Continuing the theme of early May games featuring Texas, this game was interesting as it matched noted knuckleballers Tim Wakefield and RA Dickey (although of course Dickey was still a conventional hurler at this point). Knuckler or no, he pitched a terrific game, departing after 8 2/3 having not yet allowed a run, with five strikeouts and four walks. The final walk pushed his pitch count to 128, as he made 22 in the ninth struggling for the finish line.
He was replaced by Francisco Cordero, who promptly walked Mark Bellhorn and Jason Varitek to push in Boston’s first tally and bring the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of Cesar Crespo (the only Crespo I remembered was Felipe), who flied to center to end it.
On the other side, Wakefield pitched well too, allowing two runs over seven innings with no walks and four Ks. Alan Embree gave up a Michael Young triple and Alfonso Soriano dinger in the eighth that built the lead to 4-0.
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