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Matsuzaka hopes to lift struggling Red Sox
May 16, 2008 - 1:02 PM Milwaukee (20-21) at Boston (24-19) 7:05 pm EDTBOSTON (Ticker) - Daisuke Matsuzaka looks to stay perfect on the season when the Boston Red Sox open a three-game interleague series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.
Boston has lost four straight and returns to Fenway Park after a 4-6 road trip. The reigning World Series champions have not lost five in a row since dropping six straight in August 2006.
Matsuzaka (6-0, 2.45 ERA) appears to be just the player to end the trend as Boston has won his last 10 starts, including the postseason.
Matsuzaka, who trails only Cleveland's Fausto Carmona for the major league lead with 30 walks, showed better control in Saturday's 5-2 victory at Minnesota. The righthander yielded two runs, walked three and struck out seven over seven innings in the win.
After missing two games due to a death in the family, manager Terry Francona will return to the Red Sox, who were 12-6 in interleague play last season.
Jeff Suppan (2-2, 4.63), who is coming off one of his best outings of the season, gets the call for the Brewers. The righthander ended a six-game winless slide with a 5-3 victory over St. Louis on Sunday, allowing one run and six hits over seven frames.
This is the Brewers first trip to Fenway since 1997.
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