ANAHEIM, Calif. — A number of updates from the Red Sox on workout day:

–Jed Lowrie will be on the postseason roster as the backup middle infielder. Nick Green said that he is feeling better, but entering today, had not felt physically ready for game activity.

–Utility infielder Gil Velazquez, meanwhile, after spending most of the year in Triple-A, is with the team but not on the roster. He was summoned from the Mexican Winter League in case something happens that would require the Sox to have another infielder available. Velazquez confessed that “it was a shock” when the Sox summoned him to join the club. Even so, this is the second straight year when he has been part of a playoff taxi squad. In 2008, he actually ended up replacing Mike Lowell on the active roster prior to Game 4 of the ALDS against the Angels.

–Rocco Baldelli remains “pretty tender,” according to Sox manager Terry Francona. The team would like to have him on the roster because of the power threat he represents off the bench, but his strained left hip flexor has made it unclear whether that will be possible.

“He’s still pretty tender,” said Francona. “I think we plan on taking the full allotment of time just to see if he’s okay because of the threat he presents from the right side. I don’t know if it will work or not. We’re not going to put him on if he can’t play, but if he can, we’d like to have him.”

–Manny Delcarmen will throw in the bullpen today, and is feeling better than he has at any time since his car accident on Saturday. Even so, Francona said that the Sox have not yet finished making out their roster, and so he was not able to divulge whether the Sox would go with 10 or 11 pitchers, or who might be on or off the bubble.

–Mike Lowell said that his sore right thumb is fine. He expects no limitations when games begin. That stands in sharp contrast to how he felt a year ago, when he felt that he was “not even anywhere near” the point where he could help the Sox.

“I’m a primetime, lean machine right now,” said Lowell. “Everything is fine. We’re ready to go. … I figure if I missed 19 [games] going into the All-Star break, and came of that alright, I’ll be ready to go.”

–Francona also praised the Angels lineup, and suggested that it represented a different sort of animal than it had in years past. The presence of Bobby Abreu has played into that, as has the emergence of Kendry Morales as a switch-hitting power hitter.

[Abreu] is one of the more professional hitters in the game. I think that beyond Bobby, Morales has given them an unbelievable power dimension to their team that ‑‑ they go 1 through 9, and they have the ability to switch hit, run the bases, hit for average, and hit the ball out of the ballpark. There’s a lot of ways. There’s a reason they’re good.”

On the other hand, ALDS Game 1 starter Jon Lester said that while Abreu has changed the dynamic of the Los Angeles lineup to a degree, the team’s ability to assert pressure through its running game remains its key to success.

“Obviously, having Bobby Abreu in the lineup helps out. He sees a lot of pitches. He’s a very patient hitter. He’s a guy that’s definitely not afraid to hit with two strikes. You know, I think that helped trickle down into some other spots in their lineup.

“But they’re still aggressive. They still go up there with a plan, and they try to execute their plan. I think what makes the Angels so difficult is the way they run the bases. They’re always pushing the envelope. They’re always trying to get that extra base and put the pressure on us or the team that they’re playing to, you know, to push the envelope, like I said.

“I don’t think they’re any different as far as attacking them. I still have to pitch to my strengths and my game plan. But knowing that, you go in there hopefully with the same approach, and hopefully, you can get some guys out early, swing at some of your pitches instead of letting them dictate the count and dictate the plan.”

–Lester admitted that he was “surprised” to be selected as the Game 1 starter for the series, over right-hander Josh Beckett.

“I was surprised to be in this position. But I’m thankful to be considered for Game 1. You know, obviously, Josh has had a lot of success in the past, and hopefully, he’ll continue to do that. Hopefully, I won’t let him down or the team down as far as taking the ball in Game 1, and going out and pitching well,” said Lester. “[I'm] just excited for the game to get here, more or less. We get out here early and have a couple of days to get acclimated with the time change and the travel. So now it’s just kind of a waiting game, and getting my work done and getting ready for Thursday.”

Though Beckett has forged a reputation as one of the best big-game performers in the majors thanks to his dominant 2003 and 2007 playoff runs, Lester has also benefited from prior experience, both in winning the World Series clincher in 2007 and in amassing a 2.36 ERA in four starts (which included 14 innings without allowing an earned run against the Angels) in 2008.

“It just goes back to that comfort level. You know, once you experience it, it’s something that never goes away. It’s not something that you’re going to forget or just put in the storage department and never remember again about it. So I think once you get one game under your belt, it makes every other game easier.

“It’s going to be crazy here just like it was last year and when we went to Tampa last year. But that’s what makes it fun. You’ve got a bunch of screaming people in the stands, and it makes it hard for you to focus. But you just draw from those past experiences like I said before, and you learn how to handle those situations and hopefully you can stay focused enough to execute the pitch and get some guys out.”