Most weekday evenings, Big League Stew looks at five approaching games worth monitoring. As they occur, feel free to discuss the night's happenings with other Stewies in the comment section below.

Blue Jays at Red Sox 7:10 ET I have no earthly idea why I decided on a Roger Clemens(notes) motif for this post (other than I still have a hard time believing that the whole Clemens-in-Toronto era ever really happened, Cy Youngs or not). Tonight's matchup features Brian Tallet(notes) going against Tim Wakefield(notes) and the Blue Jays have a chance to stretch their AL East lead over the Red Sox to 4.5 games. The other main storyline? David Ortiz(notes) is back from his breather and will be batting third in Boston's lineup. Smart move by Terry Francona? Only if it works, of course. 

A's at Rays, 7:08 As I mentioned last week, there was probably no better prescription for the Rays' effort to get back to .500 than a four-game series against Cleveland. Now that they're at the even-water mark (20-20), there's probably no better chaser than four at home against Oakland. The Rays won the series opener with a blowout on Monday; tonight they'll be counting on James Shields(notes) to regain his mojo after a few bad starts.

Phillies at Reds, 7:10 This is hands down the best pitching matchup of the night with a resurgent Cole Hamels(notes) (1-2, 5.04) taking on young Johnny Cueto(notes) (4-1, 1.93) at Great American Ballpark. In four career starts against Cincinnati, Hamels is 3-0 with a 0.60 ERA. Cueto, meanwhile, has thrown five straight quality starts, going 4-0 with a 1.25 ERA.

Mets at Dodgers, 10:10 Baseball fans who stayed up late to watch this one on Monday night were rewarded with a wacky and wild ending, thanks to Ryan Church(notes) & Co, so why not roll the dice? At the very least, you'll get to see if Chad Billingsley(notes) (5-1, 2.30) can add to his NL Cy Young resume while we all not-so-secretly wish that it was Johan Santana(notes) — and not John Maine(notes) — taking the mound for the Mets. 

Pirates at Nationals, 7:05 But only if you're into the whole masochism thing.