With no worry about the weather and satisfying results from the game last night under their collective belts, the Red Sox
are gearing up for their next encounter with the Twins. Tonight the game is brought to you on ESPN (gasp) for those of you who must count
on these opportunities to view the game as it unfolds. The rest of us will make the sacrifice for the benefit of our fellow Dawgs! For the annual Mothers'
Day celebration and benefit, position players will wield those amazing pink bats (with great success for the Sox we hope). For the starting pitching outings,
the Sox offer the venerable Tim Wakefield and the Twins offer Nick Blackburn who seems to be dealing with some stride issues. Hopefully he has not yet found
the remedy. The scouting report gives more information on that:
If the Sox can pull off a win in honor of their mothers, the day will be a great one for all of us!
Go Red Sox!!!!
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Scouting Report: Red Sox: Wakefield had arguably his best start of the season against the Tigers. He allowed no runs and two hits, while striking out six in eight sharp innings. He allowed just one baserunner in his first six innings. Wakefield has a 13-4 record with a 4.00 ERA in 21 career starts against the Twins. He allowed three earned runs in two starts against them last season. Twins: The right-hander hasn't been nearly as sharp in his recent outings as he was to start the season. Blackburn admits that he's not feeling comfortable on the mound right now. Partly to blame is a change in his stride. Last year, the pitcher lengthened his stride and subsequently threw 44 straight scoreless innings for Triple-A Rochester. Somehow over the course of the winter, that stride shortened. Blackburn is trying to re-find it in his bullpen sessions and side work. The hope is he'll have regained it by his next start against the Red Sox. In his lone relief appearance against Boston last season, Blackburn gave up four runs in just one inning. |
If the Sox can pull off a win in honor of their mothers, the day will be a great one for all of us!
Go Red Sox!!!!
