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.

Red Sox Blog

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.

Red Sox Blog

Jacoby Ellsbury led the Boston Red Sox past the Los Angeles Angles 8-7 on Tuesday night as he hit two home runs.  Ellsbury started the game off with a solo home run and then added another solo shot in the sixth inning.

Besides Ellsbury, Kevin Youkilis also had two RBI in the game.  Dustin Pedroia went 4-5 and had one RBI.  Pedroia doubled in Ellsbury for the game winning hit and run in the eigth inning.

Josh Beckett was scratched from his scheduled start so David Pauley made the emergency start for the Red Sox.  Pauley pitched 4.1 innings and gave up seven hits and five earned runs.    Julian Tavarez, Hideki Okajima, Mike Timlin, and Jonathan Papelbon all seen action out of the bullpen.  Okajima blew the save, Timlin picked up the win, and Papelbon recorded save which was his eigth of the season.

Red Sox Blog

The Boston Red Sox scored five runs in the final three innings of Monday nights game against the Cleveland Indians and went on to beat the Indians by the score of 6-4.  Wow, what a comeback by the Red Sox!  With the come from behind win, the Red Sox record is now 8-6 on the season.

Manny Ramirez hit a two run home run in the 9th inning for the game winning hit and runs.  Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis also had two RBI’s to go along with Ramirez’s two RBI.

Mike Timlin pitched the 8th inning to record the win.  Jonathan Papelbon picked up his fifth save of the season after closing down the Indians in the 9th inning.

Starting pitcher Jon Lester got rocked in his 4.1 innings.  He allowed five hits and four earned runs.  Lester was wild the entire game as he also walked five batters.  Julian Taverez pitched 2.2 scoreless innings as he came in after Lester.

Red Sox Blog