McAdam: Wakefield, Dickey form a close bond

Masterson in

Posted 7/26/2008 on Extra Bases

That's it for Tim Wakefield. With Johnny Damon's groundout resulting in the fourth run of the game for the Yankees, manager Terry Francona came out to remove Wakefield from the game. He brought in Justin Masterson for his second stint out of the bullpen in the big leagues. He is inheriting two runners, Melky Cabrera on third and Damon on first.

Game 103: Yanks @ Red Sox

Posted 7/26/2008 on Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog

Regular Season Game 103 Yankees (57-45) @ Red Sox (60-44) Fenway Park - Boston, MA Game Time: 3:55 p.m. TV: FOX - MLB.TV | Radio: WCBS 880 Here are the lineups: YANKEES Andy Pettitte LHP (11-7, 3.86 ERA) RED SOX Tim Wakefield RHP (6-7, 3.69 ERA) Yanks vs. Wakefield: AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS D. Jeter 93 29 1 1 3 10 5 15 ...

7/26: Yankees Quickly Approaching

Posted 7/26/2008 on Fire Brand of the American League

Prev. Gm : New York Yankees (57-45) @ Boston Red Sox (60-44) Andy Pettitte (11-7, 3.86) @ Tim Wakefield (6-7, 3.69) 3:55 PM EDT | Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV : FOX RADIO : WRKO 680, SBN 1150 GAME NOTES : Once a comfortable separation between the Rays + Red Sox and the Yankees in the AL East, the Bombers have made their usual second half run to close to just two ...

NYY 1, BOS 0: Joba as good as advertised

Posted 7/26/2008 on Fire Brand of the American League

No walks and nine strikeouts over seven innings of work tallies up for a dominant performance by Joba Chamberlain in the 1-0 win for the New York Yankees over the Boston Red Sox. The only run came on a fielder’s choice off the bat of Jason Giambi. Goat of the game? I do not know if you can say there is a goat of the game here. Just a tough 1-0 loss. Next Game: Wakefield vs ...

ESPN: Wakefield, Dickey share a unique relationship

Posted 7/22/2008 on BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

A look at the kinship between the big leagues’ two knuckleballers, R.A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield. Across baseball, there are approximately 370 pitchers. Select almost any two at random, and the pair could compare notes and share common experiences. Not Wakefield or Dickey, though. Nobody knows the troubles they’ve seen. Or felt. Or faced. Except themselves, of course. “I don’t mean ...

Angels exorcise Demons, complete sweep of Sox

Posted 7/21/2008 on Bugs & Cranks

Angels 5, Sox 3 WP: Oliver (3-1) LP: Wakefield (6-7) SV: Rodriguez (40) HRs: BOS- None; LAA- Guerrero (17), Hunter (18) Summary: L.A. completed a sound three game sweep of the defending champs this evening, rallying from a late deficit by scoring three runs in the bottom of the eighth, the big blow a two run double by Casey Kotchman off Manny Delcarmen that broke a 3-3 tie and sent the ...

Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 7/20

Posted 7/20/2008 on SOX & Dawgs

Tim Wakefield will try to knuckle over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim If the Boston Red Sox don’t start hitting the ball and winning some ball games we might have to rename this post to Afternoon Red Sox Depression. In order for that not to happen, the Red Sox will turn to Tim Wakefield to get them a win before they head north to Seattle to take on the Mariners. However, Wake ...

G100: Red Sox at Angels, 6 PM

Posted 7/20/2008 on The Joy of Sox

Tim Wakefield (3.60, x ERA+) / Jered Weaver (4.03, ERA+)