“Obviously, it showed out there, but it’s pretty nice to win a game like this.”Īfter the Sox sent their last available position player, Mike Lansing, into the game in the 13th despite a thumb injury, Wakefield said he expected he might be called on to pinch run or pinch hit. “My emotions were running pretty high,” he said. Wakefield, who generally contains his emotions, bounded off the mound pumping his fists as he had just won a postseason game. The win went to Wakefield, who escaped a crucial jam when he picked off the potential go-ahead runner, Jose Macias, at second with two out in the top of the 18th. Suddenly, Monday night’s ordeal against the Yankees seemed like a rosy memory.įor the hardy souls who stuck it out in the Fens, the standoff provided a multitude of twists and more scares than either teams cared to bear. “Having lost one of these, it feels a whole lot better to win this one.” “I don’t have any gas left in the tank,” said Jason Varitek, who caught all 18 innings and caught all 19 in Seattle.
