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Game 73

By Ben Buchanan

If the Red Sox don't watch out, they might have some of us believing that they're a good team.

Except Sean O. Never Sean O.

Felix Doubront

#61 / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox

6-2

165

L

L

Oct 23, 1987

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Felix Doubront 8-3 14 14 0 0 0 0 79.1 79 42 38 11 28 85 4.31 1.35

Henderson Alvarez

#37 / Pitcher / Toronto Blue Jays

6-0

190

R

R

Apr 18, 1990

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP
2012 - Henderson Alvarez 3-6 14 14 1 1 0 0 90.0 103 47 43 16 20 27 4.30 1.37

Look, I know his ERA isn't all that bad, and the ability to induce ground balls is a legitimately useful skill to have and all that good stuff.

But this guy has 27 strikeouts in 90 innings. Twenty-seven! After that whole Jair Jurrjens thing, I want no prisoners tonight. This lineup looks ready to shine--regardless of the order it's in--and it would be really nice if the guy with 27 strikeouts didn't turn out the lights 24 hours later.

This game isn't a given. The Jays have good bats. Doubront has been sketchy.

But score some runs.

Lineup

BOSTON RED SOX TORONTO BLUE JAYS
Daniel Nava, LF Brett Lawrie, 3B
Dustin Pedroia, 2B Colby Rasmus, CF
David Ortiz, DH Jose Bautista, RF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C Edwin Encarnacion, 1B
Adrian Gonzalez, 1B Kelly Johnson, 2B
Will Middlebrooks, 3B Yunel Escobar, SS
Cody Ross, RF Rajai Davis, LF
Ryan Kalish, CF Ben Francisco, DH
Nick Punto, SS J.P. Arencibia, C

Go Sox!

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