Daisuke Matsuzaka: Stud

In his last 4 starts, Daisuke Matsuzaka has allowed one run or less. In the two starts before those, he gave up less than 2 runs each game. In the last month he's thrown 42 Innings, with an impressive 51 strikeouts, and a WHIP at an even 1.

Matsuzaka is falling into exactly the type of groove that the Sox front office had hoped he would. Now that he is getting a healthy amount of run support, his stellar outings are worth a bit more. With a healthy AL East lead in hand, Matsuzaka's dominance gives the Sox the benefit of allowing Schilling as much time as he needs to get healthy.

After 2 outstanding 8-inning efforts in a row, Daisuke will be matched up against Tigers young gun Nate Robertson on Sunday.