Temptation Eyes
First, a tribute to Red Sox pitcher past. The outstanding performance of Jon Lester last night gives us a chance to take a preliminary look at the 'young guns' on the Red Sox and the Bombers. The Red Sox offer Buchholz and Lester, while the Gothams give baseball Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy. Pitcher .... IP H ER K BB ERA Buchholz...28.2 26 13 27 10 4.08 Lester..... 39.2 38 19 23 22 4.31 Red Sox....68.3 64 32 50 32 4.21 Hughes..... 22 34 22 13 13 9.00 Kennedy... 19 23 18 17 15 8.53 Yankees ... 41 57 40 30 28 8.78 The Red Sox complete their April schedule tonight against the Blue Jays and their offense remains stuck in neutral, while Daisuke Matsuzaka returns from the flu. Daisuke's trying to shed the POWER NIBBLER image, throwing what seems to be more fastballs. Run Production . Even with their recent struggles, the Red Sox are tied for second in runs scored behind Detroit, second in OPS (....