Tim Wakefield is undefeated at home this year and continues his quest for his first All-Star appearance. Wake threw 6 innings last night giving up 6 hits and only 2 runs. Tim has been near masterful at home this season going 8 innings against Toronto and giving up only 1, 6 innings against Cleveland giving up 2 and 7 innings against Minnesota giving up only 1. David Ortiz helped lift the club to the victory last night with his fifth homerun of the season going 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs.
The Reds get back on the winning side against the Braves. However, this is not your father's Braves. Twenty years ago (1989) guys like John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, and David Justice were just getting started at wouldn't hit their stride until the early nineties but the pieces were coming together. This year's Braves are 30-33 and 6.5 games back in the NL East. Nonetheless, the Reds won 7-2 in a game that saw two lengthy rain delays. The game was much closer than the score would indicate as the Reds were only up 3-2 in the middle of the eighth before scoring 4 in the bottom to seal the victory.
MLB note: Congratulations to Ivan (Pudge) Rodriguez for tying Carlton Fisk's record for most games caught in MLB history.
Reds: (32-31) 3 gb
Red Sox: (39-25) 1st in AL East
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