Fresh off big sweep, Red Sox clash with Blue Jays at Fenway

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04/23/2007 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Boston Red Sox target their sixth straight win this evening when they begin a brief two-game set with the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park.

The Red Sox enter this series after sweeping a three-game set from the New York Yankees over the weekend, culminating with a 7-6 win in Sunday's finale. Mike Lowell hit one of four consecutive Boston homers in the third inning and belted the go-ahead three-run blast in the seventh.

Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Lowell and Jason Varitek all hit solo shots in the third off Chase Wright, with the four consecutive homers equaling a major league record.

Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-2), pitching against the Yankees for the first time in his career, struck out seven over seven-plus frames, but gave up eight hits and six runs, as Boston won for the eighth time in its last nine games.

Heading to the hill tonight for the Red Sox will be veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield, who is 2-1 with a 1.35 earned run average. Wakefield won his second straight start in his last outing on Wednesday against Toronto, as he allowed a run on four hits in seven innings.

Wakefield, who has allowed one run in each of his first three starts, is 13-8 lifetime against the Blue Jays with a save and a 3.85 ERA in 41 games, 31 of which have been starts.

Toronto will counter with right-hander Tomo Ohka, who is winless in three starts this season. Ohka was on the losing end to Wakefield and the Red Sox last Wednesday, as he surrendered four runs and four hits in 6 1/3 innings to fall to 0-2 on the year.

Ohka, who is pitching to a 7.02 ERA this season, will be facing Boston for just the second time in his career. He broke into the majors with the Red Sox back in 1999.

Toronto enters this series after getting swept in a weekend set by the Baltimore Orioles, including a 7-3 setback in Sunday's finale. Alex Rios was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs driven in for the Blue Jays, who have lost five straight.

Gustavo Chacin (2-1) completed only 4 1/3 innings, but took the loss by yielding five hits and six runs -- all earned -- with a pair of walks and one strikeout.

Boston took two of three from the Blue Jays last week, but is just 16-24 in the series since the start of the 2005 campaign. Toronto has also won 10 of its last 18 in Beantown.

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