Red Sox try to stay offensive against White Sox

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07/22/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Red Sox gun for their third straight win this afternoon as they close out a four-game set against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston.

On Saturday the Red Sox scored double-digit runs for the second straight game as they defeated the visitors by a score of 11-2. While the home team certainly had it's offense tuned up, it was surprise hurler Kason Gabbard who stole much of the headlines as he tossed a three-hitter over seven innings for Boston. Gabbard fanned one and walked another as he allowed just a single run for the Red Sox, now 7 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East.

Coco Crisp had another big outing as he went 3-for-4 with five RBI and scored a run for the Red Sox, while Eric Hinske added a pair of hits, two RBI and scored once while David Ortiz was getting an MRI on his left shoulder and is currently listed as day-to-day for the club.

Josh Fields finished up 2-for-4 with an RBI for the White Sox, who lost their second straight outing. Starting pitcher John Danks allowed four runs on seven hits with four strikeouts and three walks over six innings.

The ageless Tim Wakefield takes the hill for the home team this afternoon in an attempt to improve upon his weak 5-10 career record versus Chicago.

The 15-year veteran had won three straight decisions before the Kansas City Royals touched him for six runs on nine hits over 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday. Wakefield fanned just a single batter, but the knuckleballer also kept from walking anyone for the second straight outing and the third time in the last five games.

Wakefield, who is 10 bases-on-balls shy of 1,000 for his career and five strikeouts from 1,750, has a lofty 5.42 ERA in his career versus the White Sox.

As for Chicago, Jon Garland is the man getting the call this time around as he tries to climb over the .500 mark (3-3) against Boston for his career. Garland, who went 18-7 a year ago, has already posted six setbacks in 2007, yet his ERA is below four.

The California native, who is now in his eighth season in the big leagues, last pitched on Tuesday versus Cleveland on the road, permitting a mere three runs on seven hits and three walks over six innings. However, the bullpen failed to close the deal in what turned into a 6-5 loss for the Sox.

Over the last seven games Crisp has been credited with a team-high nine RBI, followed by Julio Lugo who has seven, combining for 16 of the team's 36 runs batted in over the last week. Manny Ramirez has just two RBI during that span, thanks to a pair of home runs, yet has scored six times and is batting .360.

Although he is hitting just .200 in the last week, Paul Konerko has still supplied the White Sox with plenty of scoring punch with three home runs and seven RBI on just five hits. The same goes for Jermaine Dye who also has three long balls and has scored five, while hitting .240 for a team that is now 15 1/2 games out of contention in the AL Central.

Chicago, which has won just three of the last nine games played in Boston, is trailing in the series 14-8 since the start of 2004.

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