The Boston Red Sox returned home to Fenway Park for a 10-game stanza last night only to have the Seattle Mariners spoil the first game with a 7-6 win.
Tim Wakefield started last night and set a Red Sox record with his 383rd start, moving him out of a tie with Roger Clemens. Wake was hoping to pick up his 11th win of the season and possibly also an All-Star berth.
But after struggling a little bit last night but battling to give the Red Sox eight innings, he’ll have to wait until the team is announced on Sunday to find out his fate. In my book, he’s an All-Star because for a period of time, he carried the Red Sox and kept them afloat in the AL East.
Ramon Ramirez is continuing to go through a rough patch as he was touched up for 2 runs in the 11th inning. Ramirez had been throwing the ball well before this latest stretch. We all know that pitchers go through times like this and Ramirez will most likely turn it around. Let’s just hope it comes sooner rather than later.
Spoiled rotten [Boston Globe]
A night to forget for Wakefield [Providence Journal]
Tim Wakefield, Red Sox a foot short [Boston Herald]
Matsuzaka headed to Florida for long rehab [Boston Globe]
Ramirez wastes late rally [Providence Journal]
Still worthy of a starring role [Boston Herald]
Ramirez not sweating the struggle [Boston Globe]
Red Sox journal: Feeling better, Lowell says he could play now [Providence Journal]
A saving grace for David Aardsma [Boston Herald]
Law of averages [Ask Amalie]
Dice-K bound for Florida to strengthen his arm [Providence Journal]
Fan friendly? Not quite [Boston Herald]
Papelbon Vows to Keep Memento Away From Dog [Full Count]
Kottaras launches first career homer [Providence Journal]
Josh Beckett’s a believer [Boston Herald]
Red Sox run afoul with bad luck [Full Count]
Bay knows struggles won’t last long [RedSox.com]
Five Things We Learned: Wakefield Gained One Honor But Might Have Missed Out Another [Alex Speier – WEEI.com]
For more slices of Boston Red Sox goodness, head over to the Boston Globe, Boston Herald, and Providence Journal websites.
And to see what the enemy papers have to say, you can check out the Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Tacoma New Tribune websites have to say.
