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At Fenway Park

Records: Boston is 5-1 (first in the AL East); Toronto is 3-3 (third in the AL East).

Today (2:05 p.m., NESN, WEEI 850): RHP Josh Beckett (1-0, 1.29 ERA) vs. RHP Josh Towers (0-1, 7.71 ERA).

Tomorrow (7:05, NESN, WEEI): LHP David Wells (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. LHP Gustavo Chacin (1-0, 4.05 ERA).

Thursday (7:05, NESN, WEEI): RHP Matt Clement (1-0, 5.14 ERA) vs. LHP Ted Lilly (0-0, 11.57 ERA).

Head to head: This is the first of six series between the teams (a total of 19 games).

Miscellany: The Blue Jays lost two of three over the weekend against Tampa Bay . . . With offseason acquisition A.J. Burnett on the disabled list, the Blue Jays called up reliever Brian Tallet, a 6-foot-7-inch lefthander with extra-long sideburns . . . Closer B.J. Ryan, another key signing, has converted his first two save opportunities . . . In this series, the Sox will miss Toronto ace Roy Halladay, who won a Cy Young Award in 2003.

Ticket availability: Today's home opener is sold out. Some tickets are still available for tomorrow and Thursday.