Get fired up for Thursday night baseball! Let's jump to the American League for an awesome matchup between Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers. John Lackey gets the call for the Red Sox road game. He'll be pitching against Jose Alvarez whose just getting his MLB career underway.

Game time: 10:10pm ET on NESN, MLB Network
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Lackey had been a disaster but he's finding a way to pitch better than he did in the 2012 season. Like many veteran pitchers, if Lackey can make it safely through the early innings, he can usually hold the glue for the rest of the game.

Back in 2011, Lackey had an ERA of 6.41. This year he came out of the gate red hot, with a 2.61 ERA in April. His current ERA is 3.08 going into tonight's game against the Detroit Tigers.

The Red Sox have won both of Lackey's two starts. However, they were both close, high scoring games. To win, Lackey's going to need some run support.

Lackey has been known to struggle on the road. His road ERA is 4.46, with opposing hitters hitting .282 against him. In Boston, Lackey's ERA is 1.04 and hitters only average .189 against him.

What about Tigers pitcher Jose Alvarez, who is 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA? He made a pretty good major league debut in his last start against the Indians, allowing a homerun and striking out 6.

Tune in to see if the veteran Red Sox pitcher, John Lackey can take on red hot freshman Jose Alvarez and the Detroit Tigers tonight at 10:10pm ET on NESN, MLB Network.

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