Wakefield Shelled As Sox Open Second Half With 7-2 Loss

by Randy Booth on Jul 16, 2010 12:40 AM EDT in Game Stories

BOSTON - JULY 15: Daniel Nava #60 of the Boston Red Sox is unable to make the catch off the Green Monster in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers on July 15 2010 at Fenway Park in Boston Massachusetts. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Ah, boy. This isn't how you want to start off the second half.

Tim Wakefield allowed six runs in the first inning en route to a 7-2 loss to the Rangers on Thursday night. Wakefield allowed seven runs (six earned) in two innings of work. Wake's record now sits at 3-8.

The offense wasn't very good, either. The Red Sox managed just six hits, with two of those being solo home runs by J.D. Drew and Bill Hall. The 1-4 hitters in the lineup -- Marco Scutaro, Eric Patterson, David Ortiz and Kevin Youkilis -- went a combined 0 for 17 with four strikeouts.

More good in the sea of bad: the bullpen. Robert Manuel was the first out of the 'pen, allowing two hits, one walk and striking out one in 2.2 innings. No runs -- that's key. Later in the game, Scott Atchison outdid Manuel by tossing three scoreless innings while allowing one hit and striking out one.

That's all the good we'd see Thursday night, though.

Felix Doubront gets the 7 p.m. start on Friday night.

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Looking forward to another Felix start

Really like this kid.

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Jul 16, 2010 9:01 AM EDT reply actions

I was working last night and couldn't watched the game.

I checked the score at the end of the first inning and mid-third. UGLY.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

@#$%ing Twit: @blogtard

by Bloggy on Jul 16, 2010 9:03 AM EDT reply actions

To be honest, in watching this

At first I was pissed at how much damage they were doing against Wake. Then I thought to myself that at least if they were going to lose, this is my favorite way for them to lose, because it gave guys like Manuel and Richardson another chance to prove themselves (not that Richardson exactly ran with the opportunity, but he had the chance). Not all bad. Not a game I really expected them to win, given the matchups.

This may not be Wake’s year.

by wolf9309 on Jul 16, 2010 9:18 AM EDT reply actions

I really wish they had just kept Wake in

After that many runs in the first, who cares if the BP can prove themselves? Just don’t waste the arms, let Wake throw 120 pitches, if it gets us into the fifth than fine, thats 3 less innings the BP has to work this year. With Felix, still unproven, we might have needed Atchison tonight.

"We are not normal, We are Legends. People will tell their kids about us." - Deon Butler before Ohio State Game 2008.

by Rogue Nine on Jul 16, 2010 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions

no it was because

Francona clearly was not giving Manuel a chance in a situation with any kind of remote pressure. After last night, he may well give him a shot. Wake couldn’t be left in. He clearly had nothing against the rangers last night, it would’ve been a 6 hour 50-run shelling.

by wolf9309 on Jul 16, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm going to say what I did in the game thead after the game...

And blame the game on the blue for blowing that third strike on Michael Young, which changed the whole inning, and on Wake for not overcoming the bad call playing through it.

Wake will be back though and have plenty of more good and bad starts with us.

by Mike-Dub on Jul 16, 2010 1:03 PM EDT reply actions