Texas (56-54) at Boston (63-47), 7:05 pm EDT
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R. Rodriguezhttp://www.public.iastate.edu/~aslagell/sumr212/spacer.gif Wade Miller
2-3, 4.95 ERA http://www.public.iastate.edu/~aslagell/sumr212/spacer.gif 4-4, 4.78
BOSTON (Ticker) -- Wade Miller seeks his first three-game winning streak in nearly two years Monday when the Boston Red Sox open a series against the Texas Rangers.
Miller (4-4, 4.78 ERA) picked up his second straight victory Wednesday despite yielding five runs in six innings against Kansas City. Miller has not won three straight games since August 6-16, 2003 when he was a member of the Houston Astros.
The 28-year-old righthander is 2-1 with a 3.50 ERA in five career starts against Texas. He also is traditionally a great pitcher in August, posting a 13-4 mark in 22 lifetime starts.
Texas counters with Ricardo Rodriguez (2-3, 4.95), who looks to notch his first win since June 18. He was reached for six runs in seven innings of Wednesday's 8-5 loss to Tampa Bay.
Rodriguez has faced Boston four times in his career, going 0-2 with a 7.32 ERA.
The Rangers are coming off a series victory against the Baltimore Orioles . In Sunday's rubber game, Texas posted a 9-3 triumph behind seven scoreless innings by rookie Chris Young and three RBI apiece by Mark Teixeira and Gary Matthews Jr.
Boston dropped two of three in Minnesota this past weekend, but salvaged Sunday's series finale, 11-7, behind All-Star sluggers David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez , who combined for five hits, six runs and five RBI.
The Red Sox have taken four of six meetings this year.