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Tuesday’s Red Sox-Yankees matchups: Jon Lester vs. David Phelps 10.02.12 at 3:00 pm ET
By Mike Neff

Jon Lester

After being swept by the Orioles over the weekend and after a disappointing start to the series with the Yankees, the Sox look to make it through the final two games with a chance to reach 70 wins on the season.

Jon Lester (9-14, 4.94 ERA) takes the ball for the final time this season. In a season that included the departure of Josh Beckett, many expected Lester would step up and be the Sox’ No. 1 starter. However, Lester has walked 67 batters and his ERA is nearly 5.00.

Lester has lost his last three starts, though he lacked run support. On Sept. 16, Lester gave up three runs in seven innings against the Blue Jays and the Sox lost that game 5-0. On Sept. 21, he pitched seven innings and allowed four runs against the Orioles. The Sox lost that game 4-2. In his most recent start, last Wednesday, Lester allowed just three runs through six innings. The Sox lost that game 4-2. His last win was against the Mariners on Sept. 4 when he went six innings and allowed three runs.

The Yankees send David Phelps (4-4, 3.34) to the mound. Phelps began the season in the bullpen, appearing in middle relief. His last appearance was in relief against the Blue Jays last Thursday. He pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed two runs in a game the Yankees won 11-4. His last start was Sept. 19 in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Jays. He had a strong outing, going 6 2/3 innings allowing just one run and striking out six in a game the Yankees won 2-1.

Red Sox vs. Phelps (RHP)

Dustin Pedroia (9 plate appearances): .333 AVG/.333 OBP/.444 SLG, 1 double

Cody Ross (8): .125/.125/.500, 1 home run, 2 RBIs

Pedro Ciriaco (7): .429/.429/.429

Jacoby Ellsbury (6): .167/.167/.167, 1 strikeout

Scott Podsednik (5): .000/.000/.000, 2 strikeouts

Jarrod Saltalamacchia (4): 1.000/1.000/2.000, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 walk

Mike Aviles (3): .333/.333/.333, 1 RBI, 1 strikeout

Ryan Lavarnway (3): .000/.000/.000, 1 strikeout

Jose Iglesias (2): .000/.000/.000, 1 strikeout

James Loney (2): .500/.500/.500, 1 RBI

Daniel Nava (2): .000/.000/.000, 1 strikeout

Yankees vs. Lester (LHP)

Derek Jeter (66 plate appearances): .333 AVG/.394 OBP/.400 SLG, 1 home run, 8 RBIs, 11 strikeout

Robinson Cano (60): .218/.267/.291, 4 doubles, 5 RBIs, 4 walks

Nick Swisher (54): .318/.415/.568, 5 doubles, 2 home runs, 8 RBIs

Mark Teixeria (44): .250/.318/.350, 1 home run, 4 RBIs

Alex Rodriguez (43): .179/.256/.513

Andruw Jones (39): .276/.436/.379, 6 RBIs, 9 walks

Ichiro Suzuki (35): .294/.314/.471,2 home runs, 3 RBIs

Curtis Granderson (34): .267/.353/.500, 2 home runs, 4 RBIs

Jayson Nix (24): .333/.391/.857, 5 RBIs, 5 strikeouts

Russell Martin (19): .231/.474/.308, 2 RBIs, 5 walks

Raul Ibanez (12): .333/.333/.500, 2 doubles, 5 strikeouts

Casey McGehee (7): .143/.143/.143

Eduardo Nunez (7): .167/.286/.167, 1 walk

Brett Gardner (6): .167/.167/.167, 1 strikeout

Francisco Cervelli (5): .250/.400/.250

Chris Stewart (4): .500/.333/2.000, 1 home run, 2 RBIs

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  • Rodzillafan

    Classy guy! I wish other players would follow his lead! I’m a Colts fan and if Peyton had this mentality .. They would have had Luck and Manning. Imagine that combo! It wood have been unbelievable.

  • Jpgirl

    jbhiggy..either way the haters would  jump in. With the haters it is always a lose- lose situation.

  • jbhiggy

    They are in contention every single season BB and TB are together, I don’t care if they lose the AFC title game, the SB w/e.  I have an actual reason to be a fan and I thank Mr Kraft for being the best owner this game has seen.

  • ILoveHockey

    not sure you want a 1-2 combo in the QB position in the NFL, can make for a tough locker room

  • justsayin

    wish he could run for 4 yards!

  • Daysofthenew

    winner!  Period.  Just a winner.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=733055448 Dave Ferraro

    That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read. Did the rules of football change and 2 QB’s are now allowed on the field at the same time? A Luck & Manning “combo”? Seriously? Think about that. If Manning hadn’t been cut, there would have been no need to draft Luck. 

