Tonight: Jon Lester (0-1, 9.00) vs Rich Harden (1-0, 1.50)In the second rematch of the week, Jon Lester will hope for better command tonight as he squares off with Rich Harden, who struck out 9 Red Sox batters in 5-1 victory last Wednesday.
Rich Harden however, will be lookinig to build on a strong opening performance.
“I had some bad luck the past couple of years,” Harden said. “But hopefully, I can put that behind me and do what I need to do to help the ballclub this season.”
Harden is 16-9 with a 3.18 ERA in 42 career appearances, including 40 starts, at the Coliseum, but he's -02 in his last 5 home starts, dating back to April 2006.
Jon Lester is 0-1 with a 6.08 ERA in three starts againts the A's but is 6-2 on the road in his short career.
Match-up to Watch: David Ortiz vs Harden - Big Papi is way over due for some offense. He's currently 0-11 this season. April is traditionally Papi's worst month (.276 BA), but last year he hit .297 with 7 home runs in the first month...
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