As bad as this roadtrip was, it easily could have been worse. This was the first time in a long time that Wakefield has looked this good. Hopefully he'll be able to go on a tear like he has in years past.
A few good things that it was nice seeing, apart from a solid Wakefield:
Johnny Damon hit for power with a double and a homer. Last year he had 20 homeruns and this year he only had 2 going into the 62nd game.
Kevin Youkilis getting some playing time. He went 3 for 5 with his first homer and a double. Good to see the arm hasn't been affected by Reyes...yet.
Good to see Kevin Millar not looking like a fool.
Seeing Manny Ramirez hit a homerun after a long drought.
Doug Mirabelli back on the team. He is an improvement over Wooten and Shoppach and he allows Varitek to stay fresh.
Seeing the bullpen go 2 scoreless innings allowing only one hit.
The Man of the Game is Wakefield who went 7, allowed only a run and only 4 hits. He went 1 for 4 at the plate with an RBI. He didn't walk anybody and only threw 86 pitches. Had the score been tighter, he probably could have gone 9.
Interleague play continues as the Sox host the Reds and Pirates. They should win 5 of these games. They should be doing alot of things though.
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