at the Metrodome, Minneapolis
Tonight (8:10, NESN, WRKO 680): LHP Jon Lester (2-2 3.94 ERA) vs. RHP Boof Bonser (2-4, 4.29).
Tomorrow (7:10 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (5-0, 2.43) vs. LHP Glen Perkins (0-0, 0.00).
Sunday (8:05 p.m., ESPN, WRKO): RHP Tim Wakefield (3-1, 3.33) vs. RHP Nick Blackburn (2-2, 3.65).
Monday (7:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP Clay Buchholz (2-2, 4.50) vs. RHP Livan Hernandez (5-1, 3.83).
Head to head: This is the first of two series.
Miscellany: Perkins will be making his season debut and first career start. He has thrown 34 1/3 innings in his big league career, all in relief . . . Today is Day 4 of a 40-games-in-41-days stretch for the Twins . . . Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle Wednesday, becoming the first Twin to turn the trick since Kirby Puckett in 1986 . . . The Red Sox are just 1-7 indoors this season, and haven't won since Opening Day at Tokyo Dome . . . Wakefield is 13-4 against Minnesota and is 20-9 with a 3.66 ERA in domes.
