Table Set for Sox Feast

I think all of Red Sox Nation is ready for a Sox win. Not an extra innings affair, not a comeback in the 9th, but a good ol’ whoopin’.

Beckett takes the mound tonight for the Sox. That alone should mean a Red Sox win against a team that is at the bottom of the AL West. But, what makes tonight’s victory more likely is this:

Dana Eveland (1-2, 7.40 ERA).

In a couple of career starts against the Sox Eveland’s ERA is nearly 19.00. (Those are post-juice Gagne numbers) The A’s were planning on starting Dallas Braden, but he was placed on the bereavement list.

Eveland is pitching on only 3 days rest. (To be fair, Eveland has pitched well in Sacramento, but Fenway is not Sacramento, and these are the Boston Red Sox not the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.)

Bring out your bats. This outta be a high scoring game for the Sox.