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Game Info:

Date: Thursday, September 27th 2007

Location: Fenway Park

First Pitch: 7:05 pm ET

TV: NESN

 

Starting Pitchers:

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http://assets.espn.go.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/sml/trans/min.gif #26 Boof Bonser (7-12, 5.09 ERA)

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif #19 Josh Beckett (20-6, 3.14 ERA)

 

Game Preview:

Josh Beckett looks to make his final case for his first AL Cy Young Award, and possibly help the Boston Red Sox to their first division title in 12 years.

 

Beckett goes for win No. 21 Thursday night when he takes the mound against the Minnesota Twins in the opener of a season-ending four-game series.

 

Beckett (20-6, 3.14 ERA) is looking to end his best regular season with a fifth consecutive victory after another outstanding performance Friday in an 8-1 win at Tampa Bay. The All-Star right-hander held the Devil Rays to one run and four hits with eight strikeouts in six innings to get his 20th win and improve to 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 28 innings over four September outings.

 

"Twenty wins, it means a lot," said Beckett, who is likely to be the only 20-game winner in the majors. "A lot of hard work from different people, and they picked me up on days when I was not 100 percent. It takes a lot of people to win that many games. I don't know if I can take credit for all of it."

 

Beckett will now try to become the first Boston pitcher to win 21 contests in a season since Curt Schilling did it in 2004, the year the Red Sox won the World Series to end an 86-year drought.

 

Beckett matching Schilling's mark could help the Red Sox (94-64) clinch their first AL East title since 1995, ending a nine-year reign by the rival New York Yankees. Boston's magic number is two, so a win coupled with a New York loss at Tampa Bay on Thursday will secure the division.

 

The Red Sox got closer to that achievement with an 11-6 win over Oakland on Wednesday as the offense produced 17 hits.

 

"We were happy being in the playoffs with the wild card," Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz said. "But we played good all year. We wanted to see if we could win the division. It hasn't been done in a while."

 

Third baseman Mike Lowell reached another Red Sox's milestone Wednesday, going 3-for-5 with five RBIs to give him 116, surpassing Butch Hobson's single-season record of 112 for a third baseman set in 1977.

 

Minnesota (77-81), meanwhile, is coming off a rain-shortened 9-4 loss at Detroit on Wednesday.

 

The Twins turn to slumping Boof Bonser (7-12, 5.09), who was tagged for five runs and eight hits in three innings of his first career relief outing in an 8-3 loss to Chicago on Saturday, his first outing since Sept. 10.

 

"I haven't seen the field in a little while, but don't get me wrong: I would've loved to have thrown three zeros on the board, too," Bonser said. "I made some bad pitches, and they hit 'em. I made some good pitches, and they hit 'em. I guess it was the worst luck."

 

The right-hander is closing out a difficult second season in the majors after showing promise as a rookie in 2006, when he went 7-6 with a 4.22 ERA in 18 starts. He has been in a tailspin since starting the season 5-2 with a 4.21 ERA in his first 13 starts, going 2-10 with a 5.76 ERA in his last 17 games.

 

Bonser now returns to the rotation looking to end his season on a positive note. He won his only career start against the Red Sox, allowing two runs and seven hits in seven innings of an 8-2 victory on Sept. 20, 2006, at Fenway Park. He held Lowell hitless in three at-bats.

 

The Twins have to win their final four games to avoid their first losing season since 2000.

 

GO SOX!

TheKilo All-Star

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BOSTON

 

Pedroia 2b

Ramirez lf

Ortiz dh

Lowell 3b

Drew rf

Varitek c

Ellsbury cf

Hinske 1b

Lugo ss

 

Beckett p

 

MINNESOTA

 

Bartlett ss

Kubel lf

Hunter cf

Morneau dh

Cuddyer rf

Jones 1b

LeCroy c

Buscher 3b

Punto 2b

 

Bonser p

 

The Twins lineup is awful. Win and win big.

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Boof Bonser (1 game vs Boston, 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 1 game, 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA)

Dustin Pedroia, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) RBI

Manny Ramirez ---

David Ortiz, 2 for 3 (.667 avg) HR, RBI

Mike Lowell, 0 for 3

J.D. Drew ---

Jason Varitek, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Triple, K

Jacoby Ellsbury ---

Eric Hinske, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double, 2 Ks

Julio Lugo ---

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Royce Clayton, 1 for 2 (.500 avg) Double

Alex Cora, 0 for 2, K

Coco Crisp, 0 for 3

 

Josh Beckett (1 game vs Minnesota, 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA---Career at Fenway Park in 33 games, 16-10 with a 4.42 ERA)

Jason Bartlett, 2 for 3 (.667 avg)

Jason Kubel ---

Torii Hunter, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Justin Morneau, 1 for 3 (.333 avg)

Michael Cuddyer, 0 for 3, K

Garrett Jones ---

Matthew LeCroy ---

Brian Buscher ---

Nick Punto, 1 for 4 (.250 avg) K

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Joe Mauer, 1 for 3 (.333 avg) Double, K

Jason Tyner, 0 for 3

Rondell White, 2 for 5 (.400 avg) Double, 2 RBIs, Walk

 

Bonser this season on the road in 14 games, 4-7 with a 4.78 ERA

 

Beckett this season at home in 16 games, 9-4 with a 3.98 ERA

TheKilo All-Star

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Beckett vs Bonser tonight and Kazmir vs. Hughes

 

I like our odds of taking the division.

 

Beware of reverse locks.

 

(Though I tend to agree with you)

yankees228 Salem RidgeYaks

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haha michael kay.... you scumbug...

 

"dustin pedoria's a nice player but if you asked any scout they would all say that would rather have delmon young than dustin pedroia..."

 

I'm not saying that I would rather have Delmon Young, but I wouldn't be shocked if Kay's statement was correct. Traditionally scouts put a great deal of stock in physical tools and, in my opinion, Young's physical tools are better than Pedroias.

 

Again, I'm not which one is better, I'm just saying that Kay's statement is not exactly outlandish.

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I'm not saying that I would rather have Delmon Young, but I wouldn't be shocked if Kay's statement was correct. Traditionally scouts put a great deal of stock in physical tools and, in my opinion, Young's physical tools are better than Pedroias.

 

Again, I'm not which one is better, I'm just saying that Kay's statement is not exactly outlandish.

 

its a stupid comparison. you might as well compare Ichiro and Albert Pujols

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its a stupid comparison. you might as well compare Ichiro and Albert Pujols

 

It might have been brought up for some reason. I wasn't watching so I wouldn't know. I was just defending the validity of his argument.

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