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Texas Rangers Open Home Set With Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers are both likely to participate in the American League playoffs come October, but will first match up against each other in a four-game series starting Monday night at Rangers Ballpark.
A pair of southpaw starters will toe the rubber with the first pitch scheduled for 5:05 (PT) in the Lone Star State.
Boston is in a tug-of-war with the New York Yankees in the AL East Division and will be looking to gain revenge from getting swept by the Rangers in their previous series at tonight’s venue. The Red Sox were outscored by a 26-11 margin in the three-game set that started off the 2011 season.
It hasn’t been all bad against the AL West division, as the club is 15-10 overall against such opponents.
Erik Bedard (4-8, 3.44 ERA) is use to life on the West Coast after making his first 16 starts with Seattle before being traded to Beantown in July. The left-hander has yet to pick up a victory in three starts with his new club, coming in with an 0-1 record and 3.38 ERA.
He has tallied an even 3-3 record and 2.31 ERA in eight road starts this year, as opponents are hitting just .200 against him. Boston picked up a 4-3 road win over Minnesota in his only start away from Fenway Park in a Red Sox uniform (5 IP, 2 ER).
Bedard is 4-3 with a 3.22 ERA in 13 career starts versus the Rangers, which includes a 1-2 mark and 5.81 ERA in five outings at Rangers Ballpark.
Texas returns home from a winning road trip that included three victories in a four-game set against the Los Angeles Angels, the team directly behind them in the standings. The Rangers have registered a 39-23 home record during the 2011 season, which is currently second-best among AL teams.
C.J. Wilson (12-5, 3.20 ERA) will be aiming for a third-straight victory, picking up two wins over the Athletics and Angels on the club’s last road trip. He surrendered just three runs (two earned) and nine hits over 13 innings in that span.
The fifth-round selection out of Loyola Marymount is 5-1 with a 3.99 ERA in 12 home starts during the 2011 campaign, issuing 25 walks and compiling 69 strikeouts in 76 2/3 frames.
Wilson has enjoyed great success in 16 career appearances (four starts) versus the Red Sox, coming in with a 3-1 record and 1.69 ERA. He has yet to surrender a home run against them in 37 1/3 innings of work.
Boston manager Terry Francona may elect to sit outfielder Carl Crawford and designated hitter David Ortiz, as they are a combined 3-for-28 against him.
Weather forecasts suggest game-time temperatures around the century mark, which is nothing new for the Dallas area. Fans suffered through 40-straight days of 100-degree temperatures earlier this year.
Texas Rangers Open Home Set With Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers are both likely to participate in the American League playoffs come October, but will first match up against each other in a four-game series starting Monday night at Rangers Ballpark.
A pair of southpaw starters will toe the rubber with the first pitch scheduled for 5:05 (PT) in the Lone Star State.
Boston is in a tug-of-war with the New York Yankees in the AL East Division and will be looking to gain revenge from getting swept by the Rangers in their previous series at tonight’s venue. The Red Sox were outscored by a 26-11 margin in the three-game set that started off the 2011 season.
It hasn’t been all bad against the AL West division, as the club is 15-10 overall against such opponents.
Erik Bedard (4-8, 3.44 ERA) is use to life on the West Coast after making his first 16 starts with Seattle before being traded to Beantown in July. The left-hander has yet to pick up a victory in three starts with his new club, coming in with an 0-1 record and 3.38 ERA.
He has tallied an even 3-3 record and 2.31 ERA in eight road starts this year, as opponents are hitting just .200 against him. Boston picked up a 4-3 road win over Minnesota in his only start away from Fenway Park in a Red Sox uniform (5 IP, 2 ER).
Bedard is 4-3 with a 3.22 ERA in 13 career starts versus the Rangers, which includes a 1-2 mark and 5.81 ERA in five outings at Rangers Ballpark.
Texas returns home from a winning road trip that included three victories in a four-game set against the Los Angeles Angels, the team directly behind them in the standings. The Rangers have registered a 39-23 home record during the 2011 season, which is currently second-best among AL teams.
C.J. Wilson (12-5, 3.20 ERA) will be aiming for a third-straight victory, picking up two wins over the Athletics and Angels on the club’s last road trip. He surrendered just three runs (two earned) and nine hits over 13 innings in that span.
The fifth-round selection out of Loyola Marymount is 5-1 with a 3.99 ERA in 12 home starts during the 2011 campaign, issuing 25 walks and compiling 69 strikeouts in 76 2/3 frames.
Wilson has enjoyed great success in 16 career appearances (four starts) versus the Red Sox, coming in with a 3-1 record and 1.69 ERA. He has yet to surrender a home run against them in 37 1/3 innings of work.
Boston manager Terry Francona may elect to sit outfielder Carl Crawford and designated hitter David Ortiz, as they are a combined 3-for-28 against him.
Weather forecasts suggest game-time temperatures around the century mark, which is nothing new for the Dallas area. Fans suffered through 40-straight days of 100-degree temperatures earlier this year.
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