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

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

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 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 ... [link]

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THT Daily:THT Daily: Pitching gems
Published 5/7/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
... thrown two bullpen sessions during that time and the hope is that essentially skipping one turn in the rotation will make a difference, but don't bet on it. Shifting Zito back into the rotation means that Matt Cain will start Thursday, followed by Pat Misch on Friday and Tim Lincecum on Saturday. Yesterday’s Results American League CLE 5 NYA 3 (Recap and Boxscore) TB 5 TOR 4 (Recap and Boxscore) CHA 7 MIN 1 (Recap and Boxscore) BOS 5 DET 0 (Recap and Boxscore) LAA 5 KC 3 (Recap and Boxscore) OAK 4 BAL 2 (Recap and ...

Game 33: Knuckled Under
Published 5/7/2008 by Mike McClary at The Daily Fungo | A Detroit Tigers Blogazine
... The Gist: The Tigers couldn’t hit Tim Wakefield, though it wasn’t for a lack of trying. The lack of plate discipline arrived just in time to send the Tigers to a 5-0 loss to the Red Sox. That’s five in a row, if you’re counting. And my man, Tigers starter Nate Robertson? Oof. ...

Red Sox shutout Tigers; losing skid reaches five straight

kcudah posted 5/7/2008 from freep.com

Veteran Tim Wakefield aims for a second defeat of Detroit in 2008 and the 15th of his career tonight when the Boston Red Sox take on the Tigers in the second game of a four-game set at Comerica Park.

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.

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. (

Wakefield, Manny lead Sox past Tigers
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.

Wakefield pitches eight shutout innings in 5-0 win
DETROIT - 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...

Wakefield pitches 8 shutout innings in 5-0 win
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.

Wakefield pitches BoSox past Tigers 5-0 (AP)
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 ...

Wakefield, Timlin share historic shutout (AP)
Tim Wakefield and Mike Timlin had no idea they were making history Tuesday night. For the first time in baseball's modern era, the Boston Red Sox had two pitchers over 40 combine on a shutout. Wakefield gave up just two hits in eight innings and ...

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