MLB Notes: Wakefield gets ball to start Game 1
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BOSTON - Tim Wakefield will start Game 1 of the World Series tomorrow for Boston after playing a key relief role for the Red Sox in the AL Championship Series.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of the four-game series at Fenway Park.
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(Boston-AP, Oct. 11, 2004) _ One more off day for the Red Sox, and then it&#39;s off to Yankee Stadium for game one of the American League Championship Series.
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Veteran umpire Ed Montague will call balls and strikes in Game 1 of the World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and Boston Red Sox on Saturday.
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FIRST INNING RED SOX - Pedroia grounds single to second. Youkilis grounds single to short, sending Pedroia to second. Ortiz walks, loading the bases. Ram&#xED;rez strikes out swinging. Lowell flies to right. Drew homers (1) to center. Varitek walks. Ellsbury grounds to pitcher. FOUR RUNS, THREE HITS, ONE LEFT.
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When it comes to giving up long balls, Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield has a short memory. Just three weeks after he surrendered a club-record six home runs to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, tying the post-1900 major league record, the wily knuckleballer delivered one of his best starts of the season in the rematch. Striking out a season-high ...
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David Ortiz will play first base for Boston when the World Series resumes Saturday night, and Kevin Youkilis will be benched as the Red Sox adjust to life without a designated hitter.
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BOSTON - Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox moved a season-high 15 games over .500 with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.    Kevin Millar and Bill Mueller each drove in two runs for Boston, which improved to 67-52 with its ninth win in 12 games...
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In his first major league start since being found to have a treatable form of lymphoma last year, Jon Lester made a dramatic and effective return to the Boston Red Soxâ rotation.
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at Camden Yards, Baltimore Records: Boston is 84-56 (first in the American League East); Baltimore is 60-78 (fourth in the AL East, 23 games behind). Tonight (7:05, NESN, WRKO 680): RHP Tim Wakefield (16-10, 4.16 ERA) vs. LHP Garrett Olson (1-3, 7.22). Tomorrow (7:05 p.m., NESN, WRKO): LHP Jon Lester (3-0, 5.26) vs. RHP Daniel Cabrera (9-14, 5.06). Saturday (7:05 ...
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Tim Wakefield Will Start Game 1 of World Series for Boston Against St. Louis on Saturday Night. Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona faces reporters during a news conference at Fenway Park, in Boston, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004.
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The Boston Red Sox placed starter Tim Wakefield on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a stress fracture in the area of his rib cage.
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J.D. Drewâs grand slam off Fausto Carmona in the first helped the Red Sox build at 10-1 lead as of five innings of play.
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(Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield hopes to stop a personal three-game losing streak this evening when the Boston Red Sox continue their three-game set with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
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The St. Louis Cardinals will send their opening-day starter to the mound on Wednesday in their most important, and perhaps last, game of the season.
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Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield is being left off Boston's roster for the World Series because of a bad shoulder. The 41-year-old Wakefield fought through back problems late in the season and was kept off the roster for the first-round series against the Los Angeles Angels.
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Derek Lowe will get the nod over knuckleballer Tim Wakefield to start Game 7 of the AL championship series for the Boston Red Sox.