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Noticeable Strides In Form [Hartford Courant]

A slimmer Frazer appears primed for starting QB job [Norwich Bulletin]

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Fast And Furious On Day One [New London Day]

Big East preseason unit rankings [Rivals.com]

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After being swept of New York, the struggling Boston Red Sox return home for a brief 4-game home stanza against the Detroit Tigers.

The game this evening will start at 7:10 PM EDT and will be televised in the Red Sox television market on NESN. If you live in the Tiger”s television market, you can catch the game on Fox Sports Detroit. And if the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can catch the game on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

Mr. “I like to have a high pitch count” Brad Penny will look to try and the skid for the Bosox and Terry Francona. He’ll be making his 22nd start of the season and he is 7-4 with a 5.20 ERA. He’s made just two career starts against the Tigers and is 0-2 with a 7.59 ERA. He’s never faced them as a member of the Red Sox.

Edwin Jackson gets the ball for Jim Leyland tonight. He has made 22 starts this season and is 8-5 with a 2.62 ERA. In 11 games (8 starts) against the Red Sox, he is 2-4 with a 5.44 ERA. He’s made 6 appearances (5 starts) at Fenway Park in his career and is 0-4 with a 7.14 ERA.

A good run of bad luck [Extra Bases]

Globe 10.0: Do you believe Ortiz? [Extra Bases]

No offense, but do Sox measure up? [Tony Massarotti]

Two Nuggets That Are Definitely Not About Scoreless Streaks [Nuggetpalooza]

Blame It On The Eck [Center Field]

And here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers.

What can we say about the Boston Red Sox right now other than they are reaching a collapse of 2006 proportions. Honestly, I really don’t have anything else to say other than it’s frustrating right now to watch them play. They wasted another great effort from a starting pitcher.

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After losing the first three games against the New York Yankees and their last five overall, the Boston Red Sox look to leave the Bronx on a positive note.

This afternoon’s game will start at 8:05 PM and will be shown to national television audience on ESPN. If the television isn’t your cup of tea, you can also catch the game on the radio on one of the many affiliates of the Red Sox Radio Network.

Jon Lester’s job tonight is simple. Pitch well and give the Red Sox a chance to win while hoping for some run support. He’s made 22 starts this season and is 9-7 with a 3.79 ERA. He’s faced the Yankees twice this season and is 1-0 with a 3.46 ERA. He’s never lost to them in six career starts as he is 3-0 with a 3.43 ERA. In three starts in New York against them, he is 2-0 with a 1.59 ERA.

Andy Pettitte looks to lead the Yankees to a sweep tonight of their hated rivals. He’s made 22 starts this season and is 9-6 with a 4.35 ERA. He’s made 1 start against the Red Sox this season and is 0-1 with a 4.50 ERA. He’s appeared in 33 games (31 starts) in his career against the Red Sox and is 16-9 with a 3.76 ERA.

The starter for Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Tigers had been unknown up until this afternoon as Terry Francona announced that Junichi Tazawa will make his first big league start.

The Red Sox also made yet another roster move as they called up Fernando Cabrera from Triple-A Pawtucket and designated Enrique Gonzalez for assignment.

We all go a little mad sometimes: Youkilis goes off [Hacks with Haggs]

Wakefield to throw simulated game [WEEI.com]

Daisuke continues to progress [WEEI.com]

Review of The Lost Son of Havana [Fang’s Bites]

Here is how the hitters have fared against tonight’s starting pitchers:

The revolving door in the Boston Red Sox continues this afternoon as the Boston Red Sox announced they have called up Pawtucket Red Sox closer Fernando Cabrera. To make room on the 25-man and 40-man rosters, they have designated pitcher Enrique Gonzalez for assignment.

In 38 games with the PawSox, Cabrera has an 0-3 record with 20 saves and an 1.69 ERA. He last pitched in the big leagues with the Baltimore Orioles in 2008, where he compiled a 2-1 record with a 5.40 ERA. He has also spent time in the big leagues with the Cleveland Indians.

Gonzalez made his Red Sox debut in yesterday’s loss when Ramon Ramirez was ejected for hitting Alex Rodriguez. He allowed 2 runs in 1 2/3 innings.