1 walk and 1 hit on the ledger for brian matusz, who is trying to win his 3rd game of the year. jim: 2-2, weekly hit toward 3rd. fires, got him! so, wigginton gets the man and one down. so, one down. that is only the 4th ground ball out in this game. so many of these indian hitters see frozen on the first pitch breaking ball. buck: everybody goes looking for the fastball and when it goes to curve ball, you take it. then he throws one a little quicker on the outside. buck: he can pitch. that has been his background since he first went to college, and he has always been characterized as a guy that really understands how to pitch. we haven t seen that yet here until today. now you see he really has a feel of how to utilize his pitches in combination. jim: 0-2. buck: and the problem he has prior to today s start, was everything was so inconsistent, he kind of had to search for a formula and put pitches together because he really didn t know w
so, really important job by a guy who is not expected to be, a guy who is going to help carry them down the stretch. boston was the team to claim wagner. what could he provide for them. well, if he throwes like he did the other night, 95-miles-per-hour, and slider, he can help a lot of teams with that. the question is, are the red sox going to be able to arrange a deal? are they willing to take on the money? 3.5 million this year, and buy university for next year. so, there s some financial concerns. but, we don t know if he can pitch back-to-back days, and keep his velocity. but, what the heck, i would try it. always use another lefty. rangers and rays got a bit of a break, in what the yankees did to boston. not today. so, back up again, on that standing. so, rangers and rays are out there. and angels and bluejays going at it. and angels, watching what ta erbgsdz is doing. trying to avoid their first three-game losing-streak, and izturis, and lind, going for the catch,
who was able to get a little more breathing room on wednesday night. also ahead, pitcher and future hall of famer john smoltz has a new home in st. louis. why that means he may have a new role as well with the cardinals. we ll tell you what it is. and brett favre continues to settle into his new digs. why he hasn t won over everyone linked to the vikings. espnews starts now. ah, yes, we are making television this half-hour. helping you stay current with all the latest news, scores and highlights, will selva alongside j.w. stewart. they re the men with the golden guns. that wouldn t be us. seven of wednesday s starting pitchers have an e.r.a. below 3.00 this season. jeremy bond-erman not one of them. nice work out of you. neither is dr. no. well played. but doc halladay is. these highlights are for your eyes only. roy halladay going for his 14th win as the red sox going for the wild card lead, jason bay hits the living daylights out of that one. timothy dalton.
r by espn captioning by captionmax next on espnews, the top of the a.l. wild card is airtight. who s able to get a little breathing room? john smoltz has a new home. why that means he may have a new role as well. and brett favre continues to settle into his new digs. espnews starts now. what s up? welcome in to this half-hour of espnews. helping you stay current with all the latest news, scores, and highlights, will selva alongside j.w. stewart. there s the man with the golden gun. seven of wednesday s starting pitchers have an e.r.a. below 3 this season. jeremy bonderman, is not one of them, neither is dr. no, but doc halladay is. roy halladay going for his 14th run. nice work. thank you. top of the fifth, jason bay off halladay, halladay shaken and stirred, two-run home run for bay. they just keep coming. they do, clay buchholz gets encarnacion to fly out, 0 for 4, batting .190, stupid bat. buchholz six innings, one earned, four ks, the red sox win it 6-
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