Pitching, Pitching, Pitching

In real estate they say it's location, location, location. Well, in the game of baseball it's all about the pitching, pitching, pitching.

Tuesday night the Sox got a much needed dominant performance by a starter. Tim Wakefield, the oldest and best starting pitcher for the Red Sox this season, was outstanding going 8 solid innings, giving up 5 hits, 3 Ks, 2 walks and 1 earned run.

The lone run came courtesy of a Kevin Millar home run. If someone is going to hit a home run against the Sox, he's the one player I don't mind see doing it.

BOX SCORE: Red Sox 2, Blue Jays 1

The offense wasn't at its best tonight but, fortunately, two runs was enough to win the game. Both runs came in the second inning from unlikely sources.

Bailey got the scoring started with a single driving in Lowell and Kottaras scored Drew with a sac fly.

One important note is Jacoby Ellsbury got two hits in four at-bats raising his average to .305. Ellsbury is a huge factor on how the Red Sox offense performs this season. If Ells can get on base consistently the Sox should be one of the top offenses once again.

Wednesday's pitching matchup is Penny vs Cecil. Hopefully the Sox can get another solid effort out of a starter. GO SOX!

Other notes: Youk is expected back for Wednesday's game. ... Papi was 0-for-3 with 2 strikeouts dropping his average to .203. ... Michael Bowden threw 8 scoreless innings for the Paw Sox on Monday lowering his ERA to 0.86.