2008 ALCS: The front four matchups

by both teams, and here are the matchups: Game 1: Daisuke Matsuzaka vs. James Shields Game 2: Josh Beckett vs. Scott Kazmir Game 3: Jon Lester vs. Matt Garza Game 4: Tim Wakefield vs. Andy Sonnanstine With this setup, it is imperative that Dice-K give us at least six innings, because we are not quite sure if Beckett’s oblique can hold up. In a worst case scenario, he exits early in Game 2, so it is important that our bullpen is not used too much in Game... [read full story]