  • Johnallamerican1

    Class act that’s why he’s leader go get them rings Tom

  • Dope Hunter

    Hmmmm……there would be no way Luck and Manning would have been on the same team.

  • Steve

    “We all make way more than our fair share.”

    I bet D&C loved that socialist rhetoric from Comrade Brady!

    (sarcasm)

  • Enough Said

    I think what “Rodzillafan” is suggesting is that the Colts could have drafted Luck and have Manning mentor him for a few years before starting.  What really ended up being the biggest factor in all that was that Manning would not restructure his contract, even after having the neck surgeries and not playing for a year, so they had no choice but to let him go.

  • Uncle Buck

    Amen to that.  

  • Louise-johnson

    TB continues to show how classy an athlete CAN be-I see a future politician in the making-just wish it would be here instead of Cal.

  • Anonymous

    Tom Brady Immortalized!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Fab4ever

    …or 5!!!!

  • Fab4ever

    Notice Johnny Spygate has been absent…the biggest hater of them all…..and the biggest axe-grinder…and a fair hypocrite as well…(I’m not a Yankee fan)…..here’s hoping that he “found his way” rather than being in poor health….

  • gobias

    He’s pretty efficient when the LoS is at the 1 yard line :).

  • carm

    He is classy but I still have problems with his wife. She required to be paid (U.S. work)  in Euros since the dollar was down.

  • fred249

    He is a good citizen and and a humble person.  This equates to big money OFF the field.  He doesn’t need the football money as he has earned the right to makes lots of money from endorsements.

  • Joncouillard

    Just goes to show she is a smart business woman.  Though right now the euro is losing to the dollar.

  • Ty

    He’s probably on vacation.  Does anyone really care though what he’d have to say on this subject?  Haters will always find a way to come out of their respective holes, even on a topic like this because what TB did makes him look good–it helps the Patriots position themselves to better improve the team, and there’s simply no debating that–and on top of that, it’s rare in sports for star athletes to accept less money in order to help the team improve.  I find it hilarious how people are somehow trying to twist what he did into him just caring about only himself, but the haters always find a way… gotta give them credit for being creative.  Incorrect, but creative nonetheless.

  • Really_33

    he doubled his guaranteed $$ .  Don’t feel bad for him. If he gets hit first play of preseason and it ends his career, he walks away with 57 million. He is not a stupid man.

  • Fab4ever

    Amen to that…

  • Cfn

    Tom Brady is a true leader, not just saying that; something very special about him.  I remember looking at old clips of him.  After a good play he went to every offense player and either patted them, head butted them, thanked them.  Not just a couple, but he sought each person out.  This is what fuses a team together and he has a knack for doing that with every action he does, like his contract negotions.  He will probably go down as greatest QB ever if he makes it to 40, even if he does not win another SB.  If he wins another SB, then there would just be no question that he is greatest, you could not even have a debate any longer.  If it happens then to win 4 out 6 SB is better that winning 4 out of 4 like JM.  All his other stats are pretty much already better as well.  It is not a baseball batting average to all the idiots.  Making a SB is a feat in itself.  Heck making an AFC championship is a feat.

  • Jkbionicman

    I like Tom, but do you think he would be talking like this, if he didn’t have a new 30 million dollar bonus & $57 million in guaranteed money. If he was treated like others on team, he would be holding out.

  • ThisOneJerk

     just a note, if they had manning, they wouldn’t have picked up luck. Manning isn’t the sort of guy to share the team leader position with anyone.

  • Bruinman86

    Thanks TB.  Lets hope the Pats spend the money wisely! 

  • AKR1

    CAN THIS GUY BE ANY MORE AWESOME? NFW!!!!!!!!  He knows a shitload a $$ isa shitload a $$ no matter how big it is, and is willing to take the pay of a 1st rnd draft pick outta collage to give us a winning team!!  I’m sure if he set a 18M/yr ask out into the either he would get bowled over with the offers the very next day…  He truly is a guy to respect and a great role model. He realy does all he can to help the team win games and titles on and off the field. Don’t forget his last contract was modest for the best QB in the league as well… In 10yrs when he retires guess who’s getting offerd an OC job with the PATS…. I was almost in tears when Drew broke his finger.. but honestly I’ve never looked back since then, when the concrete was more comfortable than the seats…lol  Tom youre a hell of a QB and a team player, anyone can do what the 49′rs did ONCE and buy an allstar team for 1yr, but you know what it takes to CREATE an allstar team and hold it together to make a Dynasty.. By the time you are done it’ll be easy to see you with rings on BOTH hands.  TY

  • Anonymous

    This is ridiculous.  Gearing up for the political career early, eh Tommy?  So full of s#!+.

