John Lackey returns home tonight to face the Angels new "ace" Jered Weaver. Lackey is 9-5 with a 4.36 ERA with the Red Sox, but has been much better of late pitching 15 innings over his last 2 starts and only letting up 2 runs, which is impressive when one of those teams are the Texas Rangers.
Weaver has stepped up big time for the Angels going 9-6 with a 3.22 ERA. Yet, the Sox might have luck on their side, as Weaver has not been as sharp of late giving up at least 3 runs in 3 out of his 4 starts.
I expect the Sox to win tonight. With Buchholz pitching a gem last night, and the Sox getting V-Mart back I expect this team to make a run. The bullpen is obviously still the big question, so Lackey is going to need to pitch at least 7 innings tonight. I think he does, and the Sox win.
Boston wins 7-4
Player of the Game: Ortiz
Game starts at 10:05pm on NESN.
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