Seattle Mariners (12-15) @ Boston Red Sox (11-14)
Doug Fister (1-3, 3.19) vs. John Lackey (2-2, 6.35)
7:10 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
TV: NESN RADIO: WEEI 850, SBN 1510
INJURY REPORT
Seattle: David Aardsma, torn hip labrum (placed on 15-day DL 3/30, retroactive to 3/22); Franklin Gutierrez, irritable bowel syndrome (placed on 15-day DL 3/30, retroactive to 3/22)
Boston: Daisuke Matsuzaka, stiff right elbow (day-to-day, left April 29th start in 5th inning); Clay Buchholz, “internal distress” (day-to-day, will miss start tomorrow)
GAME NOTES
The Red Sox season so far can be divided into three distinct periods.
1. April 1st-15th 2-10 .166
2. April 16th-24th 8-1 .888
3. April 26th-29th 1-3 .250
Many questions arise. First, how long is the latest brush with mediocrity going to last? And second, which team is the real Red Sox? Will they ever stand up? I’ve begun to equate the 2011 Red Sox with Dice-K, inconsistent, horrendous at times, brilliant at other times but mostly, maddeningly frustrating.
LINEUPS
Seattle
Ichiro RF
Figgins 3B
Bradley LF
Olivo C
Smoak 1B
Cust DH
Saunders CF
Ryan SS
Wilson 2B
Boston
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Youkilis 3B
Ortiz DH
Drew RF
Lowrie SS
Crawford LF
Saltalamacchia C
PLAYER OF THE DAY
We all know the trade between the Red Sox and Mariners that sent brought Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe to Boston and sent Heathcliff Slocumb to Seattle. But how the Red Sox acquire Slocumb in the first place? He was traded to the Red Sox, along with other players, from Philadelphia in exchange for Glenn Murray, Lee Tinsely, and Ken Ryan before the 1996 season. Ryan had been with the Red Sox since making his major league debut in 1992. He appeared in 124 games out of the bullpen for the Red Sox from ’92-’95, He complied a 3.66 ERA with 22 saves. Ryan was a local guy, born in Pawtucket, RI and attended high school in Seekonk, MA. He made his last major league appearance with Philadelphia in 1999.