Last night was a horror show. The Sox were hitting, but a combination of poor pitching and fielding doomed the Sox to an embarrassing loss. Tonight both teams will be looking for a lot better pitching as Lester and Carmona faceoff.
Lester has turned around his season over the past two starts. He will look to keep improving tonight against a very good Indians lineup. We saw last night you give them extra outs they are certainly going to make you pay. So, the key for Lester will be to keep his walk totals low, and hope the Sox defense will play a lot better. In his career Lester is 2-0 with a 4.03 ERA against the Indians.
Carmona has been a major disappointment for the Indians thus far this season, but he is showing some signs of improvement. Last time out Carmona racked up 7 Ks over 6 innings, but also allowed 4 ER. We will see if he will be able top build off that, but the Sox need to be patient against this guy, because he has a tendency to get frustrated and walk a lot of guys. As we have seen all season when the Sox get a free pass to first they usually make the other team pay.
Look for Lowell and Bay to keep their hot streaks going against Carmona. Game starts at 7:05pm on NESN.
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