GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (32-15) at TEXAS (18-30)

AL: BOSTON (32-15) at TEXAS (18-30)

<h3>Wakefield looks to push aside history, recent struggles</h3>



<div class="pre">Boston (32-15) at Texas (18-30) 8:05 pm EDT</div>

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Through seven starts, TimWakefield's knuckleball was fluttering and it was frustratingthe opposition. Lately though, the only frustration being feltwhen he takes the mound is his own.

Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox continue their three-gameseries with the Texas Rangers on Saturday when they meet atRangers Ballpark.

The 40-year-old knuckleballer had an American League-leading1.79 ERA through his first seven starts, never allowing morethan three earned runs during a 4-3 start. Since then,Wakefield has surrendered four homers - twice as many as he didin the first seven games - and 11 runs, going 0-2 during thattime.

If he hopes to change that this weekend, Wakefield (4-5, 3.14ERA) will need to avoid his personal history against the club.He is 7-14 against them with a 5.89 ERA in 29 careerappearances, including 22 starts.

Wakefield allowed nine hits and a season-high six runs over fiveframes in a 6-2 loss against the New York Yankees.

Vicente Padilla (2-6, 5.52) will get the start for the Rangers.The righthander yielded two runs over 5 2/3 innings in a 14-4victory over Minnesota on Monday.

Padilla is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in his lone career start againstTexas.

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS

BOSTON TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Julio Lugo SS .235 3 29 Kenny Lofton CF .262 4 12
Kevin Youkilis 1B .349 6 26 Michael Young SS .245 4 25
David Ortiz DH .324 9 38 Mark Teixeira 1B .308 8 29
Manny Ramirez LF .256 7 29 Sammy Sosa RF .266 10 37
J.D. Drew RF .230 2 13 Frank Catalanotto DH .169 4 12
Mike Lowell 3B .329 9 37 Marlon Byrd LF .000 0 0
Coco Crisp CF .242 1 14 Ian Kinsler 2B .242 10 26
Doug Mirabelli C .205 2 4 Gerald Laird C .233 2 14
Alex Cora 2B .333 2 12 Ramon Vazquez 3B .526 3 9

Tim Wakefield RHP (4-5, 3.14) Vicente Padilla RHP (2-6, 5.52)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
WARMUPS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (4-5, 3.14)
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (2-6, 5.52)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL HERNANDEZ
1B - TED BARRETT
2B - MARK CARLSON
3B - LARRY YOUNG

WEATHER: 75 Degrees, cloudy
WIND: 17 mph, in from center</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
STARTING BATS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD AND DOUG MIRABELLI
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA AND GERALD LAIRD

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.235, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
K YOUKILIS (.349, 6 HR, 26 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.324, 9 HR, 38 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.262, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
M YOUNG (.245, 4 HR, 25 RBI)
M TEIXEIRA (.308, 8 HR, 29 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Cora 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
S Sosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .526

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.14

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 1-1.
Batters faced: V Padilla 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.256, 7 HR, 29 RBI)
J DREW (.230, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
M LOWELL (.329, 9 HR, 37 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230
M Lowell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Cora 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
S Sosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .526

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.09

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.43

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 8-5; V Padilla 15-11. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wakefield 2-0; V Padilla 1-1. Batters faced: T Wakefield 3; V Padilla 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.266, 10 HR, 37 RBI)
F CATALANOTTO (.169, 4 HR, 12 RBI)
M BYRD (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Cora 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
S Sosa rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169
M Byrd lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .526

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.09

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.34

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 8-5; V Padilla 35-25. Ground balls-fly balls: T
Wakefield 2-0; V Padilla 3-2. Batters faced: T Wakefield 3; V Padilla 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED SAMMY SOSA.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 0
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.242, 10 HR, 26 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D MIRABELLI (.205, 2 HR, 4 RBI)
A CORA (.333, 2 HR, 12 RBI)
J LUGO (.234, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205
A Cora 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 7 0 1 0 0 1 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
S Sosa rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
M Byrd lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .526

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - S Sosa (12, T Wakefield). RBI - M Byrd (1). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Byrd (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).


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BOSTON - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.19

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.34

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 27-15; V Padilla 35-25. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Wakefield 2-0; V Padilla 3-2. Batters faced: T Wakefield 7; V Padilla 7.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.233, 0-FOR-0)
R VAZQUEZ (.526, 3 HR, 9 RBI)
K LOFTON (.260, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Cora 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
S Sosa rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
M Byrd lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .526

Totals 7 1 2 1 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - S Sosa (12, T Wakefield). RBI - M Byrd (1). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Byrd (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 01 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 2 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.19

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.25

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 27-15; V Padilla 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Wakefield 2-0; V Padilla 4-3. Batters faced: T Wakefield 7; V Padilla 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 1 0 1 2 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD
TEX - VICENTE PADILLA

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.347, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.322, 0-FOR-1)
M RAMIREZ (.260, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">BOSTON (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
K Youkilis 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .347
D Ortiz dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .260
J Drew rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229
M Lowell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .327
C Crisp cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
A Cora 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .329

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 2 3

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306
S Sosa rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .270
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167
M Byrd lf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500

Totals 10 1 2 1 0 3 2

BATTING: 2B - S Sosa (12, T Wakefield). RBI - M Byrd (1). Team LOB - 0.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Byrd (1, 2nd base by T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).


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BOSTON - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 010 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield 3 2 1 1 0 3 0 3.13

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
V Padilla 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.25

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 41-23; V Padilla 45-32. Ground balls-fly balls:
T Wakefield 2-3; V Padilla 4-3. Batters faced: T Wakefield 10; V Padilla 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Hernandez. 1B--Ted Barrett. 2B--Mark Carlson. 3B--Larry
Young.

Weather: 75 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, in from center.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL BOSTON AT TEXAS
NOTE: BOSTON FIRST BASEMAN KEVIN YOUKILIS EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FOURTH INNING.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY J.D. DREW SCORED KEVIN YOUKILIS. ERROR
BY MICHAEL YOUNG ALLOWED DAVID ORTIZ TO SCORE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J DREW ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2
TEXAS 1 TOP, 4TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.327, 0-FOR-1)</div>