Hurricane Floyd
06-07-2002, 08:25 AM
Preview
GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (36-23) at Boston Red Sox (40-17).
TIME: Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Frank Castillo and Miguel Batista will set the table for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks as the two teams open their interleague series at Fenway Park.
Castillo and Batista will set up the anticipated matchup between Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling on Saturday.
Castillo shut down the New York Yankees in his last start, and the Red Sox are hoping for a strong follow-up performance against the defending world champions. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed just one run and four hits while striking out five over eight innings of a 7-1 at New York on Sunday.
Batista, 2-3 with a 2.84 ERA, will try to cool off the surging Red Sox. Boston has won three straight and eight of its last 10 games to open up a 3 1/2 -game lead on the Yankees in the AL East.
The Red Sox finished off a successful road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, finishing 8-2 on their swing to Toronto, New York and Detroit.
``We are just playing good, consistent baseball,'' second baseman Lou Merloni. ``When you do that, you are going to win a lot more games than you lose.''
Boston, 25-6 on the road, will be playing the first of six straight interleague home games against NL West-leading Arizona and the Colorado Rockies.
The Diamondbacks got an RBI single Luis Gonzalez in the 13th inning to come away with a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Gonzalez, who had the game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series, has 11 home runs to tie him with teammate Steve Finley for the team lead.
STANDINGS: Diamondbacks - 1st place, NL West. Red Sox - 1st place, AL East
DIAMONDBACKS PROBABLE STARTER: Batista (2-3, 2.84 ERA). The right-hander allowed just one run in his two starts before giving up six -- five earned -- and 10 hits in seven innings of a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
RED SOX PROBABLE STARTER: Castillo (4-5, 3.39 ERA). The veteran right-hander has won two straight starts, and has given up three runs or fewer in three of his last four outings. He has pitched eight innings in three of his last six starts. Castillo has not allowed a home run in four straight starts after allowing seven in his first seven starts.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Diamondbacks - Junior Spivey, .327 avg., 39 RBIs and 45 runs; Gonzalez and Finley, 11 HRs; Tony Womack, 9 SBs. Red Sox - Johnny Damon, .348 avg., 51 runs and 15 SBs; Shea Hillenbrand, 10 HRs; Nomar Garciaparra, 49 RBIs.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Diamondbacks - Arizona leads the NL in runs with 307. ... The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in extra-inning games. Red Sox - RHP Ugueth Urbina has 18 saves in 19 opportunities. The former Montreal closer has four saves and a 7.56 ERA in eight career appearances against Arizona. ... INF Carlos Baerga has hit safely in 11 consecutive games, his best streak since a 16-game string in 1994. ... SS Garciaparra leads the AL with 22 doubles.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Diamondbacks - 16-13 on the road. Red Sox - 15-11 at home.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks - RF Danny Bautista (shoulder), 15-day DL; INF Jay Bell (calf), 15-day DL; RHP Todd Stottlemyre (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Matt Mantei (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Armando Reynoso (neck), 60-day DL; 3B Matt Williams (leg), 60-day DL. Red Sox - RHP Paxton Crawford (shoulder), 15-day DL; LF Rickey Henderson (back), day-to-day; RHP Dustin Hermanson (groin), 15-day DL; INF Calvin Pickering (quadriceps), 15-day DL; OF Manny Ramirez (finger), 15-day DL; LHP Jeff Wallace (elbow), 15-day DL.
GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (36-23) at Boston Red Sox (40-17). ADVERTISEMENT
TIME: Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Frank Castillo and Miguel Batista will set the table for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks as the two teams open their interleague series at Fenway Park.
Castillo and Batista will set up the anticipated matchup between Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling on Saturday.
Castillo shut down the New York Yankees in his last start, and the Red Sox are hoping for a strong follow-up performance against the defending world champions. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed just one run and four hits while striking out five over eight innings of a 7-1 at New York on Sunday.
Batista, 2-3 with a 2.84 ERA, will try to cool off the surging Red Sox. Boston has won three straight and eight of its last 10 games to open up a 3 1/2 -game lead on the Yankees in the AL East.
The Red Sox finished off a successful road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, finishing 8-2 on their swing to Toronto, New York and Detroit.
``We are just playing good, consistent baseball,'' second baseman Lou Merloni. ``When you do that, you are going to win a lot more games than you lose.''
Boston, 25-6 on the road, will be playing the first of six straight interleague home games against NL West-leading Arizona and the Colorado Rockies.
The Diamondbacks got an RBI single Luis Gonzalez in the 13th inning to come away with a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Gonzalez, who had the game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series, has 11 home runs to tie him with teammate Steve Finley for the team lead.
