Tonight if a very interesting game for the Red Sox. They are going against Jarrod Parker, who is supposed to be the A's next great pitcher, and he will be going against Felix Doubront who seems to be a man that can't get any respect with the Red Sox. He keeps pitching the way he is and the Red Sox might have to change their thinking eventually.
Doubront is 1-0 with a 4.09 ERA, while those numbers don't blow you away he does have as many K's (22) as he does innings. He also has already shut down a great Yankees lineup for 6 innings allowing only 1 run, and followed that with another quality start again the White Sox. He is yet to give up more than 4 runs in any start, which really goes against the up and down way of the rest of the Red Sox rotation.
Parker will be making just his 2nd start for the A's. In his first start he went 6 1/3 innings allowing 1 run 7 hits with 5 Ks. This kid is the real deal, and although I am sure he will has his ups and downs this year, there is no denying his talent.
One guy Parker is going to have a tough time with tonight is Big Papi. Ortiz hit .405 with six homers and 20 RBIs in April for the highest average by a member of the Red Sox in the opening month since Manny Ramirez hit .408 in 2001. It really has been amazing, and is a big reason why the Red Sox ended a terrible month .500.
I say the Red Sox win tonight, because the A's lineup is just awful.
Red Sox win 7-4
Player of the Game: Ortiz
Game starts at 7:10pm
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