![]() "It's completely different (facing him)," he said. Roenicke proved to be correct about Wakefield in his pregame meeting with the media. The manager said Marcum had an MRI on Saturday and will be checked out again at home on Monday. "We'll have to make that decision (Monday)," he said. Notes: Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he wasn't sure if Shaun Marcum, who left Friday's game with a left hip flexor, would make his next start. Gonzalez had an RBI single in the bottom half. Scutaro's two-run homer off Sergio Mitre made it 11-2 in the sixth.įielder homered into the right-field seats in the seventh. Pedroia also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Gonzalez scored on Ortiz's ground out, making it 8-2. In the fourth, Pedroia homered leading off and Gonzalez tripled for his 1,000th career hit. Milwaukee cut it to 6-2 on Morgan's two-run homer in the top of the second, but Boston broke it open with two in fourth, one in the fifth and two in the sixth. But it just seemed for some reason I fell behind them and just had to throw balls a little bit more over the plate."Īnd it didn't get any better for him after the first. Whenever I was ahead, everything was fine. "I think most importantly, just falling behind hitters. It was tough, it was definitely tough," he said. "You never want to have a first inning like that. The right-hander had allowed two runs or fewer in seven of his last eight starts. Gallardo (8-4) was tagged for eight runs - five earned - on nine hits, walked two and struck out four in three-plus innings. "He threw a lot of strikes," Francona said. Wakefield (4-2) only gave up Casey McGehee's second-inning double besides the two homers in posting his 183rd career win with the Red Sox. Nyjer Morgan and Prince Fielder homered for Milwaukee, which dropped two of three games at Fenway Park this weekend and have lost five of seven overall since winning eight of 10. "You don't get to see a trophy like that every day."ĭustin Pedroia had a solo homer and drove in two runs, and Marco Scutaro hit a two-run shot for the Red Sox, who won their 13th in 15 games. "It felt great," Ortiz said of the Bruins' pregame visit. Drew followed with singles, and Josh Reddick walked with two outs, loading the bases for Ellsbury's ground-rule double that made it 6-0. Youkilis then followed with his homer into the seats above the Green Monster, making it 4-0.ĭavid Ortiz and J.D. Jacoby Ellsbury and Pedroia opened the first with singles and advanced on a wild pitch before Adrian Gonzalez reached on starter Yovani Gallardo's fielding error when he dropped first baseman Fielder's toss covering the bag. "Youk with the big hit, but we kept going," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said. Wakefield then went out and retired the Brewers on 12 pitches - 11 strikes - before his teammates took control. ![]() Red Sox employees were waving Bruins flags with players names and numbers on them in a ring around the upper seating.Īfter the boats circled the warning track, they walked in from center behind captain Zdeno Chara, who carried the Cup most of the way, before they all took part in a ceremonial first pitch with members of the Red Sox. Members of the Bruins, who captured the Cup with a Game 7 win over Vancouver on Wednesday, rode in on four Duck Boats - as they did in a parade through the street of Boston on Saturday.Īs they entered, Bruins players, most dressed in their black jerseys, threw soft baseballs and pucks to the fans. It's theirs."Ī few minutes after the Red Sox honored the Bruins, they turned Fenway into a TD Garden atmosphere during their six-run first inning, blaring a loud fog horn and playing the same music that's played down the other end of the city when the hockey team scores. ![]() "I had my picture taken with the Cup," Wakefield said, smiling. "I've always said, 'If the offense scores that many runs it makes my job a lot easier knowing I can make one or two mistakes,"' the 44-year old Wakefield said after enjoying a pregame clubhouse visit by the Stanley Cup champion Bruins before the Red Sox honored them with an on-field ceremony. ![]() Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to highlight Boston's six-run first inning and Wakefield held Milwaukee to three hits over eight innings, carrying the Red Sox to a 12-3 win over the Brewers on Sunday. Tim Wakefield had his picture taken with the Stanley Cup, then was able to sit back for a while and watch his teammates grab a big early lead. Facebook Email Kevin Youkilis, left, congratulates Dustin Pedroia on his fourth-inning home run Sunday in Boston. ![]()
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