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FOXSports.com's Jim Bowden breaks down the playoff rotations in the American League. See how Boston's staff stacks up against the Angels.
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" that -- Brock here are joined by a former Major League GM Jim voting Jim the DL let's not talk about America league pitching rotations here come the post season. If he's in ended today would be be Red Sox and Angels go and -- an old friends meet once again. I start at Boston Daisuke Matsuzaka impressed performance coming off the DL if he of their playoff rotation and houses back up for lost."
" We'll certainly is in the rotation Jon Lester will get the first start over Beckett because in his last nineteen starts if we had one start -- gave up more than three earned runs. Of course Beckett will start game two even though we seven and one at Fenway Park in better at home because of the experience they're gonna want him pitch game two. As you mentioned Dice-K was up -- phenomenal the other night against the Angels. Pitching like he has an all year 1992. When right after hitters who strikes. And we got -- put him away. He'll probably pitch game number three with Clay Buchholz going to game four and the reason being of both goals one into with a six ERA against the Angels. And I about the Angels they you know top to bottom in the rotation a lot of playoff experience when he put them. -- Mike Scioscia has said this is the best rotation he's had since he's been with the Angels and started managing in 2000 it starts with -- Lackey last four starts. Two earned runs or less including two complete games. He will be number one because he's back to form Scott Kazmir newly acquired from Tampa. 20 against the Red Sox he'll pitch game two we got up four runs in his three starts with the Angels so far and Jered Weaver their big winner will pitch game three. Fifteen game winner as you know but more importantly is two games against the Red Sox. Twelve strikeouts in thirteen innings -- 066 ERA Joe Saunders will start game four ahead of Ervin Santana he's pitched better in my mom and Santana goes."
" The bullpen yeah I -- match -- is going to be the Yankees and tiger usually says that outlook right now 12 for the Tigers obviously Justin Verlander and Edwin Jackson but. From their little guy do they go with a rookie report Delaware what has been less effective Armando Galarraga or even a less effective. I Jarrod Washburn who has the left."
" There are definitely going -- forced LO. Not just because he's won thirteen games where he's six and three in August and September effect Julio even consider starting the game to. The reason being Edwin Jackson is so much better home in seven and one. At home and as you said -- and Verlander is gonna pitch games one and five. I remember in his two starts against the Yankees this year one on July 18 he gave up two runs in seven innings. And he pitched seven shutout innings on April 17. They may go to three man rotation because Jered Washburn knee is hurt as we should Galarraga is ineffective injury may just go with restart. At Washburn got hit hard to come over the hard right. And after the Yankees got him back here you got patted you got Burnett not only experience got the playoff experience guys what do you do a job. What Joba Chamberlain is gonna start ahead of Burnett. And the reason being is he's been extremely effective against the Tigers used to know with a 132 we are right. About 136 against these dominate as you mentioned -- sabathia is gonna pitch. Games one and five and as everybody knows the Yankees have won every single start he's made in August and September. This will be the best pitching matchup of the post season when you have sabathia against Verlander. Any pet it's gonna miss a start because of the shoulder I don't think he starts game two because of experience and Burnett in -- game four right now but. The terror raise over six and August and September he's given up six runs. Four different starts during that span they need to fix him before the postseason lives and -- they've had posted of course right around the corner remember foxwoods dot com has you covered. All season long including in the playoffs for Jim boating I'm Barrett abrupt we'll see."
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