Published 5/7/2008
at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Tim Wakefield only allowed two hits in eight shutout innings to lift the Boston Red Sox to a 5-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez also hit back-to-back homers on successive pitches in Boston's fifth straight win and seventh in the last eight games. Detroit, which was shut out for the fifth time this season, has lost five straight.
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The Red Sox's winning streak lengthened to five games after they beat the Tigers, 5-0, on Tuesday night in front of 38,564 fans at Comerica Park. Starter Tim Wakefield had more than enough run support, led by Manny Ramirez's career home run No. 497.
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