Josh Beckett

Josh Beckett will look to get back in the win column Wednesday night after registering no-decisions in his last two starts. One of those no-decisions came against these same Angels on April 21. Beckett, who is 2-1 with a 2.65 ERA on the season, gave up two runs on three hits and two walks over eight innings in what eventually became a 4-2 extra-innings win for the Red Sox.

In his career, Beckett is 3-4 with a 4.28 ERA in 11 starts against the Angels. Current Angels are hitting .256 against him. Bobby Abreu’s 101 plate appearances against him are more than twice as many as any other Angel. He’s hitting just .188 with a staggering 25 strikeouts, but he has a .356 on-base percentage thanks to an equally eye-popping 21 walks. Vernon Wells has had the most success against Beckett, as he’s hitting .293 with five home runs and eight RBIs in 41 at-bats.

Opposing Beckett will be Ervin Santana, who is 1-3 with a 4.89 ERA this season. The Sox dealt him a loss on April 23, knocking him around for nine hits and five runs over seven innings. Santana bounced back on Friday by holding the Rays to four hits and one earned run over six innings to pick up his first W.

With the loss a week and a half ago, Santana fell to 2-3 with a 4.58 ERA in his career against Boston. Current Sox are batting .250 against him. David Ortiz has done the most damage with a .308 average, two homers and four RBIs in 26 ABs. Jacoby Ellsbury and Kevin Youkilis are both hitting over .300 with a homer and three RBIs. Jason Varitek, who has caught each of Beckett’s last four starts, has struggled mightily with Santana, as he is 2-for-20 with six strikeouts.

ANGELS VS. BECKETT

Bobby Abreu (101 career plate appearances): .188 BA/.356 OBP/.300 SLG, 2 HR, 7 RBI, 21 walks, 25 strikeouts

Vernon Wells (47): .293/.383/.756, 5 HR, 8 RBI, 5 walks, 7 strikeouts

Maicer Izturis (44): .293/.318/.390, 3 RBI, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts

Howie Kendrick (35): .353/.371/.441, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 walk, 8 strikeouts

Torii Hunter (29): .333/.345/.481, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

Erick Aybar (21): .300/.300/.550, 5 RBI, 1 strikeout

Alberto Callaspo (18): .176/.222/.294, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

Jeff Mathis (10): .200/.200/.400, 1 RBI, 4 strikeouts

Peter Bourjos (6): .167/.167/.167, 1 strikeout

Hank Conger (3): .000/.000/.000, 1 strikeout

Mark Trumbo (3): .000/.000/.000

Bobby Wilson (3): .333/.333/.333, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout

RED SOX VS. SANTANA

Carl Crawford (32): .323/.344/.516, 3 RBI, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts

David Ortiz (31): .308/.419/.615, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 walks, 11 strikeouts

Marco Scutaro (29): .269/.321/.462, 2 walks, 3 strikeouts

J.D. Drew (25): .174/.240/.304, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 7 strikeouts

Dustin Pedroia (21): .158/.238/.263, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts

Jason Varitek (21): .100/.143/.150, 1 RBI, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts

Jacoby Ellsbury (16): .313/.313/.563, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 strikeouts

Kevin Youkilis (14): .333/.429/.583, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 walks, 4 strikeouts

Adrian Gonzalez (11): .222/.364/.222, 1 RBI, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts

Jed Lowrie (7): .286/.286/.571

Mike Cameron (3): 1.000/1.000/1.500, 1 walk

Darnell McDonald (3): .000/.000/.000, 2 strikeouts

Jarrod Saltalamacchia (2): .000/.000/.000, 1 strikeout