Wakefield throws 4-hitter in Boston's win over A's
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Wakefield throws 4-hitter in Boston's win over A's
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tim Wakefield took a no-hitter into the eighth inning on a day when the Red Sox desperately needed a strong start from their 42-year-old knuckleballer and finished with a four-hitter Wednesday in Boston's slump-snapping 8-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Wakefield (1-1) got within five outs of the first no-hitter of his 17-season major league career, nearly becoming the second-oldest pitcher to accomplish the feat after Nolan Ryan. Kurt Suzuki broke it up with a one-out single to left for the read more
NECN | April 15, 2009
