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PITCHING MATCHUP: Red Sox LH David Price (7-5, 4.36 ERA) vs. Angels LH Andrew Heaney (3-3, 3.95)
Price came out of a three-inning simulated game Tuesday feeling good and makes his first start since allowing seven runs over 2 2/3 innings of an Aug. 4 loss to the New York Yankees. The 34-year-old Vanderbilt product struggled in his last five starts before a cyst on his left wrist interrupted his season, permitting 21 runs over 22 innings while serving up 10 homers combined during a five-game winless streak. Justin Upton is 3-for-8 with a homer versus Price, who is 7-7 with a 3.34 ERA in 17 career starts against the Angels.
Heaney has been outstanding in his last three trips to the mound, limiting opponents to five runs (four earned) on 12 hits across 21 total innings with 30 strikeouts. The 28-year-old Oklahoma State product gave up one unearned run on four hits with 10 strikeouts over six frames Tuesday in a no-decision against Texas after tossing eight innings of one-run ball to beat the Rangers seven days earlier. Martinez is 2-for-3 with a homer against Heaney, who yielded one run over 3 2/3 innings in a no-decision at Boston on Aug. 10.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