  • http://twitter.com/rrjr80 Rick Roos

    If only he could have outplayed Flacco in the AFC Championship

  • otis

    I wonder if your comment will seem as smart after you sober up.

    Good day, sir

  • otis

    Love the guy too but Im not sure he’s doing this in order to angle for the OC job in a decade. Don’t really see him retiring only to hang around trying to develop some pimple faced college kid with 1/100th his talent into an NFL QB. I see him being a little more worldly after he retires (despite the new restructuring leaving him and Mrs. Brady in the poor house)

  • Ty

    Unfortunately, pretty much the entire Patriots team was outplayed that night. Not much went the Patriots’ and Brady’s way after the Ridley fumble.  He was playing right up to Flacco’s level at that point, but after that fumble, the tipped pass that got picked, and the injuries on defense really turned things the Ravens’ way. Gotta give props to that O-line and their receivers too, they outplayed us big time.  Don’t forget that Flacco also had one of the greatest postseason runs a QB might have ever had.  Absolutely outstanding postseason performance by Flacco.

  • Apollomedtec

    compare and contrast Suggs comments vs Brady !!!! 

  • AKR1

    n theres no angle for the OC job.. I am sayin no way the org would LET HIM retire away into the wind. Both Kraft and BB are too smart to let such an asset go away.. they will already have him slotted for it.. no way they let his play-sense leave the game when his mental game has always been top notch.. and just because in ~10yrs he may not be able to physicly play any more, do u realy think he could just walk away from football?? Maybe he would take 1yr off, but then he’d get the itch. He loves football and he loves the PATS, he’s a lifer to the game if ever we seen one.. and a Offensive Coordinator position would be a perfect fit for his skillset… Maybe even his own hoodie someday, maybe after BB retires..))

  • Bosmarc

    Brady for President some common sense as well as maturity and loyalty. How refreshing

  • djstevet

    I’d like to say ditto to the quote above X 1000. 

  • Anonymous

    Who is on here feeling bad for him?

  • Bad Media Hype

    The dismal state of the dollar and the way our government runs things aren’t her problem.  She earns what she gets paid and she can collect it any way she wants.  I don’t blame her one bit so suffer in silence there carm

  • Bad Media Hype

    Dennis and Callahan are the next to go out the door (I hope), right after Ordway.  If they talked sports as much as advancing their liberal political agenda they wouldn’t be half bad.  Oh, and I still haven’t seen a “short’ commercial break under 7 minutes on that show.  

  • Major Dan

    I heard that Brady wouldn’t go on D&C because the email was not meant for public consumption and Dennis broadcast it anyway…  way to treat your paid poster boy.  No wonder your ratings are falling thru the floor….

  • Goldingar

    Now that is class personified~ maybe Terrell could model himself on that!!

  • Major Dan

    D&C’s Liberal Agenda???  

  • RJ

    May we here in New England are so lucky to have a class act like Tom!!

  • Al_Gore

     liberal??? the guys are racist right wingers.

  • Endzoned4lfe

    It doesn’t hurt having a supermodel wife’s income to ease the pain and California will take most of it anyway

  • Anarchial desire
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Wesley-Harding/623591591 John Wesley Harding

    So true, already hear even a so called sports writer down TB’s decision saying that his wife makes enough money so he should do it anyway, etc. And of course as you say the haters are going to come up with their stupid stories. You know when you think of pro athletes  movie stars execs, billionaires the way they keep score is how much money they make even if they don’t need it, it’s nice to see a HOF QB swallow his pride or ego and take the hit in order to try to win another SB, look at Brees and PM, now Flacco sort of, they want to cripple the team in order to make their 20 mil.+  cause they need the respect. Play the game shut your mouth the money will follow

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/John-Wesley-Harding/623591591 John Wesley Harding

    So fing what? You call that stupid? That’s where she works.

  • Boston_Sports

    If all NFL Players had the character and ability of Brady, the NFL would be a much better place. He’s the BEST. Period. A class act. The NFL is lucky to have him.

  • Booboo4041

    why was it made public? 
     

  • JP

    First – “well, it only looks like he took less, he made out big time”
    then it was- “he royally screwed Wes. Now wes cant ask for 9 mil. He cant make Brady money”
    then it was – “The guy screwed every qb in the league. Flacco is going to get less no”

    What are things the Dbag Boston media harped on all week because they dont have it in them to just tip their cap and say nice job

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