Wakefield's sink or swim starts continued last night as the knuckleball proved ineffective; The Sox found themselves down 7-0 by the top of the 4th inning as Wakefield allowed 8 runs and 8 hits over 5 innings. Going into his 16th season in the majors at the age of 42 this summer, one has to wonder how much longer the 2nd most senior member of the Sox pitching staff can be effective.
Pine Tar proved to bring about the strangest event of the night when Boston hitting coach Dave Magadan was ejected in the top of the 6th inning for arguing with home-plate umpire Tim Tschida. In an effort to keep MLB games moving, pine tar has to be ready before the bat boy cones out.
The night owls will be anxiously waiting to see if Beckett in back to his old pitching self as he goes for his 6th win.
Keywords: Beckett, Dave Magadan, knuckleball, Tim Tschida, Wakefield
