Today, the Red Sox return home to open up a 3 game series with the Tampa Bay Rays, in what will be a battle for first place. The teams are 3-3 against each other this season, with both clubs collecting sweeps on their home field. The Red Sox enter this series winning 3 of their last 4, and the Rays enter it winning their last 3, so both teams are heating up entering tonight’s contest.
The starting pitchers for the 3 game set are as follows:
Game 1: Justin Masterson (1-0/9 Ks/1.46 ERA/0.97 WHIP/12.1 IP) v.s. Matt Garza (4-1/29 Ks/3.78 ERA/1.36 WHIP/52.1 IP)
Game 2: Josh Beckett (5-4/75 Ks/4.30 ERA/1.09 WHIP/67.0 IP) v.s. Edwin Jackson (3-4/47 Ks/3.70 ERA/1.45 WHIP/65.2 IP)
Game 3: Jon Lester (3-3/49 Ks/3.67 ERA/1.38 WHIP/76.0 IP) v.s. James Shields (4-3/58 Ks/3.24 ERA/1.15 WHIP/80.2 IP)
Over the last week, the Red Sox have lost David Ortiz and Dice-K, so I’m hoping guys like Masterson and Crisp can step up their game in hopes of a big series win. If you would’ve told me that this series was going to be this meaningful at the beginning of the year, I would’ve said you’re crazy! Go Red Sox!
Last night 
