Red Sox-White Sox (July 22, 2005)

Great win last night. Joe Crede learned first hand lesson No. 1 when dealing with Manny Ramirez -- you can't give him second chances. The Sox have a tough game tonight (8:05 p.m., NESN/WSBK/WEEI) as Tim Wakefield (8-8, 4.12) squares off against Cy Young candidate Jon Garland (14-4, 3.21). I think the Sox can get to Garland, who does not over power hitters (58 strikeouts in 126 innings). He does throw strikes (only 23 walks) so the Boston batters can't sit there with the bat on their shoulders but if they take what he offers, they should be able to score on him. Wake just needs to keep the ball in the park. (Thoughts from Thursday's game ... Clement looked better than he will get credit for today ... a good sign to see Schilling not only pitch two innings but to also bounce back from the blown save ... I would rate the White Sox as the leaders in the Burnett sweepstakes -- GM Kenny Williams will see the need for a power starter after the Sox beat up on his soft-tossing rotation this weekend and they may be willing to take on Mike Lowell due to the struggles of Crede ... I really like the addition of Tony Graffanino, he's a gamer)