Sox 4/9/2006 - Baltimore

ESPN Box Score

Bring out the brooms! Boston completes the sweep of the O's with a gritty performance by Wakefield and for the 5th time the BoSox starter outlasts the other teams starter. LOL watch was 2 for 2.

Nip and tuck game for the Red Sox until Stern drove home the insurance run in the 6th inning. A quick inning by Timlin and a very good inning by Foulke led to Papelbon. I think he definetly nailed down the closer job by struggling but still getting the outs that were needed to finish off the game.

Wakefield and Bard looked comfortable with each other and I think we can put to rest the "why did they trade Mirabelli" whines. I liked Doug, I thought he was an excellent team person and the perfect back up for Tek, but Bard has been OK.

Coming up next is the home opener with Towers facing Beckett. On paper it should be a blow out for the Sox, but last couple of years the home opener hasn't followed the paper.