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Your starter, Paul Byrd
-He's won four straight starts, posting a 1.24 ERA, and pitched a six-hitter against Toronto on Saturday, his last start as a Cleveland Indian.
-For the season, he's 7-10 with a 4.53 ERA.
-For his career, he's 104-91 with a 4.37 ERA.
-In five career starts at Fenway Park, he's 3-1 with a 4.06 ERA.

More key stats
-The Red Sox, sans Manny Ramirez, are the highest-scoring team in the majors this month.
-The Blue Jays are 36-25 against the Red Sox since 2005; no American League team has a better record against Boston.
-The Blue Jays have been caught stealing just two times in 30 attempts since June 13.
-The Blue Jays have the best ERA in baseball (3.66) and lead the American League in strikeouts (891).
-Toronto starters have a 13-inning scoreless streak entering tonight's game.

Blue Jays vs. Paul Byrd
-Joe Inglett, 3 for 4 (.750), 2B, 3B
-Lyle Overbay, 4 for 7 (.571), 2B
-David Eckstein, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Kevin Mench, 2 for 6 (.333)
-Rod Barajas, 2 for 7 (.286), BB
-Brad Wilkerson, 4 for 15 (.267), 4 2B, 3 BB
-Marco Scutaro, 3 for 12 (.250), 2B
-Vernon Wells, 3 for 15 (.200), 3 2B
-Gregg Zaun, 2 for 12 (.167)
-John McDonald, 2 for 13 (.154)
-Matt Stairs, 3 for 22 (.136), 2B, HR
-Alex Rios, 1 for 11 (.091), 2B
-Adam Lind, 0 for 4
Tonight will be Byrd's eighth career start against the Blue Jays. He's 4-3 with a 2.86 ERA against Toronto.

Red Sox vs. Roy Halladay
-Jacoby Ellsbury, 4 for 6 (.667), 3B, 2 HR
-J.D. Drew, 7 for 17 (.412), HR, 3 BB
-Kevin Youkilis, 13 for 36 (.361), 2 2B, 3B, HR, 6 BB
-David Ortiz, 22 for 79 (.278), 6 2B, 5 HR, 5 BB
-Sean Casey, 4 for 15 (.267)
-Coco Crisp, 8 for 32 (.250), 2B, HR
-Jason Varitek, 15 for 63 (.238), 4 2B, 2 HR, 6 BB
-Alex Cora, 3 for 15 (.200), HR, BB
-Dustin Pedroia, 3 for 23 (.130), 2B, BB
-Jason Bay, 0 for 3
Tonight will be Halladay's 32nd career start against the Red Sox. He's 10-11 against the Sox in his career, with a 4.66 ERA.

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