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Let's go Sox. Seriously, stop losing to f***ing Toronto. I know they've had our number in the past, and apparently they still do, but we're the better team. It's awesome to see Lowell and recently Pena coming up big for us. Crank up the offense on this abomination of a pitcher. Seriously.

 

Game Info:

Date: Thursday, May 4th, 2006

First Pitch: 7:05pm EST

TV: NESN

Starting Pitchers:

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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/tor.gif#7 Josh Towers (0-5, 10.45)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#30 Matt Clement (2-2, 6.14)

 

Towers looks to break season-opening losing streak

 

Toronto (14-12) at Boston (15-12) 7:05 pm EDT

 

BOSTON (Ticker) -- Josh Towers will try to put a disastrous first month of the season behind him and end his recent failures against the Boston Red Sox in the same game.

 

After losing each of his five starts in April, Towers will try to give the Toronto Blue Jays a two-game sweep of the Red Sox on Thursday.

 

Towers (0-5, 10.45 ERA) surrendered seven runs and six hits in 2 1/3 innings of a 17-6 loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday, concluding an April in which he gave up 38 hits and 25 runs in 20 2/3 frames.

 

Two of Towers' major league-leading five losses in April came against Boston, which has gone 0-5 against the rest of Toronto's staff this year. Towers has posted a 5.92 ERA in dropping his last four starts vs. Boston, dating to 2004.

 

Russ Adams delivered a ninth-inning RBI double off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, who had entered with a scoreless streak of 21 1/3 innings, dating to September, to lift the Blue Jays to a 7-6 triumph Wednesday.

 

Blue Jays closer B.J. Ryan survived a passed ball and throwing error by Gregg Zaun in the bottom of the frame to preserve Toronto's 16th win in 25 games vs. Boston since the beginning of last year.

 

Ryan is riding a 17-inning scoreless streak, dating to September 24, when he allowed two runs in a 4-3 loss to Boston. After half of his four losses in 2005 came against the Red Sox, Ryan has allowed just one hit in 5 1/3 innings vs. Boston this year.

 

With eight losses in their last 12 games overall, the Red Sox will turn to Matt Clement (2-2, 6.14) to salvage a split of the series. Boston has averaged seven runs per game in Clement's first five starts of 2006.

 

With an 8-6 loss here on April 13, Clement fell to 0-3 with a 9.45 ERA in his first five lifetime starts against Toronto. He rebounded to defeat the Blue Jays for the first time 10 days later by allowing three runs - two earned - and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings of a 6-3 win in Toronto.

 

Former Red Sox Shea Hillenbrand belted a two-run homer Wednesday and has hit .457 (21-for-46) with three homers and 11 RBI in his last 13 games. He had hit just .217 in his first 11 games of the season.

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I'll take Stocker's motto from last September, "Just Win"...

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Josh Towers (10 games vs. Boston, 3-5 record with a 6.62 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 4 games, 2-1 record with a 9.00 ERA)

Kevin Youkilis, 3 for 7 (.429 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, 2 Ks

Mark Loretta, 0 for 10, K

David Ortiz, 4 for 11 (.364 avg) 3 HRs, 6 RBIs, Walk, K

Manny Ramirez, 6 for 26 (.231 avg) 3 HRs, 6 RBIs, Walk, 2 Ks

Trot Nixon, 10 for 21 (.476 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 HRs, 2 RBIs, 2 Walks, 2 Ks

Jason Varitek, 1 for 13 (.077 avg) 3 Walks, 3 Ks

Mike Lowell, 4 for 5 (.800 avg) 2 Doubles, 2 RBIs, Walk

Wily Mo Pena, 0 for 1

Alex Gonzalez, 2 for 6 (.333 avg) K

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Alex Cora, 0 for 4

Willie Harris, 0 for 2, SB

Doug Mirabelli, 4 for 6 (.667 avg) HR, 2 RBIs, K

 

Matt Clement (6 games vs. Toronto, 1-3 record with an 8.44 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 20 games, 9-5 record with a 5.08 ERA)

Russ Adams, 5 for 18 (.278 avg) 3 RBIs, Walk, K

Frank Catalanotto, 6 for 16 (.375 avg) 3 Doubles, HR, 5 RBIs, 3 Walks, 2 Ks

Vernon Wells, 3 for 16 (.188 avg) HR, 4 RBIs, 3 Ks

Troy Glaus, 2 for 10 (.200 avg) 2 Walks, 4 Ks

Lyle Overbay, 4 for 17 (.235 avg) 4 Walks, 5 Ks

Shea Hillenbrand, 3 for 17 (.176 avg) 2 Doubles, RBI, 5 Ks

Bengie Molina, 1 for 6 (.167 avg) RBI, K

Eric Hinske, 8 for 17 (.471 avg) 2 Doubles, 3 RBIs, Walk, 3 Ks, SB

Aaron Hill, 5 for 13 (.385 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk, K

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Alex Rios, 3 for 12 (.250 avg) Walk, 3 Ks

Gregg Zaun, 5 for 15 (.333 avg) 2 Doubles, HR, 7 RBIs, 2 Walks, 3 Ks

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should be a high scoring game. Towers is DONE. He was great last yr because he was a control pitcher. This yr he cannot find the plate and his stuff is not good enough to win with on its own. Clement has been horrendous and has lost some velocity off his heater. I expect both to be hitting the showers by the 5th and both teams pens battling to the end....
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Kräms(thats me)' Predictions for Tonight:

 

Jays jump on Clement early, getting 1 in the 1st, 2 in the 2nd and 1 in the 3rd. Sox play long ball though, getting jacks from Manny, Tek and Wily Mo in the 1st 3. 4-3 after 3, and it goes back and forth from there, with the Sox winning it 9-7.

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Lineups from boston.com

 

Red Sox

1. Kevin Youkilis, 1B

2. Mark Loretta, 2B

3. David Ortiz, DH

4. Manny Ramirez, LF

5. Trot Nixon, RF

6. Jason Varitek, C

7. Mike Lowell, 3B

8. Wily Mo Pena, CF

9. Alex Gonzalez, SS

 

P -- Matt Clement

 

Blue Jays

1. Russ Adams, SS

2. Frank Catalanotto, LF

3. Vernon Wells, CF

4. Troy Glaus, 3B

5. Lyle Overbay, DH

6. Shea Hillenbrand, 1B

7. Bengie Molina, C

8. Eric Hinske, RF

9. Aaron Hill, 2B

 

P -- Josh Towers

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19 pitches in the fir for Clement in a scoreless inning. He has to work faster....

 

 

This is Matt Clement you're talking about.

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It's a moot point now, but get this..

 

If Towers were to get Jason Varitek out, his ERA would have gone down, despite allowing the one run in the 1st.

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It's a moot point now, but get this..

 

If Towers were to get Jason Varitek out, his ERA would have gone down, despite allowing the one run in the 1st.

 

think about this. This is his 6th start of the yr and if Lowell brings home a run, Towers will have an era over 11.

 

BTW, Matsui goes deep, 1-1 in TB....

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