Tim Wakefield continued his domination of the Devil Rays and didn’t even matter he didn’t have Doug Mirabelli. After a rough 1st inning, Kevin Cash settled right in and didn’t allow another passed ball. The win for Wakefield was his 15th and that ties him for the MLB lead with John Lackey and his teammate Josh Beckett. Dustin Pedroia kept his hot hitting up and is looking a like a Rookie of the Year candidate. In the end it was a 6-0 Sox win and it got them back to a 5 game lead in the AL East as the Skanks lost to the Angels. Before Jon Lester takes the ball tonight, let’s take a look at the headlines from the Boston and Tampa area media.
Wakefield cashes in [Boston Globe]
Wakefield Casts His Spell Over Rays Again [Tampa Tribune]
Wakefield right on money: With Cash, he leaves Rays spent [Boston Herald]
Yet another floater folly [St. Petersburg Times]
Cash And Carry [Hartford Courant]
Red Sox able to cash in [Pro Jo]
Right doesn’t make might [Boston Globe]
Rays Could Use 6-Man Rotation [Tampa Tribune]
Pedroia piling up hits and votes for rookie honor [Boston Herald]
Sixth starter an option to ease workloads [St. Petersburg Times]
Sox Strike Early Against Kazmir [Hartford Courant]
Devil Rays break ground on new facility [Tampa Tribune]
Wakefield blocks out the Rays [Pro Jo]
Cora to aid homeland [Boston Herald]
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