STANDINGS: Diamondbacks - 1st place, NL West. Red Sox - 1st place, AL East
DIAMONDBACKS PROBABLE STARTER: Batista (2-3, 2.84 ERA). The right-hander allowed just one run in his two starts before giving up six -- five earned -- and 10 hits in seven innings of a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
RED SOX PROBABLE STARTER: Castillo (4-5, 3.39 ERA). The veteran right-hander has won two straight starts, and has given up three runs or fewer in three of his last four outings. He has pitched eight innings in three of his last six starts. Castillo has not allowed a home run in four straight starts after allowing seven in his first seven starts.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Diamondbacks - Junior Spivey, .327 avg., 39 RBIs and 45 runs; Gonzalez and Finley, 11 HRs; Tony Womack, 9 SBs. Red Sox - Johnny Damon, .348 avg., 51 runs and 15 SBs; Shea Hillenbrand, 10 HRs; Nomar Garciaparra, 49 RBIs.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Diamondbacks - Arizona leads the NL in runs with 307. ... The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in extra-inning games. Red Sox - RHP Ugueth Urbina has 18 saves in 19 opportunities. The former Montreal closer has four saves and a 7.56 ERA in eight career appearances against Arizona. ... INF Carlos Baerga has hit safely in 11 consecutive games, his best streak since a 16-game string in 1994. ... SS Garciaparra leads the AL with 22 doubles.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Diamondbacks - 16-13 on the road. Red Sox - 15-11 at home.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks - RF Danny Bautista (shoulder), 15-day DL; INF Jay Bell (calf), 15-day DL; RHP Todd Stottlemyre (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Matt Mantei (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Armando Reynoso (neck), 60-day DL; 3B Matt Williams (leg), 60-day DL. Red Sox - RHP Paxton Crawford (shoulder), 15-day DL; LF Rickey Henderson (back), day-to-day; RHP Dustin Hermanson (groin), 15-day DL; INF Calvin Pickering (quadriceps), 15-day DL; OF Manny Ramirez (finger), 15-day DL; LHP Jeff Wallace (elbow), 15-day DL.
Source: Yahoo Sports!
GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (36-23) at Boston Red Sox (40-17).
TIME: Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Frank Castillo and Miguel Batista will set the table for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks as the two teams open their interleague series at Fenway Park.
Castillo and Batista will set up the anticipated matchup between Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling on Saturday.
Castillo shut down the New York Yankees in his last start, and the Red Sox are hoping for a strong follow-up performance against the defending world champions. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed just one run and four hits while striking out five over eight innings of a 7-1 at New York on Sunday.
Batista, 2-3 with a 2.84 ERA, will try to cool off the surging Red Sox. Boston has won three straight and eight of its last 10 games to open up a 3 1/2 -game lead on the Yankees in the AL East.
The Red Sox finished off a successful road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, finishing 8-2 on their swing to Toronto, New York and Detroit.
``We are just playing good, consistent baseball,'' second baseman Lou Merloni. ``When you do that, you are going to win a lot more games than you lose.''
Boston, 25-6 on the road, will be playing the first of six straight interleague home games against NL West-leading Arizona and the Colorado Rockies.
The Diamondbacks got an RBI single Luis Gonzalez in the 13th inning to come away with a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Gonzalez, who had the game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series, has 11 home runs to tie him with teammate Steve Finley for the team lead.
STANDINGS: Diamondbacks - 1st place, NL West. Red Sox - 1st place, AL East
DIAMONDBACKS PROBABLE STARTER: Batista (2-3, 2.84 ERA). The right-hander allowed just one run in his two starts before giving up six -- five earned -- and 10 hits in seven innings of a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
RED SOX PROBABLE STARTER: Castillo (4-5, 3.39 ERA). The veteran right-hander has won two straight starts, and has given up three runs or fewer in three of his last four outings. He has pitched eight innings in three of his last six starts. Castillo has not allowed a home run in four straight starts after allowing seven in his first seven starts.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Diamondbacks - Junior Spivey, .327 avg., 39 RBIs and 45 runs; Gonzalez and Finley, 11 HRs; Tony Womack, 9 SBs. Red Sox - Johnny Damon, .348 avg., 51 runs and 15 SBs; Shea Hillenbrand, 10 HRs; Nomar Garciaparra, 49 RBIs.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Diamondbacks - Arizona leads the NL in runs with 307. ... The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in extra-inning games. Red Sox - RHP Ugueth Urbina has 18 saves in 19 opportunities. The former Montreal closer has four saves and a 7.56 ERA in eight career appearances against Arizona. ... INF Carlos Baerga has hit safely in 11 consecutive games, his best streak since a 16-game string in 1994. ... SS Garciaparra leads the AL with 22 doubles.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Diamondbacks - 16-13 on the road. Red Sox - 15-11 at home.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks - RF Danny Bautista (shoulder), 15-day DL; INF Jay Bell (calf), 15-day DL; RHP Todd Stottlemyre (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Matt Mantei (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Armando Reynoso (neck), 60-day DL; 3B Matt Williams (leg), 60-day DL. Red Sox - RHP Paxton Crawford (shoulder), 15-day DL; LF Rickey Henderson (back), day-to-day; RHP Dustin Hermanson (groin), 15-day DL; INF Calvin Pickering (quadriceps), 15-day DL; OF Manny Ramirez (finger), 15-day DL; LHP Jeff Wallace (elbow), 15-day DL.
