Red Sox-Mariners (June 25, 26 & 27); Minor League Player of the Week (6/18-6/24)

Here are the pitching matchups as the Sox open a three game series in Seattle... MONDAY: Julian Tavarez (5-4, 4.50) v. Jeff Weaver (1-6, 8.56) @ 10:05 TUESDAY: Kason Gabbard (1-0, 3.60) v. Felix Hernandez (4-4, 4.00) @ 10:05 WEDNESDAY: Daisuke Matsuzaka (9-5, 4.01) v. Ryan Feierabend (1-2, 8.20) @ 4:35 The Sox should do well against Weaver (who has been Matt Young-like all season) although he has recorded back-to-back quality starts. Hernandez has not been "King Felix" since his dominant April outing at Fenway after a trip to the DL but when he's on he is tough to beat. Daisuke will look to continue his recent run of success (5 runs allowed in his last four starts) against a Mariner team he has faced twice already with little success. Prediction: Sox take 2-of-3 from the Mariners As for the ML Player of the Week... Charlie Zink, P, Portland SeaDogs 7-2, 2.28 ERA, 1.21 WHIP The possible heir to Tim Wakefield's knuckleball kingdom, Zink is off to a tremendous start for the pitching strong SeaDogs. A former pupil of Luis Tiant (at the baseball powerhouse of Savannah College of Art & Design), the 28-year-old righty may not be on the Boston radar anytime soon but a team in need of pitching might give him a shot down the road.