Game Info
Date: Tuesday, September 6th, 2005
First Pitch: 7:05pm ET
TV: NESN
Starting Pitchers:
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http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/ana.gif #41 John Lackey (11-5, 3.45)
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/mlb/images/team_logos/50x50/bos.gif #49 Tim Wakefield (14-10, 4.41)
Sox ask Wakefield to shut down Angels
Los Angeles (77-59) at Boston (80-56), 7:05 p.m. ET
In a matchup of division leaders, the Red Sox host the Angels for the start of a three-game series on Tuesday night.
Veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield takes the ball for Boston in a matchup with solid right-hander John Lackey.
The Red Sox are 4-3 against the Angels, the team they swept in last October's Division Series, this season.
Pitching matchup
LAA: RHP John Lackey
• 11-5, 3.45 ERA in 2005
• 0-0, 4.50 ERA vs. BOS in 2005
BOS: RHP Tim Wakefield
• 14-10, 4.41 ERA in 2005
• 0-1, 12.46 ERA vs. LAA in 2005
Player to watch
Tony Graffanino continues to excel at Fenway park, hitting .411 in his first 15 home games with the Red Sox.
Quotable
"There haven't been any cheapie teams to play anyways. We have to play well, starting with our pitching. We do those things, we'll be OK." -- Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek
Quick hits
The Red Sox are 8-3 with three games remaining in the longest homestand of the season. ... Kevin Millar has eight hits in his last 20 at-bats. ... Manny Ramirez has crushed Lackey, going 7-for-13 with a double and four homers.
On deck
• Wednesday: vs. Los Angeles, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Thursday: vs. Los Angeles, 7:05 p.m. ET
• Friday: at New York, 7:05 p.m. ET