Game 133- Chiefs vs. PawSox, August 21, 2008

It's the rubber game tonight (7:05pm) of the three game series between the PawSox host the Syracuse Chiefs at McCoy. Syracuse took game one of the series, 4-2, on Tuesday while Pawtucket won last night's contest, 8-5. LHP Ricky Romero (1-2, 3.52 ERA) throws for Syracuse. He'll be opposed by Bartolo Colon (2-1, 1.93 ERA) for Pawtucket.

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Syracuse Chiefs (62-66)

LINE-UP

Wayne Lydon RF
Curtis Thigpen 1B
Buck Coats CF
Russ Adams 2B
Hector Luna 3B
Travis Snyder RF
Kevin Melillo DH
Pedro Lopez SS
Brian Jeroloman C

Romero makes his fourth start of the season for Syracuse. His last outing came last Friday against the PawSox where he took the loss, throwing six innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. That outing was the worst of his Triple A season.

Pawtucket Red Sox (78-54)

LINE-UP

Sean Danielson CF
Joe Thurston 2B
Jason Lane RF
George Kottaras C
Dusty Brown DH
Sandy Madera 1B
Keith Ginter 3B
Jeff Corsaletti LF
Gil Velazquez 1B

Colon makes his sixth start overall for the PawSox and his fourth in this current rehab assignment. He last pitched last Friday in Syracuse. He did not figure in the decision, working only one inning and giving up two hits. In his six previous starts with Pawtucket, Colon has not surrendered a run in four of them. Colon will still be on a pitch limit of between 45 and 50 pitches.

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