The Sox could clinch the playoffs tonight IF they beat the Jays AND the Angels beat the Rangers. There seems to be a good chance since Boston is 11-4 against the Blue Jays this season. Tonight Beckett will take the hill against Scott Richmond.
Beckett has not been good against the Jays with 12.98 ERA in his last 4 matchups including a 10.45 ERA in 2 matchups this season. The Red Sox, though, won both of those outings and have taken 6 in a row overall versus Toronto.
Richmond was a nice surprise for the Jays (and my fantasy team) early in the season, but was never the same when he came back from the DL. He has given up at least 5 runs in 5 of his last 6 games, and that could be very dangerous as the Sox are very explosive at Fenway.
Game starts at 7:10 on NESN.
***UPDATE***
The Red Sox have made a surprising last-minute pitching change, with Michael Bowden getting the start in place of Josh Beckett tonight against the Blue Jays. The Globe's Tony Massarotti reports that the cause is mild back spasms. Francona is going to talk to the media soon, so we will have more info hopefully then....
And here is a look at the lineup tonight:
1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. Victor Martinez, C
4. Kevin Youkilis, 3B
5. David Ortiz, DH
6. Jason Bay, LF
7. J.D. Drew, RF
8. Casey Kotchman, 1B
9. Alex Gonzalez, SS
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