Jon Lester goes in search of win #15 this afternoon for the Boston Red Sox.
The Boston Red Sox look to put an end the Toronto Blue Jay’s slim playoff chances this afternoon in the finale of this 4-game set. The task of doing that falls on the left arm of Jon Lester.
Lester has faced the Blue Jays twice this season and is 0-1 with a 6.10 ERA. He has faced them 3 times in his career and is 0-1 with a 4.24 ERA.
Roy Halladay starts for the Blue Jays this afternoon, making the start on 3 days rest. He is 2-1 with a 2.10 ERA in three starts against the Red Sox this season and 11-11 with a 4.51 ERA in 35 games (32 starts) against the Red Sox in his career.
Paul Kenyon has some news and notes about Julio Lugo and Jed Lowrie.
If you missed Amalie Benjamin’s mailbag this week, you can check that out here.
If you missed it, here’s video of Scott Downs slipping, Bartolo Colon’s great grab on the mound and RemDawg giving driving advice.
Lineups and batter/pitcher matchups after the jump.
80-69
1. Marco Scutaro, 2B
2. Jose Bautista, DH
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Kevin Mench, LF
6. Lyle Overbay, 1B
7. Scott Rolen, 3B
8. Gregg Zaun, C
9. John McDonald, SS
– Roy Halladay, SP
87-61
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, RF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, DH
4. Kevin Youkilis, 1B
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. Jason Varitek, C
8. Alex Cora, SS
9. Coco Crisp, CF
– Jon Lester, SP
And here is how the hitters have fared against this afternoon’s starting pitchers.
