Game Info:
Date: Friday, April 14th, 2006
First Pitch: 7:05pm ET
TV: NESN
Starting Pitchers:
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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/sea.gif#50 Jamie Moyer (0-1, 4.38)
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif#38 Curt Schilling (2-0, 1.93)
Veterans Schilling, Moyer battle in Boston
Seattle (5-5) at Boston (6-3) 7:05 pm EDT
BOSTON (Ticker) - With 399 career wins between them, Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox and Jamie Moyer of the Seattle Mariners will square off Friday in the opener of a four-game series at Fenway Park.
Defying the hands of time, Schilling and Moyer have combined to go 178-99 after turning 35.
Following a season riddled with injuries and struggles, the 39-year-old Schilling (2-0, 1.93 ERA) has re-emerged as a stabilizing force at the top of Boston's rotation. With wins in his first two starts of a season for the first time since 2002, Schilling will try to break Boston's first losing streak of the campaign.
Schilling and Josh Beckett have combined to go 4-0 with a 1.61 ERA, but Boston's others three starters are 2-3 with a 9.12 ERA. David Wells and Matt Clement each allowed seven earned runs in four innings, leading to consecutive losses to Toronto on the heels of a five-game winning streak.
The 43-year-old Moyer (0-1, 4.38) will make his third start of the season for the Mariners, who are headed in the opposite direction with back-to-back wins over Cleveland after a four-game skid. Moyer received only one hit of support against Barry Zito and Oakland in his last start Sunday, taking a 3-0 loss.
In a major league career that began in 1986, Moyer has racked up 205 career wins, including seven in eight decisions as a member of the Red Sox in 1996. Moyer's new batterymate Kenji Johjima has driven in 10 runs in as many games despite hitting near the bottom of Seattle's order.