Today in the Daily Sports Roundup: The Red Sox play host to the White Sox, the Angels look to tame the Tigers, and the Astros continue their series in St. Louis.
Meeting up on the diamond . . .
Gavin Floyd (10-8, 3.98 ERA) will take on Tim Wakefield (11-3, 4.31 ERA) on Wednesday night as the White Sox continue their road series against the Red Sox. Righthander Floyd was beaten by the Orioles in his last trip to the mound, surrendering four earned runs over 7 1-3 innings of work. Righthander Wakefield will be activated from the DL (strained back) for Wednesday’s start. Wakefield last pitched back on July 8, holding the Athletics to three runs over his six innings.
Also on the American League schedule for Wednesday: Cleveland at Kansas City, Texas at the Yankees, Tampa Bay at Toronto, Baltimore at Minnesota, Oakland at Seattle, and Detroit at the Angels. Edwin Jackson (10-5, 2.86 ERA) will get the ball for the Tigers in that contest; righthander Jackson is 3-0 with three no-decisions in his last six starts. Joe Saunders (9-7, 5.33 ERA) counters for L.A.; lefthander Saunders has been on the disabled list with a sore shoulder.
In National League action on Wednesday the Astros will send Roy Oswalt (7-4, 3.83 ERA) to the hill in St. Louis against Joel Pineiro (12-9, 3.15 ERA). Righthander Oswalt picked up his first win in a month last time out, holding the Diamondbacks scoreless over seven innings of work. Righthander Pineiro beat the Padres in his last trip to the mound (one earned run in 7 2-3 innings pitched)., and St. Louis has managed to pick up the victory in each of his last nine outings.
Rounding out the NL slate for Wednesday: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, San Diego at Atlanta, the Mets at Florida, Washington at the Cubs, Cincinnati at Milwaukee, Arizona at San Francisco, and the Dodgers at Colorado. Randy Wolf (8-6, 3.34 ERA) will take on Josh Fogg (0-1, 2.25 ERA) in that last matchup. Righthander Fogg has been pitching out of Colorado’s bullpen this season, but with Aaron Cook on the disabled list he’ll be pressed into action as a starter on Wednesday.
