Tim Wakefield tossed eight inning against the Detroit Tigers and only allowed two hits and then Mike Timlin pitched the ninth inning and allowed one hit.  game.  The Red Sox went onto beat the Tigers 5-0 in the game as well.

Awesome performance by Wakefield who improved to 3-1 on the season.  A great performance that saved the bullpen some innings and that is always good early in the season.

Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz both hit their seventh home runs of the season in the game.  Both home runs came in the seventh inning as well.  J.D. Drew, Kevin Cash, and Coco Crisp all had one RBI each for the Red Sox.

The Red Sox have now won five straight games and their record stands at 22-13.

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The Boston Red Sox clubbed three home runs as they beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 on Monday night.  Mike Lowell, Kevin Youkilis, and David Ortiz all hit home runs in the game as the Red Sox improved their record to 21-13 on the season.

Lowell, Youkilis, and Ortiz all had two RBI each in the game for the Red Sox.

Daisuke Matsuzaka picked up the win as he pitched five innings.  Matsuzaka only gave up two hits and one run but did walk right batters.  Control issues really hurt Matsuzaka and that is why he only pitched five innings in the game.

Craig Hansen pitched 1 2/3 innings and gave up two runs.  Hideki Okajima and Jonathan Papelbon finished out the game for the Red Sox.  Papelbon picked up his tenth save of the season.

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The Boston Red Sox struggled at the plate against the Toronto Blue Jays and A.J. Burnett on Thursday night as the Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays 3-0.  The Red Sox offense was only able to muster up four hits against Burnett and two Blue Jays relief pitchers.

David Ortiz had two hits while Mike Lowell and Coco Crisp had one hit apeace.  The Red Sox left 17 runners on base in the game and struckout seven times.

Tim Wakefield took the loss as he pitched seven innings and gave up six hits and three runs.  Wakefield did give up one home run to Alex Rios as his ERA went up to 4.03.  David Aardsma, Javier Lopez, and Mike Timlin pitched the final two innings of the game.

The Red Sox are now 17-13 on the season after the loss to the Blue Jays.

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