Josh Beckett (10-1, 3.14 ERA)

Josh Beckett moved up a day in the rotation for Sunday's start against the Padres after teammate Curt Schilling went on the disabled list with a shoulder problem after his last start against the Braves.

Beckett will still go on his normal four days rest (due to a Red Sox off day on Thursday) as he aims to become the first pitcher in the majors to reach 11 wins this season.

In his last start, the right-hander recovered well from his first loss of the season by pitching six shutout innings against Atlanta. He allowed only four runs and struck out three in a 4-0 Sox win.

Beckett has an impressive 5-0 record with a 1.59 ERA on the road this season and is 4-1 with a 2.14 ERA against San Diego in his career.

Jake Peavy (9-1, 1.98 ERA)

Tied with Brad Penny for the most wins in the National League, Jake Peavy faces the Red Sox looking for his 10th win of the season.

Peavy was not at his best in his most recent start, giving up six hits and three earned runs in six innings of work against the Baltimore Orioles. The Padres came out 12-6 winners in that game, but Peavy’s ERA rose to 1.98.

Peavy has not brought his best stuff in recent weeks and two of his last four starts have been no-decisions. But he still managed to strike out 25 batters over those four games to add to his impressive tally of 110 Ks in 15 starts this season.

This is the right-hander's first outing against the Red Sox, but in Peavy’s last 13 interleague starts, San Diego has a 9-4 record. The Padres are 8-1 in Peavy’s last nine starts.