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7:05 pm EDT Sat May 1, 2010

A key reason for Boston’s early underachievement has been the struggles of its starting pitchers. The Red Sox hope the return of Daisuke Matsuzaka can help them improve in that area. The right-hander is expected to make his season debut Saturday night when the Red Sox continue their road series with the Baltimore Orioles. An 18-game winner in 2008, Matsuzaka was limited to 12 starts last season mostly because of a shoulder strain. He finished 4-6 with a 5.76 ERA, and was looking for good things in 2010 before he was placed on the disabled list with a neck strain April 3. Matsuzaka, who threw a strong 69-pitch simulated game Monday, appears ready to return after he went 2-0 with a 1.63 ERA in three starts at Triple-A Pawtucket. Matsuzaka, meanwhile, also is eager to return because he felt his absence was a distraction to the staff and rest of the team. Boston’s starting pitchers rank near the bottom of the AL with a 4.86 ERA.

He’s been effective for the most part against Baltimore, going 3-1 with a 4.78 ERA in six starts. The Red Sox hope Matsuzaka can help them bounce back after their three-game winning streak was snapped with a 5-4, 10-inning loss at Baltimore on Friday. Though Orioles pitchers issued 10 walks, Boston couldn’t take advantage by stranding 11 runners to secure their first losing April since 1996. J.D. Drew hit two solo homers and Dustin Pedroia added his sixth home run of the season for the Red Sox. Though Drew is batting .197 on the season, he’s 8 for 20 with three homers in his last five games against the Orioles. Miguel Tejada had three hits Friday, including a game-tying solo homer in the eighth inning and winning two-out single in the 10th as Baltimore ended a seven-game home skid to Boston.