Daisuke Matsuzaka will return to the mound Monday afternoon as the Red Sox look to cement their first series win since the beginning of August against the Royals.
Matsuzaka has only started five games on the season, and only one of them was halfway decent, a 5.2 inning, one-run no decision on June 26. His next start saw him give up five runs and two homers in only an inning of work, he's been on the DL ever since. Facing Matsuzaka will be Luke Hochevar.
Current Series
Red Sox lead the series 2-1
| Fri 08/24 |
WP: Jon Lester (8 - 10) SV: Andrew Bailey LP: Kelvin Herrera (1 - 2) |
4 - 3 win |
| Sat 08/25 |
WP: Francisley Bueno (1 - 0) SV: Greg Holland LP: Junichi Tazawa (0 - 1) |
9 - 10 loss |
| Sun 08/26 |
WP: Pedro Beato (1 - 0) SV: Mark Melancon LP: Will Smith (4 - 6) |
8 - 6 win |
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Kansas City Royals Monday, Aug 27, 2012, 1:35 PM EDT Luke Hochevar vs Daisuke Matsuzaka Mostly sunny. Winds blowing from right to left field at 5-15 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.
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Boston has already guaranteed they won't lose their fourth consecutive series - at the worst, this four-game set will be a tie - but they haven't won a series since taking two out of three from Detroit in a series that ended August 1.
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