Wakefield latest Red Sox starter to flop (AP)

 
The Red Sox got a good start in the AL championship series -- then the rest of their rotation fell apart. Right-hander, left-hander, knuckleballer. Every pitcher Boston has started against the Tampa Bay Rays since Daisuke Matsuzaka's brilliant performance in the ALCS opener has failed. It was Tim Wakefield's turn on Tuesday night and Tampa Bay responded with a 13-4 win, crushing Boston for the... (link)

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Boston Massacre 2008 Style: Rays Pound Red Sox 13-4

The Tampa Bay Rays got 3 early home runs off of Tim Wakefield and just continued the pounding as they annihilated the Boston Red Sox 13-4 in front of another 38,133 stunned fans at Fenway Park. The win for the Rays gives them a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-7 ALCS.
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Before last night’s massacre of the Boston Red Sox by the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of the ALCS, the TBS cameras caught Rays skipper Joe Maddon taking a gander at the ridiculous outfit that Craig Sager had on.
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ALCS Game 4: Rays @ Red Sox

Next Game Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox Tuesday, Oct 14, 2008, 8:07 PM EDT Fenway Park Andy Sonnanstine vs Tim Wakefield --> Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to left field at 10-15 m.p.h. Game Time temperature: Around ...
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ALCS Game Four postgame: Sox 'not going to hit the panic button'

BY JIM DONALDSON Journal Sports Writer BOSTON -- "We're not going to hit the panic button," said Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia said Tuesday night, even though what hits Boston got were mostly too late, coming after Tampa Bay already had ...
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Blowout city in Boston, with the Rays taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the ALCS
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