<TABLE width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD width=60>
</TD><TD width=10></TD><TD>I DONT LIKE TO LAY ALOTTA CHALK,
BUT YOU ONLY PAY IF YOU LOSE!!!!<!-- | 2003 Preview-->
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>RED SOX HUNGRY 4 MORE WINS AGAINST ORIOLES
<!-- HEADLINE NEWS -->The Boston Red Sox are thankful they get to play the Baltimore Orioles 19 times a year.
The Red Sox seek their 12th straight win against the Orioles on Monday when the American League East rivals open a three-game set at Camden Yards.
Boston has won the season series with Baltimore in six of the last seven campaigns and is off to a good start again this season, having won the first six matchups. The Orioles have scored only 11 runs in the last five meetings and have not beaten the Red Sox since September 2, 2005.
However, Baltimore comes into the contest with some momentum following a three-game sweep of Kansas City. The Orioles rallied for four runs in the ninth inning Sunday, capped by former Red Sox Kevin Millar's game-winning single that gave the team an 8-7 victory.
It was the first sweep of the season for Baltimore, which will try and keep it going behind Rodrigo Lopez (1-5, 7.03 ERA), who has posted an 0-2 mark with a 6.35 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox this season.
Lopez has dropped four straight starts overall, working no more than six innings and surrendering at least four runs in each outing.
Boston will go with Josh Beckett (4-1, 4.70), who will be making his first career appearance against Baltimore. The righthander yielded three runs in seven innings Tuesday in a 14-3 victory against the New York Yankees.
Beckett, who had surrendered 18 runs over his previous three outings, also struck out a season-high seven and did not walk a batter for the first time this year.
BEST OF LUCK TOO ALL OF YOU!
</TD><TD width=10></TD><TD>I DONT LIKE TO LAY ALOTTA CHALK,BUT YOU ONLY PAY IF YOU LOSE!!!!<!-- | 2003 Preview-->
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>RED SOX HUNGRY 4 MORE WINS AGAINST ORIOLES
<!-- HEADLINE NEWS -->The Boston Red Sox are thankful they get to play the Baltimore Orioles 19 times a year.
The Red Sox seek their 12th straight win against the Orioles on Monday when the American League East rivals open a three-game set at Camden Yards.
Boston has won the season series with Baltimore in six of the last seven campaigns and is off to a good start again this season, having won the first six matchups. The Orioles have scored only 11 runs in the last five meetings and have not beaten the Red Sox since September 2, 2005.
However, Baltimore comes into the contest with some momentum following a three-game sweep of Kansas City. The Orioles rallied for four runs in the ninth inning Sunday, capped by former Red Sox Kevin Millar's game-winning single that gave the team an 8-7 victory.
It was the first sweep of the season for Baltimore, which will try and keep it going behind Rodrigo Lopez (1-5, 7.03 ERA), who has posted an 0-2 mark with a 6.35 ERA in two starts against the Red Sox this season.
Lopez has dropped four straight starts overall, working no more than six innings and surrendering at least four runs in each outing.
Boston will go with Josh Beckett (4-1, 4.70), who will be making his first career appearance against Baltimore. The righthander yielded three runs in seven innings Tuesday in a 14-3 victory against the New York Yankees.
Beckett, who had surrendered 18 runs over his previous three outings, also struck out a season-high seven and did not walk a batter for the first time this year.
BEST OF LUCK TOO ALL OF YOU!
ALL IS WELL.... LOOKS LIKE BABY IS COMING AROUND NEW YEARS!!!:toast:
