Red Sox shutout Tigers; losing skid reaches five straight

The Bottom Line: Red Sox v Tigers Preview

raynergl posted 5/6/2008 from thebottomlinenation.blogspot.com

Tim Wakefield squares off with Nate Robertson tonight in Detroit - get the preview at The Bottom Line.

Wakefield Knuckles Over Tigers

beisbolct posted 5/7/2008 from soxanddawgs.com

On a night where Jonathan Papelbon and Hideki Okajima weren’t available in the Boston Red Sox bullpen, Tim Wakefield did his best to keep the Tigers at bay and the offense helped him out as well as the Red Sox beat Detroit 5-0 in front of 38,564 fans at Comerica Park. The win for the Red Sox is their 5th straight.

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.

Red Sox vs. Tigers - Recap - May 06, 2008

The Hardball Times found this 5/7/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

Wakefield allows just two hits in eight shutout innings as Red Sox blank Tigers DETROIT (AP) -- Tim Wakefield had his knuckleball working and that made the rest of his pitches that much more effective. He only allowed two hits in eight shutout innings ...