANTS (35-24)
Denard Span CF
Joe Panik 2B
Matt Duffy 3B
Brandon Belt 1B
Brandon Crawford SS
Gregor Blanco LF
Jarrett Parker RF
Trevor Brown C
Pitching: RHP Albert Suarez (1-1, 3.18).
Game time: 10:15 p.m. (ET).
TV/Radio: NESN / WEEI.
Red Sox vs. Suarez: No history.
Giants vs. Porcello: Span 11-29, Gillaspie 10-24, Blanco 4-12, Crawford 1-5, Panik 1-2, Posey 1-2.
Stat of the Day: David Ortiz has at least one extra-base hit in 11 of his last 13 games. He is 6 of 26 at AT&T Park in his career with two home runs.
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Classic franchises: The Sox are 8-4 against the Giants in interleague play, 5-4 at San Francisco.
Still some streaks going: Ortiz and Dustin Pedroia each have 13-game hit streaks going. Ortiz is 22 of 50 with 16 extra-base hits and 20 RBIs in his streak. Pedroia is 21 of 54 with eight extra-base hits and six RBIs in his streak.
Young ideas: Chris Young is 17 of 44 (.386) in his last 14 games with nine extra-base hits, nine RBIs and seven runs scored. That raised his OPS from .587 to .945.
Hustling, but no homers: Hanley Ramirez has not homered in 85 at-bats dating back to May 10.
Tale of two seasons: Rick Porcello was 6-1 with a 3.11 earned run average in his first seven starts. He is 1-1 with a 5.79 ERA in his last four. Porcello has faced the Giants twice (last in 2014) and allowed 15 earned runs on 26 hits in 23.1 innings.
Other notes: Albert Suarez, 26, is making his second start in the majors. He was called up on May 6 after spending nine seasons in the minors with three organizations. He has yet to throw more than 76 pitches in a game. … Koji Uehara has allowed six runs on nine hits (three home runs) in his last 6.1 innings. … Jackie Bradley Jr. is 5 of 29 (.172) since his 29-game hit streak ended. … The Sox are 5-2 in interleague games. … Ortiz needs two home runs to tie Hall of Famers Willie McCovey, Frank Thomas and Ted Williams for 22nd place all-time with 521. … Ortiz is eight RBIs away from passing Jim Thome and Reggie Jackson on the all-time list and moving into 24th place.
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Song of the Day: “Don’t Put Me On” by Flamin’ Groovies.
Peter Abraham can be reached at peter.abraham@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @peteabe.