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7:10 pm EDT Thu Aug 5, 2010

The Boston Red Sox can head into a series with their rivals carrying some momentum, and having Daisuke Matsuzaka on the mound against the Cleveland Indians might help. Matsuzaka will try to earn his third straight win and help the Red Sox split their four-game set against the visiting Indians on Thursday night. The Red Sox trail Tampa Bay and the New York Yankees by 6 1/2 games for the AL East lead and the wild card. They could make up ground in one or both of those races in a four-game series at Yankee Stadium beginning Friday night. First, Boston would like to finish a seven-game homestand in positive fashion, and Matsuzaka might be the right man to make it happen.

The right-hander is 3-0 with a 0.86 ERA in his last three starts against the Indians, including a 4-1 win June 7 in which he gave up four hits over eight scoreless innings. He’s 2-0 with a 2.92 ERA in his last four outings overall but was a little shaky in his most recent start. Matsuzaka allowed four runs and seven hits over six innings Saturday against Detroit, but he avoided a loss when the Red Sox rallied for a 5-4 win. David Ortiz had the walk-off hit in that victory, and he extended his hitting streak to 13 games - his longest in three years - with a solo homer Tuesday night. However, Boston fell 9-1 for just its third loss in nine games. The Red Sox, batting .304 in their previous eight contests, were held to six hits and Jacoby Ellsbury went 0 for 4 in his return after missing two-plus months with fractured ribs.