Jul 3
Wakefield pitched eight innings against the Mariners Saturday, yielding five runs on 10 hits en route to a no-decision.
Recommendation: The M's hit two home runs off him (Ronny Cedeno's two-run shot and Jose Lopez's solo homer), but he did not walk a guy in 112 pitches. He has walked a total of two batters over his last four starts.
Jul 3
RHP Tim Wakefield made his 383rd career start for the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, which allowed him to pass former RHP Roger Clemens for the most starts in franchise history. The outing also puts Wakefield into sole possession of 19th place all-time in terms of career starts for the same American League team. Walter Johnson is the all-time AL leader with 666 career starts for the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins franchise. Wakefield's night was finished after eight full innings and five runs allowed on 10 hits, but Wakefield didn't walk a single batter while running into a handful of mistakes that sabotaged his outing.
Jun 28
Wakefield allowed three hits in six innings of Saturday's 1-0 win over Atlanta.
Advice: Wakefield became the AL's third 10-game winner, joining Minnesota's Kevin Slowey and Toronto's Roy Halladay. The 42-year-old knuckleballer made his 382nd start for Boston tying him with Roger Clemens for the most career starts by a Red Sox pitcher.
