Red Sox, Blue Jays resume series at Fenway

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05/11/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - While this season has been a struggle at times for the Boston Red Sox, they've had little problem handling the Toronto Blue Jays thus far in 2010.

Boston will take aim at a fifth consecutive victory over the Blue Jays when the American League East foes continue a three-game series from Fenway Park this evening.

Despite trailing Toronto by 1 1/2 games for third place in the division race, the Red Sox have taken all four meetings between the clubs after posting a 7-6 triumph in Monday's opener of this set. All four of those victories have been by two runs or less.

Boston had swept a three-game series from the Blue Jays in Toronto last month and has now taken 10 of the past 13 overall encounters in this series.

Victor Martinez knocked in three runs and Dustin Pedroia went 2-for-4 with two RBI in last night's win, which improved the Sox to 6-2 on their current 10- game homestand.

Boston overcame an early 4-2 deficit by scoring four times in the bottom of the second inning, taking advantage of Toronto starter Brandon Morrow's inability to find the strike zone. The young right-hander issued five free passes during the frame and failed to complete the inning.

"That's an embarrassing start," said Morrow, who was charged with six runs allowed in 1 2/3 innings and fell to 2-3 on the year. "I was just a mess, really."

John Lackey (4-1) wasn't overly sharp for the Red Sox either, as the veteran starter was reached for six runs on eight hits in six innings of work. However, relievers Hideki Okajima, Daniel Bard and Jonathan Papelbon combined for three scoreless innings to protect the one-run lead.

"He was really struggling to find his command," manager Terry Francona told the Red Sox' official site of Lackey. "To his credit, he reeled it back in. He reeled it in and he competed without his best stuff [Monday] and got us deep enough to where the guys in the bullpen could do their jobs, and they did it well."

Jose Bautista had a two-run homer and John Buck finished 2-for-4 with two RBI for Toronto, which had won the first five tests of this 10-game road trip but has dropped two of three since.

Buck is riding a five-game hitting streak and is batting .412 (7-for-17) with three homers, six RBI and six runs scored during that stretch. Teammate Fred Lewis has hit in seven straight games after going 2-for-5 in last night's defeat and also owns a .414 average (14-for-34) over his tear.

The Blue Jays will be taking their swings tonight off Daisuke Matsuzaka, with the Japanese star set to make his third start since coming off the disabled list a few weeks back. The right-hander has struggled in each of his first two outings of the year, although he was able to notch a win in his most recent trip to the hill.

Matsuzaka was reached for five runs over 5 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim this past Thursday at Fenway Park, but received a wealth of run support in an 11-6 Boston win. That effort was an improvement over his season debut, when the 29-year-old lasted just 4 2/3 frames and was tagged for seven runs (6 earned) on seven hits -- including a pair of homers -- in a May 1 defeat at Baltimore.

He's had good success when taking on Toronto in the past, however, having compiled a 4-1 record with a 3.86 ERA in seven previous clashes with the Blue Jays. Matsuzaka did not face Toronto last season, when he was limited to only 12 starts due to arm problems.

Dana Eveland will oppose Matsuzaka in tonight's matchup and will be eager to atone for a poor showing against the Red Sox earlier this season. The left- hander's worst start of the year occurred in a 13-12 Toronto loss to the Red Sox on April 26, with Eveland being roughed up for seven runs on eight hits in a three-inning no-decision.

Boston has given Eveland problems all throughout his tenure in the majors, as the 26-year-old is 0-2 in four career starts against the Red Sox and has given up a whopping 25 runs and 30 hits over just 12 1/3 innings over the course of those meetings.

Eveland was terrific his last time out, however, holding Chicago to a mere two hits over seven shutout frames in Toronto's 2-0 triumph over the White Sox Thursday at U.S. Cellular Field. The win was his third of the season, and he's surrendered two runs or fewer in each of those starts.

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