When is tim wakefield next start

Held opponents to a. Pedro Martinez. Held batters to a. Held foes to a. Went with a 2. Gave up 25 home runs, tied for 8th in the A. Set a career high with 12 wild pitches, tied with Texas' Vincente Padilla for 2nd in the A.

Matt Clement was the last Boston pitcher with more in a season, throwing 13 in Combined with Manny Delcarmen 1. Allowed 7 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks and did not fan a batter over 1.

Was his shortest start since a careerlow 1. Florida, his 26th career game Beat New York, , on August 26 in the Bronx Gave up 3 runs on 8 hits with one walk and one strikeout for his first win at Yankee Stadium since May 11, Beat Seattle, , on June 7, his first win against the Mariners since July 29, , a span of 18 games 8 starts.

At 41 years old, became just the 2nd Red Sox pitcher over the age of 40 to ever win at least 17 games in a season, joining Cy Young, who won 21 games in both and Made at least 30 starts for the 4th time in the last 5 seasons Went with a 4.

The last Sox pitcher to get a decision in at least his first 26 starts was Danny MacFayden 26 in Club record is 43 by Cy Young in Wake's first no-decision of did not come until September 6 at Baltimore.

Completed the month with a scoreless streak of Followed that stretch by going with a 6. Tossed Closed the season by giving up 25 runs 24 earned in Allowed one earned run or less in 11 of his 31 starts overall.

However, Boston has scored just 19 runs while Tim was in the game in his 12 losses, an average of 1. In his last 16 losses beginning June 15, , the Red Sox have scored a total of 19 runs while Wakefield has been in the game, all coming in his 12 losses in In his last 23 losses dating to the start of , Boston has scored a combined 25 runs while Wakefield was in, an average of 1.

Was with a 5. Fared better with increased rest, posting a 5. Was a late scratch from Boston's Division Series and World Series rosters due to inflammation behind his right shoulder Allowed 5 runs on 5 hits over 4. Struck out 7 and walked 2. Boston scored only 6 runs in his 5 starts, an average of 1. Wakefield's 3. Wakefield threw his first Kansas City and landing on the disabled list 5 days later with a stress fracture in his rib cage Seattle in a loss Philadelphia for his 6th straight quality start, an Red Sox win in 12 innings July 1 at Florida earned his th career win in his th major league start.

Wakefield's strikeouts tied for 2nd-most in his career Mirabelli missed 21 games, including 4 of Wakefield's starts, while on the D. New York AL , September 6 vs. Wakefield's July 17 complete game, a loss Fenway Park to the Yanks, was his first in starts since August 19, at Kansas City Wake's gap between complete games was the 2nd-longest in major league history, trailing only San Francisco's Kirk Rueter, who since July 4, has made straight starts without a complete game.

East foes despite a 3. April 11, started Boston's home opener for the first time in his year Red Sox career, beating the Yankees in his th career appearance at Fenway Park May 27 at New York, walked 7 for the first time since June 30, vs.

June 12 at Wrigley Field, in his th career appearance with the Red Sox, snapped a personal 5-game slide, allowing one run on 4 hits over 7. Pittsburgh, leaving a game that the Sox ultimately lost September 11 at New York, fired an 8. Paul Konerko hit a 2-run homer with no outs in the 6th that snapped a tie Boston averaged 5.

Jason Varitek caught the other 2. Tampa Bay and giving up 2 unearned runs on 2 hits in one inning June 9 vs. San Diego. Toronto and August 29 vs. Detroit, winning the last 2 of those starts Detroit and September 20 vs. New York, limiting the Yanks to 2 runs one earned on 4 hits in 7. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos. All rights reserved. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

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IP WHIP 1. Pitching Career Batting Career Pitching Postseason Batting Postseason Fielding Postseason. Standard Pitching Show Minors. Bold season totals indicate player led league. As much as the Red Sox might like to see Wakefield reach the strikeouts and wins milestones, they don't want to see him hanging on just to do so. After pitching innings this season — third most on the team — Wakefield has certainly had his chances.

No one can reasonably argue otherwise. If Wakefield were to have gotten within striking distance of the two records this season, bringing him back next year would be a no-brainer. Loyalty aside, the PR and marketing opportunities alone would make it worth the Red Sox' while.

But with Wakefield pitching poorly and now headed back to the pen, his chances of surpassing Clemens and Young seem doubtful. And as much of a good soldier as Wakefield has been — a true leader both on and off the field — the Sox won't bring him back if they don't think he can give them a chance to win consistently. Wakefield's knuckleball hasn't just frustrated opposing hitters; it's also frustrated a host of Red Sox catchers and managers. While Wakefield can often confuse and confound hitters, when he gets hit, he often gets hit hard.

In addition, costly passed balls and wild pitches are to be expected. Because Wakefield's primary pitch is so unpredictable, his starts are equally unpredictable.

Each time he takes the mound, the results seem to be to a roll of the dice. Consistency has never been Wakefield's strong suit. With all of this in mind, it's conceivable that we have finally seen the last start in Tim Wakefield's enduring career.