BOSTON — The Angels will get their first look at Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka tonight in Game Two of the ALDS.

And the consensus is that the pitcher tends to have the advantage over the hitters the first time they meet.

Even Angels manager Mike Scioscia admits there’s only so much a team can do to prepare to face a pitcher for the first time.

“You can watch all the videotape you want and look at tendencies and look at some charts. That will give you a little piece of the puzzle. I think that gets you on the right path of maybe what you might expect in the batter’s box. But you have to get in the batter’s box and experience it,” said Scioscia.

“You know, there probably will be a slight edge until we see some pitches with a new pitcher,” he continued. “We have to make a quick study. I don’t think it’s a general rule you’re not going to have success against a guy you’ve never seen, but there certainly is a little edge that will go towards a pitcher until you see some pitches. You’re not going to be totally prepared until you experience it and then make your adjustments.”

—STEVEN KRASNER