(Sports Network) - Aging right-hander Steve Trachsel looks for his first win since June 8 tonight when the Baltimore Orioles visit Fenway Park for the second of three games with their American League East Division rivals, the Boston Red Sox.
Trachsel, who'll turn 37 in October, is 0-3 with three no-decisions since, including 4 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay on July 26 in which he allowed seven hits and five runs in the Orioles' 10-7 win.
He is 2-7 in 11 starts away from home in 2007, posting a 5.95 earned run average.
Trachsel is 1-0 in two career starts against the Red Sox, giving up eight hits and three earned runs in 13 1/3 innings.
Veteran Julian Tavarez gets the start for Boston after a trade-deadline deal shuffled the rotation.
The 34-year-old Dominican right-hander will go in place of young lefty Kason Gabbard, who was sent to Texas with two minor-leaguers in a move that brought reliever Eric Gagne to the Red Sox.
Tavarez began the season by making 18 starts, but was sent to the bullpen in late July and had gone 1-0 in three appearances while allowing two hits and four unearned runs in 3 2/3 innings.
He is 2-3 in 14 lifetime appearances against the Orioles - three starts - with a 4.68 ERA in 25 innings.
On Tuesday, Kevin Millar drove in a pair of runs as Baltimore topped Boston, 5-3. Brian Roberts went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI and Ramon Hernandez knocked in one for the Orioles, winners in eight of their last 10 games.
Erik Bedard (11-4) allowed just two runs and two hits over six innings, winning his seventh straight decision. Jamie Walker retired the final two batters of the game to earn his fourth save.
The Orioles announced prior to the game that interim manager Dave Trembley will manage the club for the remainder of the season.
Boston hurler Josh Beckett (13-5) was charged with nine hits and five runs with six strikeouts and two walks in eight full innings, losing consecutive starts for the first time all season.
David Ortiz drove in all three runs on a pair of home runs for the Red Sox, who have dropped two straight following a three-game win streak.
Boston has won four of six from the Orioles this season and is 29-13 in the series since the start of the 2005 campaign. The Orioles have also struggled in Beantown, where they have posted just three wins in their last 13 visits.
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