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DETROIT (51 - 50) at BOSTON (58 - 44)

Friday, 7/30/2010 7:10 PM

ARMANDO GALARRAGA (R) vs. JON LESTER (L)

	DETROIT - Local News Coverage
	BOSTON - Local News Coverage
	FENWAY PARK - Weather

Key Performance Information

Key performance records for DETROIT

DETROIT is 51-46 in games played on a grass field this season. (200-189 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 27-32 in night games this season. (129-138 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 17-11 against left-handed starters this season. (72-53 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 24-24 after a loss this season. (104-108 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 20-25 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (81-95 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 5-8 when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season. (34-50 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 51-50 in all games this season. (211-215 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 16-33 in road games this season. (85-127 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 10-14 in July games this season. (33-41 over the last 3 seasons.)

DETROIT is 6-8 when playing on Friday this season. (30-36 over the last 3 seasons.)

Key performance records for BOSTON

BOSTON is 8-7 when playing on Friday this season. (34-33 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 7-6 when playing with a day off this season. (35-19 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 50-40 in games played on a grass field this season. (228-152 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 49-28 in night games this season. (192-125 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 39-29 against right-handed starters this season. (179-130 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 33-24 after a win this season. (146-105 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 29-25 when playing against a team with a winning record this season. (116-109 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 4-6 when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season. (51-62 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 58-44 in all games this season. (254-186 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 30-20 in home games this season. (144-74 over the last 3 seasons.)

BOSTON is 11-12 in July games this season. (35-37 over the last 3 seasons.)

Team and Starting Pitcher Statistics

DETROIT - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	4.4	0.270	0.336	101	3458	933	201	83	0.02	422	347	692	40	762	101	70	(106)	(66)
Road Games	3.8	0.257	0.323	49	1691	435	93	37	0.02	179	164	364	20	361	56	30	(51)	(39)
Lefty Starters	4.9	0.283	0.352	28	967	274	65	24	0.02	128	103	212	11	228	22	23	(25)	(19)

ARMANDO GALARRAGA - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO
All Games	4.43	1.275	3-3	12	69	-	35	34	70	9	18	33	-	-	-
All Starts	4.54	1.292	3-3	11	67.3	6.1	35	34	69	9	18	33
Road Starts	7.78	1.779	1-2	4	19.7	4.9	18	17	27	3	8	8
Last 3 Starts	4.29	1.381	0-1	3	21	7	10	10	25	4	4	15	1-2	-1	1-2

DETROIT - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	3.50	1.332	303.4	126	118	278	21	126	213	19-11	24	5	82.8%
Road Games	3.89	1.399	138.7	62	60	134	9	60	94	6-7	9	4	69.2%

BOSTON - Team Hitting and Fielding Statistics
Team Batting	Team Batting															Team Fielding
	Runs	AVG	OBP	G	AB	H	EB	HR	/AB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	LOB	GIDP	ERR	DP	OSB
All Games	5.2	0.271	0.342	102	3565	965	269	135	0.04	510	388	737	33	766	98	62	(80)	(96)
Home Games	5.4	0.278	0.347	50	1712	476	132	62	0.04	254	182	343	16	371	44	33	(48)	(56)
Righty Starters	5	0.269	0.336	68	2351	633	177	91	0.04	326	237	475	22	498	60	36	(52)	(64)

JON LESTER - Season Statistics in Games Started
	Starter Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	W-L	G	IP	IP/S	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO
All Starts	2.92	1.091	11-5	20	135.7	6.8	47	44	100	7	48	143
Home Starts	2.84	1.120	6-2	10	69.7	7	24	22	53	5	25	62
Last 3 Starts	3.74	1.061	1-2	3	21.7	7.2	11	9	17	2	6	25	1-2	-2.4	1-2

BOSTON - Bullpen Pitching Statistics
	ERA	WHIP	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	SO	W-L	SV	BSV	Pct.
All Games	4.42	1.361	287.3	149	141	269	43	122	227	13-15	29	13	69.0%
Home Games	3.80	1.233	151.7	66	64	130	19	57	118	7-4	14	4	77.8%

Recent Results And Upcoming Games

Here are the most recent results and upcoming schedules for the two teams involved. Game scores and starting pitchers for the respective teams are displayed.

