ERA in six career starts against Boston, but has struggled

This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Golden State WarriorsOverall: 33 Title track:?17 Ownership: 40 Coaching: 13 Players: 6 Fan relations: 33 Affordability: 105 Stadium experience: 55 Bang for the buck: 30 Change from last year: -17The Golden State Warriors lost a 3-1 lead in the Finals and have fallen down in our rankings. How, oh how, will they ever console themselves?Whats goodWell, for one, adding Kevin Durant to a roster fans already voted the sixth-best in sports (second-best in the NBA, behind the Spurs) is a pretty decent salve, as is boasting the most nationally televised games of any team, with 28. In general, it helps to be the center of the NBA universe, ridiculously hyped and obsessed over, claiming a roster as talented as perhaps any weve ever seen and a coach who has led his team to two straight Finals appearances (Steve Kerr comes in at 13th overall). That isnt a bad starting point for success in the Ultimate Standings.Whats badOf course, that begs the question: Why did the Warriors fall 17 spots? Beyond lacking stout rim protection, affordability is an issue (No. 105 overall). The lack of affordability is understandable, considering the cost of living in the Bay Area. Even humble Oakland, where Golden State plays, has leapt ahead of New York City in median housing sales cost, so the fourth-most expensive ticket in the NBA (behind the Knicks, Lakers and Bulls) is understandable. Even if the Warriors were to keep their prices low, many of those tickets would be sold for a fortune on the secondary market.Whats newThere are worse problems to have than trying to stay affordable when youre in demand, even when that leads to a seven-spot drop in bang for the buck (to 30th overall). (The Warriors suffered a litany of those worse problems before this recent run of success.) 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Inter president Erick Thohir says in a club statement on Wednesday that Vidic is "one of the worlds best defenders and his qualities, international pedigree, and charisma will be an asset.BOSTON -- Kyle Gibsons stellar star Friday may have been just what the Minnesota Twins needed to finally go on a little run, starting with Saturdays game against the Red Sox.The Twins (36-60) became the first American League team to reach 60 losses after Thursdays 13-2 rout in the series opener against the Red Sox in Boston, but bounced back in a big way.Gibson pitched eight one-run innings and gave up just hits while Miguel Sano played the hero as Minnesota held on for a 2-1 victory.The starting staffs been throwing a little bit better, Gibson said. Whenever that happens, thats always going to help you go on a run. Hopefully we can do it again (Saturday).Boston (54-40) pounded out 17 hits while scoring 13 runs in Thursdays blowout, but had only two going into Fridays ninth inning before loading the bases for David Ortiz with nobody out.Miraculously, the Red Sox couldnt win the game -- or even tie it.(Bostons) a good team, a really good team, Gibson said. If our defense is going to play like that and offense is going to scrape a couple runs when they need to, I think we can get on a run.Boston turns to David Price to get back on track Saturday.Price (9-7, 4.36 ERA) has been durable, if nothing else, in his recent starts at Fenway Park.The high-priced southpaw is 6-3 with a 4.06 ERA at home this season, but has gone eight innings in four straight Fenway starts.Price finished an out shy of a quality start Sunday against the Yankees in New York, allowing three runs on 11 hits and a walk -- but with just one strikeout -- in a 5 2/3-inning loss.I couldnt execute whatever pitch I was throwing to get an out, Price said. Thats tough.It was the second time this year Price recorded one strikkeout in a start.dddddddddddd. He also totaled one in his June 24 start at Texas, something he hadnt done in 40 prior turns.You guys are tired of hearing it, and Im tired of saying it: Ive got to execute, Price said.Price is 9-3 with a 2.12 ERA in 15 starts career against Minnesota. Brian Dozier is 6-for-31 lifetime against Price, but has two home runs, four RBI and two walks.Kurt Suzuki, who was given the day off Friday, is expected back in the lineup. While Suzuki is 7-for-33 against Price, he has a homer and a team-leading six RBI off him.Ricky Nolasco (4-8, 5.02 ERA) has also proven somewhat durable in his recent starts, going at least six innings in seven of his last nine since the start of June.Last time out, Nolasco surrendered only one run on three hits and a walk with no strikeouts in a hard-luck, six-inning 1-0 loss at Detroit. It was his fourth loss in five starts.Nolasco is 3-2 with a 4.50 ERA in six career starts against Boston, but has struggled mightily at Fenway.The right-hander is 1-1 at the ballpark with a 10.80 ERA, his highest at any park with at least two appearances.His last start at Fenway came four years ago with Miami, a nine-run debacle over 3 1/3 innings of a 15-5 loss on June 20, 2012.Unsurprisingly, David Ortiz has been a problem for Nolasco -- as he has been for so many other pitchers.The retiring 40-year-old slugger is 4-for-13 with six RBI against him, but three of those hits have been home runs.Aaron Hill is 6-for-20 with a pair of RBI, Dustin Pedroia is 4-for-15 and Hanley Ramirez is 2-for-6 with an RBI against Nolasco. ' ' '