Because I just don't have the energy to hype this game, here are some quick stats about tonight's match-up:Wake is 7-4 with a 3.10 ERA at Fenway this year... compared to a 3-7, 5.14 line on the road.
He hasn't thrown since his final start of the regular season on September 28th. In that outing he blanked the Yankees for 5 innings, allowing just 2 hits while fanning 3 and walking none.
He's 19-5 with a 3.332 ERA in his career against the Rays, but he went 0-2 with a 5.87 ERA in three starts against them this season.
Wake owns a 6.36 ERA in the postseason... if you take away the 9.1 innings and 10 earned runs during relief work, it drops to 5.85.
The last time he started a playoff game he blanked the Indians through 4 innings and then imploded in the 5th. e gave up 3 runs and then handed the ball over to Delcarmen who gave up a 3-run shot to Johnny Peralta. We got 3 back in the 6th, but lost 7-3.
Carl Crawford went 2 for 7 with 2 homer runs against Wake this year and is 25 for 82 (.305) in his career... he's never stolen a base against Wake, but has been caught 9 times.
Longoria is 3 for 6 (.500) and Iwamura is 4 for 9 (.444) and both guys have 2 stolen bases against Wake... BJ Upton is 1 for 5 (.200).
Andy Sonnanstine is a modest 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 6 starts against the Red Sox.
That said, he blanked the Sox in back-to-back starts this season, posting a 0.00 ERA through 13 innings, allowing just 7 hits while fanning 12.
"Sonny" lost his last two starts of the regular season, but bounced back ti beat the White Sox in the ALDS. He lasted 5 2/3 innings and gave up just 3 hits, but two of them were solo home runs.
JD Drew is 4 for 11 (.364) with a double, a homer and 3 RBI against Sonnanstine... Jason Varitek is 5 for 10 (.500) with a homer and 4 RBI ... Jed Lowrie is 3 for 5 (.600).
Youk is just 1 for 12 (.083), Ellsbury is 3 for 12 (.250) but one of those hits was a homer, and Big Papi is 3 for 16 (.188) but one of those was a triple!
Bottom Line: We've crawled out of bigger holes than this, but you have to admit that the momentum is with the Rays right now... which is why this game is so important. They're playing like they've got nothing to lose, so we need to put the fear back in them with an ol' fashion shellacking tonight.
The guys at SG put well:
"If being embarrassed in front of the home town team, if hearing the crowd rain boos down on the likes of the Captain himself, is what it takes to wake these guys up, to remind them that they're the defending World Series champions until someone can wrestle the trophy out of their hands, then I'm fine with it."
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