DETROIT - Schedule
					Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Score	W/L	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/16/2010	SCHERZER(R)	@ CLEVELAND	2-8	L	7	5	1	10	9	0
7/17/2010	VERLANDER(R)	@ CLEVELAND	3-4	L	6	6	0	8	9	1
7/17/2010	PORCELLO(R)	@ CLEVELAND	1-2	L	10	11	0	8	6	0
7/18/2010	OLIVER(L)	@ CLEVELAND	2-7	L	7	4	1	10	8	1
7/19/2010	BONDERMAN(R)	TEXAS	6-8	L	13	16	2	19	13	3
7/20/2010	GALARRAGA(R)	TEXAS	0-8	L	4	5	0	13	6	0
7/21/2010	SCHERZER(R)	TEXAS	4-1	W	10	8	1	4	6	2
7/22/2010	VERLANDER(R)	TORONTO	5-2	W	10	6	1	9	8	0
7/24/2010	PORCELLO(R)	TORONTO	2-3	L	10	8	1	6	7	0
7/25/2010	GALARRAGA(R)	TORONTO	3-5	L	8	7	0	9	3	0
7/25/2010	BONDERMAN(R)	TORONTO	6-5	W	8	4	0	13	6	0
7/26/2010	SCHERZER(R)	@ TAMPA BAY	0-5	L	0	0	1	3	3	0
7/27/2010	VERLANDER(R)	@ TAMPA BAY	2-3	L	12	11	0	5	4	1
7/28/2010	BONINE(R)	@ TAMPA BAY	4-7	L	9	7	0	14	9	0
7/29/2010	PORCELLO(R)	@ TAMPA BAY	2-4	L	7	9	0	6	5	0
7/30/2010	GALARRAGA(R)	@ BOSTON
7/31/2010		@ BOSTON
8/1/2010		@ BOSTON
8/3/2010		CHI WHITE SOX
8/4/2010		CHI WHITE SOX
8/5/2010		CHI WHITE SOX
8/6/2010		LA ANGELS

BOSTON - Schedule
					Team Stats			Opp Stats
Date	Team Starter	Opponent	Score	W/L	H	LOB	E	H	LOB	E
7/16/2010	DOUBRONT(L)	TEXAS	4-8	L	8	6	2	12	8	0
7/17/2010	LACKEY(R)	TEXAS	3-2	W	6	6	0	7	5	1
7/18/2010	LESTER(L)	TEXAS	2-4	L	5	8	1	9	4	1
7/19/2010	MATSUZAKA(R)	@ OAKLAND	2-1	W	8	7	0	3	5	0
7/20/2010	WAKEFIELD(R)	@ OAKLAND	4-5	L	12	12	0	6	7	1
7/21/2010	BUCHHOLZ(R)	@ OAKLAND	4-6	L	8	6	2	12	9	0
7/22/2010	LACKEY(R)	@ SEATTLE	8-6	W	13	7	3	7	8	1
7/23/2010	BECKETT(R)	@ SEATTLE	2-1	W	10	7	0	6	10	1
7/24/2010	LESTER(L)	@ SEATTLE	1-5	L	5	7	1	4	3	1
7/25/2010	MATSUZAKA(R)	@ SEATTLE	2-4	L	7	5	0	11	10	0
7/26/2010	BUCHHOLZ(R)	@ LA ANGELS	6-3	W	11	6	0	8	7	0
7/27/2010	LACKEY(R)	@ LA ANGELS	4-2	W	9	11	1	7	7	1
7/28/2010	BECKETT(R)	@ LA ANGELS	7-3	W	12	13	0	6	5	0
7/30/2010	LESTER(L)	DETROIT
7/31/2010		DETROIT
8/1/2010		DETROIT
8/2/2010		CLEVELAND
8/3/2010		CLEVELAND
8/4/2010		CLEVELAND
8/5/2010		CLEVELAND
8/6/2010		@ NY YANKEES

Recent Head-to-Head Matchups

Games over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 12-5 in past games against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was BOSTON 6, DETROIT 4

Games this season

DETROIT is 2-1 in past games against BOSTON this season

The average score in these games was BOSTON 5, DETROIT 5

All games at BOSTON over the last 3 seasons

BOSTON is 5-2 in past games against DETROIT over the last 3 seasons

The average score in these games was BOSTON 6, DETROIT 4

Games played at BOSTON this season.

There were no past matchups in this series during this time period.

ARMANDO GALARRAGA vs. BOSTON since 1997

GALARRAGA is 1-1 when starting against BOSTON with an ERA of 4.5 and a WHIP of 1.222.

JON LESTER vs. DETROIT since 1997

LESTER is 0-1 when starting against DETROIT with an ERA of 5.84 and a WHIP of 1.379.

Key Player Injuries

DETROIT

[P] 03/28/2010 - Zach Miner 60-day DL (3/26), out for season ( Elbow )

[P] 03/28/2010 - Bobby Seay 60-day DL (3/26) ( Shoulder )

[P] 06/29/2010 - Joel Zumaya 60-day DL (6/29), out for season ( Elbow )

[3B] 07/20/2010 - Brandon Inge 15-day DL (7/19), expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Hand )

[2B] 07/25/2010 - Carlos Guillen 15-day DL (7/24) ( Calf )

[RF] 07/24/2010 - Magglio Ordonez 15-day DL (7/24), expected to miss 6-8 weeks ( Ankle )

BOSTON

[P] 04/04/2010 - Junichi Tazawa 60-day DL (4/6), out for season ( Elbow )

[CF] 05/28/2010 - Jacoby Ellsbury 15-day DL (5/28) ( Ribs )

[3B] 07/29/2010 - Mike Lowell 15-day DL (6/23); expected to be activated Friday vs. Detroit Tigers ( Hip )

[2B] 06/25/2010 - Dustin Pedroia 15-day DL (6/26) ( Foot )

[C] 07/02/2010 - Jason Varitek 15-day DL (6/30), expected to miss 4-6 weeks ( Foot )

[RF] 07/28/2010 - J.D. Drew "?" Friday vs. Detroit Tigers ( Hamstring )

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