Game Preview: Detroit @ Sox GM 4

Chad Durbin (3-1, 5.08) vs. Curt Schilling (4-1, 3.63)
7P Fenway

The second game of today's doubleheader will have Curt Schilling going for his 5th victory of the season pitching against Detroit starter Chad Durbin.

Durbin has filled in admirably for the injured Kenny Rogers, but like Mike Maroth his high ERA reveals the fact that despite his winning record he gives up a lot of runs. And in turn, like with Maroth, the Tigers score a lot of runs for him (8 runs/start).

Schill is coming off a no decision in his last outing, when he allowed four runs and nine hits in a 13-4 Sox win over Baltimore, but his ERA rose from 3.28 to 3.63.

If he can pull this one out tonight the Sox will take the series and get a huge confidence boost going into its first series of the year without ace Josh Beckett anchoring the rotation.

Go Sox!