Arizona Diamondbacks v. Boston Red Sox
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
The National League West leading Arizona Diamondbacks (41-35) are coming to town to face the Red Sox at Fenway Park for a three game mid-week series.
The Diamondbacks, currently have a 2.5 game lead over the San Diego Padres (39-38) in the NL West, have been led this season by a resurgent Randy Johnson (8-2, 1.92 ERA). In his second tour with the Diamondbacks, Johnson is 8 wins shy of joining the exclusive 300 win club. Johnson is currently third on the active wn list behind Greg Maddux (354) and Tom Glavine (309). The Arizona pitching staff has compiled a 4.12 ERA, which is good for 5th best in the NL.
Offensively, the Diamondbacks are 11th in the NL with a .258 average. Stephen Drew (.292) leads the team in batting. While Arizona ranks 4th in runs scored (373), they are 11th in home runs (76) and 1st (274) in extra-base hits.
The Red Sox, despite a 8-12 record this month, continue to lead the American League East over the New York Yankees by 4 games.
Pitching Matchup:
6/23: Daisuke Matsuzaka (9-4, 3.59 ERA) v. Brandon Webb (4-9, 4.46)
6/24: Tim Wakefield (9-4, 3.64) v. Randy Johnson (8-2, 1.92)
6/25: Jon Lester (8-3, 4.05) v. Micha Owings (7-1, 5.00)