Daisuke Matsuzaka has looked more and more like the pitcher of 2008. AKA, the pitcher the Sox want him to be. In his last outing, he went 5 2/3 innings while giving up only two runs. Unfortunately, he did not get the win because Andrew Miller gave up 6 and St. Louis scored 10 times in the 6th to highlight a 10-3 win. However, Dice-K keeps improving. In the start before, he threw five scoreless innings but did not get the win. Matsuzaka has yet to receive a win in spring training despite throwing 10 consecutive scoreless innings. Bad luck continue to plague the young pitcher, but he should be able to round out before the season begins.
On the other side of the spectrum where lefthanded aces roam, Jon Lester is also shaping up nicely for opening day. The southpaw has been chosen by manager Terry Francona to start day 1 for Boston against the Texas Rangers, a worthy opponent. Today, Lester pitched well through 5 and 1/3 innings but was hit with a loss, as his opponent was the great Roy Halladay. Halladay outdid himself, going 7 innings and giving up just 1 run. Against worse opponents, Lester would excel.
Trivia
Matsuzaka went 18-3 in 2008, his best year.
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