G11: Yankees 4, Red Sox 1

Yankees - 000 010 201 - 4  10  1
Red Sox - 000 010 000 - 1   2  0

Wang (9-2-1-0-3) was pretty much unhittable tonight. He threw only 92 pitches in a complete game performance, facing two batters over the minimum. Drew's solo home run was Boston's only run.

Buchholz (6-4-1-3-3) matched Wang out for out through the first four innings. He stumbled in the fifth and sixth, but still left the game after six innings with a 1-1 tie. Then Francona brought Timlin in -- straight from the disabled list. Guess what? White Flag gave up a home run to Giambi and a double to Molina, who later scored. And that was that.

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Chien-Ming Wang (1.38, 290 ERA+) / Clay Buchholz (5.40, 79 ERA+)

Wang's 6 starts at Fenway: 35 IP, 45 H, 20 BB, 11 K, 6.17 ERA

               PA   AVG   OBP   SLG    OPS
Ortiz v Wang   36  .500  .583  .833  1.416   
Manny v Wang   26  .591  .654  .864  1.518

Yook boasts a .533 OBP and a 1.009 OPS. On the other hand, Varitek is 1-for-16 (the one hit was a dong) and Drew is 1-for-11. (All Sox v Wang)

Mike Timlin rejoins the team today; Bryan Corey will be designated for assignment.

Weekend matchups:

Saturday, 4 PM: Beckett / Mussina
Sunday, 8 PM: Matsuzaka / Hughes

Mr. Hankee, March 15, 2008:

I really have nothing more to say about the Red Sox the entire season. We've covered that ground and, basically, I'm tired of talking about them.

He's a man of his word, right?