Manny hits home run # 497

Red Sox vs. Tigers - Box Score - May 06, 2008

SOX & Dawgs found this 5/7/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

Boston Red Sox Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C Crisp CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .290 D Pedroia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .299 D Ortiz DH 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .226 M Ramirez LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .326 J Ellsbury LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 M Lowell 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .222 K Youkilis 1B 3 ...

Wakefield blanks Tigers; Red Sox win 5 straight

raynergl posted 5/7/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Tim Wakefield shut down the Tigers last night, while Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz hit back to back home runs - Manny's was his 497th. Get the recap at The Bottom Line.

Knuckled Under: Red Sox 5, Tigers 0

Red Sox Monster - MassLive.com found this 5/7/2008 on www.blessyouboys.com

I assume when Jim Leyland made changes to the Tigers' batting order, the intent was to generate more offense.  Unless his idea was to try and get his team to score fewer runs(which would be curious strategy).  If so, this thing is ...

Red Sox v Tigers Preview: Game 3

raynergl posted 5/7/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Clay Buchholz will try to keep the momentum going for the red hot Sox, while Armando Galarraga looks to stop the bleeding for the Tigers... get a preview of the game at The Bottom Line.

Boston Red Sox News & Notes - 5/7

beisbolct posted 5/7/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

I am sitting here trying to figure out what the real story of last night’s game Boston Red Sox vs Detroit Tigers game is. Is it Tim Wakefield’s 8 inning, 2-hit 6 strikeout performance? Or is it Big Papi and Manny having back-to-back jacks? Or is it Manny’s 497 home run of his career came on the first pitch of Freddy Pelosi’s MLB career. (