Tonight, Tonight

Knucklerballer Charlie Haeger gets the call-up from Charlotte and will start tonight's game against the defending AL West Champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Haeger's stats this season has been impressive - in 6 games started, 40 IP, he's 3-0, striking out 31, walking 20, and allowing just 3 ER.

So Jose Contreras, and his recent multi-gajillion contract, go on the 15-day DL with "an irritation of the sciatic nerve causing pain in his right hamstring."

If this injury to the Sox current ace goes longer than a week or so, look for McCarthy to step in...