August 13, 2007
No Wake
Tim Wakefield and James Shields are locked in a pitcher's duel in the fifth. Shields allowed five hits and one run so far, but most of the attention goes to Wakefield. Tim's allowed just one walk so far, not surprisingly to Iwamura. He'll take a no-hitter into the sixth.
Update: Wakefield issues a walk to Navarro, who tries to steal and is thrown out by a mile. It might have been a busted hit and run, but as Jerry Remy points out, it's not too smart to hit and run against Wakefield, since you never know if the pitch is hittable. The no-hitter is intact through six innings.
Update: Carl Crawford breaks up the no-hitter with a single leading off the seventh. It's still 1-0, so Tim can't let up.
Update: Wakefield goes eight innings, allowing just two hits and Papelbon finishes off the game for a 3-0 Boston win. The disappointing Julio Lugo picked up three hits tonight, scoring and driving in a run. He's hitting much better since the All-Star break, 41 for 121, a .339 batting average.
Shields pitched a nice game for the Devil Rays, striking out five with no walks in six innings and allowing just one run. Someday with offensive and bullpen support he'll win some of those.
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That is the first time Shields went 6 innings vs the Sox. previous high was 5 1/3. He has a nice k/9 against the sox with 24 K's in 21 1/3 IP.