The Wake turned 45 yesterday and will be going for his 200th win of his career. If he is able to pull it off he will be the oldest player to do so (passing Charlie Hough of the 1992 White Sox). Wake probably should've got it last time as he only let up 3 runs over 7 innings to the White Sox, but the Red Sox offense didn't show up for him.
Trying to stop Wake from reaching his milestone is youngster Carlos Carrasco. Overall he has had a very nice rookie campaign this year going 8-9 with a 4.67 ERA, but he takes the mound trying to avoid losing his 6th straight start (0-5 with a 9.13 ERA during that span). One has to wonder if he is starting to run out of gas.
The Red Sox have had a tough time with the Indians this year (3-5), but I think the Indians are falling apart and Wake will get his 200th win, which is pretty cool since they are playing at Fenway. Look for Adrian Gonzalez to have another big night as he is hitting .480 over the last 7 days, and seems to match up well against the struggling youngster.
Red Sox win 10-4
Player of the Game: Gonzalez
Game starts at 7:10pm
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