Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Wakefield Pitches Gem

In a fast moving game, the Red Sox bats got Tim Wakefield just enough run support to defeat the front running Blue Jays 2-1. It will be interesting to see what happens to the Jays now that they are going to get into the meat of their AL East schedule.

It was crazy to see the way Wake induced fly ball after fly ball. Many never left the infield. He was super-efficient throwing less than 100 pitches over eight innings, giving up five hits. The Jays never got any real rally going, and their only run came on Kevin Millar's solo homer.

Finally, Kevin Youkilis will be coming back. It seems like he's been gone forever. Though Papi is still struggling, Youk's addition to the line up with hot hitters like Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay, and J.D. Drew should keep the offense rolling along.

I thought Papi was seeing things better after he drew a walk in his first at bat. But then, later in the game with runners in scoring position, he was over-anxious and struck out on a ball in the dirt. It's a long season, as everyone says, but I don't have a good feeling about this.

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