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San Francisco ChronicleRed Sox manager Terry Francona thinks he might be seeing Tim Wakefield at his best - strong words, considering the knuckleballer won 14 of his first 15 starts in Boston. That was in 1995, long before the soon-to-be 42-year-old righty became a mainstay of the rotation.
"Everything's been clicking for me," Wakefield said after pitching seven innings of two-hit ball to take advantage of another offensive outburst and beat visiting Baltimore 12-1 on Saturday. "I don't want to change anything. I've been on a run and hopefully I can keep doing that."
Kevin Youkilis' first career grand slam helped him tally his first six-RBI game, and J.D. Drew and Manny Ramirez homered on consecutive pitches in the first inning to stake Wakefield (6-6) to an early lead. He responded by retiring the last 13 batters he faced before leaving after seven - the eighth time in nine starts he's gone that far.
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