BOSTON – Although Daisuke Matsuzaka, last night’s Game 2 ALDS starter, battled inconsistency down the stretch, going 2-4 with three no-decisions since Aug. 10, his last outing, a win Sept. 28 over the Twins to clinch the American League East, was reminiscent of starts early in the season – eight innings, six hits, two earned runs, eight strikeouts.The question was which Matsuzaka would show up at Fenway Park last night to face the Angels.”I can run you through some of the cycles that he did,” Red Sox manager Terry Francona said before last night’s game. “He went through a lot of things for the first time. You know, he’s a polished pitcher, I know he’s a rookie by our standards, but he’s not a rookie pitcher.”But he was thrown culturally – every time, think about it, every time he opens his mouth even to talk to one of his teammates, he has to think his way through it because there is that hurdle to always get. You know, new training methods, different methods. Okay, if they’re not different, where do we meet in the middle? There is a lot to work towards, which I thought he did a very good job.”Now about his pitching, he went through a period where he lost some real tough games 1-0, 2-1. Pitched really well. Then he went about five starts where all his pitches started running together. You know, kind of hard. When he got into a bind it was hard, harder, his slow stuff started to run together. His last outing, there was a lot of definition to his pitches again, which is good. Four, five different pitches that have different looks, different locations, different speeds because that’s the way he needs to pitch. He can throw his fastball when he needs to, but his off-speed can be so devastating. Hopefully.”Matsuzaka labored through the first two innings, throwing 61 pitches, allowing three runs on four hits, with three strikeouts, as the Sox trailed 3-2.In the zone: Talking about the different methods his starting pitchers use to prepare for games, Francona compared Curt Schilling, who can be surly on game day, to Josh Beckett, who could be seen in the dugout Wednesday cheering on his teammates.”Everybody’s different,” Francona said. “I know, and I’ve been around Schill so long. There were times, especially in Philadelphia, when he would talk to me or anybody. I remember thinking, uh-oh, because he’s not ready to pitch like he needs to be. And the days where he’s particularly surly, those were more often than not his big days. I don’t talk to Schill very much during a game. If there’s something strategic that needs to be spoken about, I don’t have a problem with it, but I don’t make a habit of it.I don’t make a habit of going and talking to any of the pitchers. I don’t think it serves a purpose. John Farrell’s the pitching coach, and they don’t need a buddy on the day they’re throwing. They just need to – just need to stay out of the way. If I need something answered, John can do that. But everybody’s different, to kind of somewhat answer the question. They all have their own personality, and I don’t care what it is as long as they get people out.”Ortiz, of course: Asked why designated hitter David Ortiz is so consistent in the postseason, Francona replied:”I hope that it continues. I guess that’s why it would be consistent. I think the big thing is, first of all, you have to be good, and then David never gives at-bats away. You know, so when the moment comes where it’s a perceived huge moment, he just has to stay with what he does. If you throw him away, he can hit the ball over the left-field wall or reach the wall. If you throw him in, he’s strong enough to hit a home run, he can fight some off. So often you see the shift where sometimes it takes a hit away, sometimes something falls in. And you can’t cover everywhere.”He’s just such a talented, knowledgeable hitter, that the moment doesn’t get the best of him either. He’s got a lot of things going for him.”Lugo back in postseason spotlight: Shortstop Julio Lugo, in his first se