Gustavo Chacin (1-0, 4.05 ERA) vs. David Wells (0-0, NA). 7:05 PM EST start.
In the past, Blue Jays hitters have been either boom or bust against Wells.
Those who have performed well against Boomer Wells:
Player AB HR RBI BB SO OBP SLG OPS
Shea Hillenbrand 40 1 4 0 4 .425 .625 1.050
Troy Glaus 28 1 7 1 5 .345 .607 .952
Vernon Wells 27 1 3 1 2 .429 .667 1.095
John McDonald 21 0 4 0 3 .381 .429 .810
Gregg Zaun 18 1 4 0 1 .333 .556 .889
Aaron Hill 8 0 2 1 0 .444 .875 1.319
Frank Catalanotto 3 0 0 0 1 .667 1.333 2.000
Those who have performed poorly against Wells:
Player AB HR RBI BB SO OBP SLG OPS
Bengie Molina 24 0 1 1 1 .280 .333 .613
Reed Johnson 20 0 2 0 0 .286 .300 .586
Alex Rios 17 0 0 0 5 .235 .353 .588
Eric Hinske 12 0 3 0 3 .167 .333 .500
That's quite a disparity, but it's likely due to the small sample size more than anything.
Tonight's Blue Jays lineup:
Johnson
Rios
Wells
Glaus
Molina
Hillenbrand
Overbay
Hill McDonald
Tonight's Red Sox lineup:
Youkilis
Loretta
Ortiz
Ramirez
Varitek
Lowell
Mohr
Pena
Gonzalez
A win tonight would even the Blue Jays' record at 4-4, while a loss would leave them two games below .500 at 3-5. Even though it's early in the season, it'd be nice to not stray too far below .500. *Sends good vibes to Gus Chacin.