Red Sox put Wakefield in rotation
The Boston Red Sox have made their first significant change, inserting knuckleballer Tim Wakefield into the starting rotation.
Meanwhile, the team will skip Josh Beckett’s next start after the pitcher complained of back spasms.
Beckett has gotten off to a terrible start and manager Terry Francona plans to give him extra rest.
The Red Sox are hopeful that the extra rest will give Beckett a break and also allow him to fix some mechanical flaws.
Boston doesn’t have much time to mess around with the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays quickly pulling away from the pack.
