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Wakefield VS Davies

 

 

Feeling good after a three-game road sweep of the best team in the majors, the Boston Red Sox couldn't keep the momentum going at home against one of the league's perennial doormats.

 

Boston will try to quickly bounce back Friday night behind Tim Wakefield, who looks to build on his best outing of 2010 as the Red Sox and Kansas City Royals continue their four-game series.

 

An 11-3 blowout victory at Tampa Bay on Wednesday had given the Red Sox (27-22) a season-best five-game winning streak and eight wins in their last nine, but they couldn't overcome eight walks in 4 2-3 innings by starter Daisuke Matsuzaka in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Royals.

 

Even though Boston's recent surge has come against three straight first-place opponents, catcher Jason Varitek said it wasn't necessarily disappointing to lose to the team with the worst record in the majors since the start of 2004.

 

"That's a really good team with some real good pitching," Varitek told his team's official website. "If we went out and played horribly, you could say that. I don't think we played bad. We just were a run short."

 

A bevy of injuries may be catching up with Boston, which played without catcher Victor Martinez and outfielders Mike Cameron and Jacoby Ellsbury. It's unclear if any of the three will return Friday.

 

Wakefield (1-2, 4.44 ERA) is in the rotation in place of injured ace Josh Beckett. The 43-year-old picked up his first win of 2010 on Sunday, outdueling Philadelphia ace Roy Halladay with eight shutout innings in an 8-3 victory.

 

"I had a pretty good feel with everything and our offense did a good job," Wakefield said.

 

The knuckleballer was also in line for a win at Kansas City on April 9, when he gave up two runs in seven innings, but Boston's bullpen allowed two runs in the eighth inning of a 4-3 defeat.

 

The Royals' relievers were perfect on Thursday, retiring all nine batters they faced to close out the club's second straight victory and third consecutive road win.

 

Kansas City (20-28) has gone 8-5 overall under manager Ned Yost after Trey Hillman was fired May 13.

 

"This is how it is supposed to look," starter Brian Bannister said. "The 'pen did their job, we fielded well and we hit well."

 

Kyle Davies (3-3, 4.53) has also been pitching well, holding five of his last six opponents to two or fewer runs. He was a tough-luck loser Saturday against Colorado, allowing one run in six innings of the Royals' 3-0 defeat.

 

"I was real impressed with the way he went out and attacked and changed speeds," Yost told the Royals' official website. "He looked like a big-league pitcher out there."

 

The right-hander has also been sharp against Boston, going 1-0 with a 2.45 ERA in two career starts. He also opposed Wakefield last month, allowing three runs in six innings.

 

He'll hope to pitch the Royals to their first back-to-back wins at Fenway Park since July 17-18, 2007. They're 7-20 overall at Boston since the start of 2003.

 

The Red Sox have a disappointing 14-12 home record in 2010 after going 56-25 there each of the last two seasons.

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Marco Scutaro SS

Dustin Pedroia 2B

David Ortiz DH

Kevin Youkilis 1B

Victor Martinez C

J.D. Drew RF

Adrian Beltre 3B

Jeremy Hermida LF

Mike Cameron CF

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ROYALS (20-28)

 

Scott Podsednik LF

Mike Aviles 2B

David DeJesus RF

Billy Butler 1B

Jose Guillen DH

Alberto Callaspo 3B

Mitch Maier CF

Yuniesky Betancourt SS

Jason Kendall C

 

Pitching: RHP Kyle Davies (3-3, 4.53).

Palodios Greenville Drive

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You know, it just kind of hit me, but this team has a ton of great hitters. They have top players at 1st, 2nd, 3rd, catcher, right field, arguably DH, and hopefully soon they'll have one at CF. While they don't have that massive 3-4 anymore, this team is stacked.
Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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It would have been close either way.

 

But he was waiting at the chance to bitch and moan so.....

Dipre Worcester Red Sox

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knew you would pick up on that one. If it had been Lowell you would have jumped out of your seat complaining.

 

Nope. I try my best not to be a complete and utter annoyance by bitching, moaning and complaining every chance i get.

 

I don't dislike Lowell, and have never stated as such. So don't try to assign a reflection of your quirks unto me.

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You know, I just realized how well Magglio Ordonez is playing so far this season. I remember a lot of people thinking he would be an awful choice to replace Bay, but his line this season is .327, .418, .509, .927, 9 HR, 32 RBI. Doesn't look like the brokedown player a lot of people suggested.

 

VMART!

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