Wake, Sox Shut Out the Motor City Meltdown

Tim Wakefield pitched great tonight giving up just 2 hits with 6 K's and no walks over 8 innings. Timlin came in for the 9th to finish the shut out. The bats provided the offense with Ortiz going yard for the second straight night and Manny hitting #497. This was a great win for the Sox and a lift for Wake who had not been pitching well of late.

As good as the win was for the Sox it must have been equally bad for the Tigers who now have a higher salary than Boston. Leyland shook up the lineup this week but the results were the same. The Detroit Free Press ran a blog post today that said "Hey Tiger Fans, Its Far Worse in Cleveland." After tonights loss I'm not really sure it is.

Sox Win 5-0 BOX SCORE