Boston Red Sox vs. Philadelphia Phillies (7:10 pm, FOX)
Boston Red Sox lags behind Philadelphia Phillies by one game and would like to level the series in Game 2 (7:10 pm, FOX) at Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to survive in the series. The Red Sox have a 22-21 home, 8-10 away record whereas Phillies have 26-15 away, 13-8 home record.
The NL-leading Philadelphia Phillies’ impressive record this month, an improved Kyle Kendrick has contributed quite a lot. When facing the Boston Red Sox, Kendrick, though, has been far from his best. On Saturday night, Kendrick will try to help the Phillies take their first series over the Red Sox in nearly seven years. In interleague play, The Phillies also snapped a six-game home skid and earned their second win there in the past 15 games against AL opponents. In three outings in May, earning both wins at home, Kendrick is 2-0 with a 2.57 ERA.
In his only career start against the Phillies, Daisuke Matsuzaka nearly beat them, but a rain delay, limited him to four innings in an 11-6 victory. In that matchup, he gave seven hits and four runs. Jacoby Ellsbury is expected to be back in the lineup for the first time since April 11 for Boston. He was 5 for 13 (.385) with a homer and four RBIs in last season’s series in Philadelphia.
Ellsbury told the Red Sox’s official website, “I’m not afraid of contact. Never have been, never will be, I’m just happy to get back out there “. at home since sweeping the Chicago White Sox on June 11-13, 2007, Philadelphia has not won an interleague series.
