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Especially against lefties (.173). An even better pickup given that Miller is done for the year.

Don't know too much about him. Very young (22), supposed to be very good, but has not panned out so far at all. I remember reading something like a 30% strikeout rate. Seems like a guy with tons of tools but probably won't put them all together.

Matt Thornton to the Sox for OF Brandon Jacobs and cash. Miller to the 60-day DL. F*ck yes. Nice job, Ben!

That was HUGE! Nice job.

A nice night for Nava so far.

RED SOX (45-31) Ellsbury CF Victorino RF Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Carp 1B Nava LF Saltalamacchia C Drew SS Iglesias 3B Pitching: RHP Allen Webster (0-1. 11.74). TIGERS (40-32) TBA Pitching: RHP Max Scherzer (10-0, 3.08). Game time: 7:15 p.m. TV/Radio: FOX / WEEI. Red Sox vs. Scherzer: Napoli 1-13, Ortiz 6-10 (2 HR), Pedroia 3-10 (2 HR), Ellsbury 3-6 (1 HR), Salty 5-9 (1 HR), Drew 1-7, Carp 1-2, Gomes 0-3, Middlebrooks 0-3, Nava 1-3, Victorino 1-3. Tigers vs. Webster: No history. Stat of the Day: The Sox are on a pace to score 823 runs this season. That would be 89 more than last season, more than a half a run per game. Notes: So which Max Scherzer will be on the mound today? There's the guy who has sterling record this season and has been particularly dominant of late, going 5-0 with a 1.93 ERA in his last six starts. Or will it be the guy who is 1-3, 9,21 in six career starts against the Red Sox? Three of those starts came last season and Scherzer allowed 15 runs on 22 hits and six walks over 15 innings. ... Meanwhile the 23-year-old Webster gets the call to replace Clay Buchholz for the game. This will be his third start of the season. He was 5-1, 2.98 in 10 starts for Triple A Pawtucket. The Tigers are hitting .302/.369/.453 at home and averaging 5.48 runs, so this will be a big test for Webster. ... Iglesias has reached base in 24 consecutive games. As this marks the fourth time in five games that Will Middlebrooks is out of the lineup, it's safe to say Iglesias has won the job. ... Nava is 2 of 25 in his last seven games and 11 of 60 in his last 15 with 14 strikeouts. ... The Sox are 31-20 against righthanded starters. ... Elllsbury has hit safely in 17 of his last 20 games at 33 of 89 (.371) with 18 runs scored, 11 RBIs and 17 stolen bases. Song of the Day: "Allentown" by Billy Joel.

Ugh. Cafardo in the booth.

When Victorino comes back, I hope Farrell forgets the word "platoon." Nava has earned the starting spot, Gomes has barely earned the chance to "platoon."

Angels win 8th in a row. Did anything think that lineup wouldn't get hot at some point? Pitching still needs much help, though, but I bet they'll be in it by the ASG.

Nice to see some fellow Nutmeggers (lol) here!

Couldn't agree more. Awesome game yesterday, the AB of the game today, and consistently stellar defense. Hope he keeps it up.

Ugh, the hanging curve.

True story. He's still relatively young, and I just keep hoping he will "figure it out" and be able rack up quality starts consistently. He's got the stuff, that's for sure, but don't think he'll ever be more than an average 4 or 5.

Nice sweeping curve. Now, DP me!

Doubront has been on the up and up. Keep the long innings to a minimum and he'll be set. I'll take 6 solid today... GO SOX! :thumbsup:

Afternoon all, I'm a young but diehard Red Sox fan from CT, and a current college student in DC. I've been a Sox fan for 10 years, and I come as a "Disciple of Mueller" because Bill Mueller, for his underrated ability and the grit and passion he played with, has always been my favorite Sox player. Looking forward to joining the board and cheering on the 2013 Sox!