White Sox-Red Sox series thumbnails

at Fenway Park Records: Chicago is 42-51 (fourth in the American League Central, 14 games behind); Boston is 56-38 (first in the AL East).

Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Javier Vazquez (6-5, 3.77 ERA) vs. RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (11-6, 3.94).

Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP Jose Contreras (5-11, 5.32) vs. RHP Josh Beckett (12-3, 3.35).

Saturday (3:55 p.m., Ch. 25, WRKO): LHP John Danks (6-6, 4.81) vs. LHP Kason Gabbard (3-0, 3.38).

Sunday (2:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): RHP Jon Garland (7-6, 3.88) vs. RHP Tim Wakefield (10-9, 4.69).

Head to head: This is the teams' first meeting. The Red Sox took last year's series, 4-2.

Miscellany: Vazquez is 0-3 in four starts at Fenway . . . Contreras has a 3-4 record with an 8.56 ERA in nine games against Boston, including a 9.69 ERA at Fenway . . . Rookie Danks has allowed a team-high 18 home runs, 12 on the road . . . OF Jermaine Dye is 10 for 27 (.370) with four homers and six RBIs in his last six games . . . 1B Jim Thome ranks 25th on the all-time home run list (487), four ahead of Manny Ramírez and six shy of Fred McGriff . . . 3B Joe Crede was transferred to the 60-day disabled list from the 15-day DL Tuesday to make room for RHP Ehren Wasserman. Crede is rehabbing from June 12 back surgery . . . Chicago's bullpen is 3-14 with 10 blown saves in its last 60 games.