With so much attention to the 2008 Beijing Olympics let us shift our gear to the America’s favorite past time – baseball. As one can not deny the fact that the 2008 MLB Regular Season is get every as every continue to make their push to the wild card phase and perhaps the playoffs.
Two teams slug it out starting Friday as the three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays unfolds at Fenway Park in Boston. Toronto Blue Jays has 61-59 record while Boston Red Sox has 69-51.
The 2008 MLB game between Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays start at 7pm where Toronto’s Roy Halladay will be match-up against Boston’s Paul Byrd. The right handed pitcher from Blue Jays had a career-high 130 pitches in a loss at home to the Indians on Saturday. He has received just 3.8 runs of support from his offense this season. Halladay is 10-11 with a 4.66 ERA in 34 career games against Boston. For Boston, the right handed pitcher.
Paul Byrd, who was acquired from Cleveland on Tuesday, makes his Red Sox debut and lately has been pitching well. He needed just 94 pitches last time out to get through his first complete game in nearly a year, retiring 12 of the last 13 batters he faced and 20 of the last 22 in a victory over the Blue Jays. After leading the AL in homers allowed in the first half, Byrd hasn't served one up since a July 4 start in Minnesota. That's the biggest reason he has been able to go 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA over his past four starts.
The three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays continue Saturday same time where Shaun Marcum of Toronto goes up versus Josh Becket of Boston.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Shaun Marcum has started to locate his fastball better, and that has allowed the right-hander to more effectively mix in his other pitches. In his last two outings, Marcum has looked much sharper, going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA. In nine career appearances against the Red Sox, Marcum is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA. Meanwhile, Boston’s ace right-hander Josh Beckett is looking primed to go on his most dominant run of the season. Beckett won his past two starts, giving up three earned runs over 14 2/3 innings. For some reason, Beckett has struggled at Fenway Park this season, going 5-3 with a 5.03 ERA in nine starts. This will be Beckett's first start against the Blue Jays since April 6, when he gave up three hits and five runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The final game of the three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays ends Sunday afternoon.
Toronto’s A.J Burnett battles Boston’s right hand pitcher Charlie Zink. Toronto’s A.J Burnett has 4.67 ERA and goes with 15-9 win loss to his name while Boston’s Charlie Zink has an average of 16.6 Era
The 2008 MLB game between Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays start at 7pm where Toronto’s Roy Halladay will be match-up against Boston’s Paul Byrd. The right handed pitcher from Blue Jays had a career-high 130 pitches in a loss at home to the Indians on Saturday. He has received just 3.8 runs of support from his offense this season. Halladay is 10-11 with a 4.66 ERA in 34 career games against Boston. For Boston, the right handed pitcher.
Paul Byrd, who was acquired from Cleveland on Tuesday, makes his Red Sox debut and lately has been pitching well. He needed just 94 pitches last time out to get through his first complete game in nearly a year, retiring 12 of the last 13 batters he faced and 20 of the last 22 in a victory over the Blue Jays. After leading the AL in homers allowed in the first half, Byrd hasn't served one up since a July 4 start in Minnesota. That's the biggest reason he has been able to go 4-0 with a 1.24 ERA over his past four starts.
The three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays continue Saturday same time where Shaun Marcum of Toronto goes up versus Josh Becket of Boston.
Toronto Blue Jays’ Shaun Marcum has started to locate his fastball better, and that has allowed the right-hander to more effectively mix in his other pitches. In his last two outings, Marcum has looked much sharper, going 2-0 with a 2.08 ERA. In nine career appearances against the Red Sox, Marcum is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA. Meanwhile, Boston’s ace right-hander Josh Beckett is looking primed to go on his most dominant run of the season. Beckett won his past two starts, giving up three earned runs over 14 2/3 innings. For some reason, Beckett has struggled at Fenway Park this season, going 5-3 with a 5.03 ERA in nine starts. This will be Beckett's first start against the Blue Jays since April 6, when he gave up three hits and five runs in 4 2/3 innings.
The final game of the three-game season series between the Boston Red Sox and the Toronto Blue Jays ends Sunday afternoon.
Toronto’s A.J Burnett battles Boston’s right hand pitcher Charlie Zink. Toronto’s A.J Burnett has 4.67 ERA and goes with 15-9 win loss to his name while Boston’s Charlie Zink has an average of 16.6 Era