When Matsuzaka takes on the best in the AL, he often has run into difficulty this year. This is the biggest challenge that people in the Red Sox world are starting to be concerned about. This pitcher used to win almost every outing and had a 3.72 ERA, but this year he has been even less than good. He can’t pitch nearly as much nor can he get the strikeouts the way he needs them. He can’t pitch 6 innings before the team needs to take him out. The team is starting to look into what his problem might be and it’s going to be interesting to see what they decide to do. They could bring in John Smoltz or Brad Penney to take his place in the rotation. It wont be clear for awhile yet, whether a change will be made, but perhaps it could happen over the All Star break?