Red Sox-Orioles (July 31, August 1 & 2, 2007); Minor League Player of the Week (7/23-7/29)

Yahoo! Geocities is on the fritz again (shocking) so here are the pitching matchups for the brief three game series at Fenway this week between the Sox and Orioles. TUESDAY @ 7:05/NESN: Josh Beckett (13-4, 3.27) v. Erik Bedard (10-4, 3.05) WEDNESDAY @ 7:05/NESN: Kason Gabbard (4-0, 3.73) v. Steve Trachsel (5-7, 5.26) THURSDAY @ 1:05/NESN: Tim Wakefield (12-9, 4.59) v. TBA Notes: The Sox should take all three games of this series ... The Orioles split with the Yankees in Baltimore over the weekend but the Sox are playing well (winners of 8-of-11) and this is their only Fenway stop until August 13 ... the non-waiver trade deadline is today ... my bet goes on the Sox getting Jermaine Dye from Chicago for Wily Mo Pena and Craig Hansen ... Bedard is one of the best young pitchers no one knows about... The M.L.P. of the Week for July 23-29 is Portland SeaDogs pitcher Justin Masterson. Since being promoted from Class-A Lancaster, Masterson is 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA. His rapid rise is the reason that the Sox could possibly part with Michael Bowden.