GAME: Arizona Diamondbacks (36-23) at Boston Red Sox (40-17). ADVERTISEMENT
TIME: Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT.
Frank Castillo and Miguel Batista will set the table for the Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks as the two teams open their interleague series at Fenway Park.
Castillo and Batista will set up the anticipated matchup between Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling on Saturday.
Castillo shut down the New York Yankees in his last start, and the Red Sox are hoping for a strong follow-up performance against the defending world champions. The 33-year-old right-hander allowed just one run and four hits while striking out five over eight innings of a 7-1 at New York on Sunday.
Batista, 2-3 with a 2.84 ERA, will try to cool off the surging Red Sox. Boston has won three straight and eight of its last 10 games to open up a 3 1/2 -game lead on the Yankees in the AL East.
The Red Sox finished off a successful road trip with a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday, finishing 8-2 on their swing to Toronto, New York and Detroit.
``We are just playing good, consistent baseball,'' second baseman Lou Merloni. ``When you do that, you are going to win a lot more games than you lose.''
Boston, 25-6 on the road, will be playing the first of six straight interleague home games against NL West-leading Arizona and the Colorado Rockies.
The Diamondbacks got an RBI single Luis Gonzalez in the 13th inning to come away with a 5-4 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. Gonzalez, who had the game-winning hit in the 2001 World Series, has 11 home runs to tie him with teammate Steve Finley for the team lead.
STANDINGS: Diamondbacks - 1st place, NL West. Red Sox - 1st place, AL East
DIAMONDBACKS PROBABLE STARTER: Batista (2-3, 2.84 ERA). The right-hander allowed just one run in his two starts before giving up six -- five earned -- and 10 hits in seven innings of a 6-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sunday.
RED SOX PROBABLE STARTER: Castillo (4-5, 3.39 ERA). The veteran right-hander has won two straight starts, and has given up three runs or fewer in three of his last four outings. He has pitched eight innings in three of his last six starts. Castillo has not allowed a home run in four straight starts after allowing seven in his first seven starts.
OFFENSIVE LEADERS: Diamondbacks - Junior Spivey, .327 avg., 39 RBIs and 45 runs; Gonzalez and Finley, 11 HRs; Tony Womack, 9 SBs. Red Sox - Johnny Damon, .348 avg., 51 runs and 15 SBs; Shea Hillenbrand, 10 HRs; Nomar Garciaparra, 49 RBIs.
STREAKS AND NOTES: Diamondbacks - Arizona leads the NL in runs with 307. ... The Diamondbacks are 5-1 in extra-inning games. Red Sox - RHP Ugueth Urbina has 18 saves in 19 opportunities. The former Montreal closer has four saves and a 7.56 ERA in eight career appearances against Arizona. ... INF Carlos Baerga has hit safely in 11 consecutive games, his best streak since a 16-game string in 1994. ... SS Garciaparra leads the AL with 22 doubles.
ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Diamondbacks - 16-13 on the road. Red Sox - 15-11 at home.
INJURIES: Diamondbacks - RF Danny Bautista (shoulder), 15-day DL; INF Jay Bell (calf), 15-day DL; RHP Todd Stottlemyre (shoulder), 15-day DL; RHP Matt Mantei (elbow), 60-day DL; RHP Armando Reynoso (neck), 60-day DL; 3B Matt Williams (leg), 60-day DL. Red Sox - RHP Paxton Crawford (shoulder), 15-day DL; LF Rickey Henderson (back), day-to-day; RHP Dustin Hermanson (groin), 15-day DL; INF Calvin Pickering (quadriceps), 15-day DL; OF Manny Ramirez (finger), 15-day DL; LHP Jeff Wallace (elbow), 15-day DL.
Source: Yahoo Sports!