5-23-08
Wakefield vs Harden
It's your epitome of a great matchup. One guy throws heaters at 90+mph, while the other guy rarely hits 70 mph. Wakefield was cushed two starts ago against the Twins but was able to rebound when he faced Milwaukee. He ended up getting a ND because the bullpen couldn't hold the lead. Harden looked much more like himself in his last start, striking out eight and walking none in seven solid innings.
5-24-08
Beckett vs Duchsherer
Beckett hasn't been the ace that Boston has wanted him to be. Although he got the win in his last start, he gave up four homers, good for six runs in seven innings. Duke pitched five solid innings of baseball in his last start vs Atlanta, but took his second loss in as many starts.
5-25-08
Lester vs Blanton
All Lester did in his last start was throw a no-hitter. Nothing big. Blanton finally got some run support in his last start, but ended up with a ND as Tampa won 5-4 in bonus innings. Blanton will be making his Major League-leading 12th start, and it might be showing. He's not pitching as deep into ballgames and is allowing more runs than he normally does.
So as we all know, Boston is one of the teams to beat this year. So we'll have to haev our A-game on if we're gonna stand a chance against these guys. I'll hopefully be at tomorrow nite's game (I have another show Friday so I'll have to drive fast). I'll be happy if we can atleast score some runs against them just to keep up with their offense. But either way it looks to be a good series.