Tim Wakefield didn't merely earn a win in the Red Sox's 11-5 thrashing of the Rays on Wednesday night. He became the oldest pitcher in Red Sox history to win a game.

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BOSTON – Welcome Red Sox fans to Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Seattle and the other baseball outposts where games no longer mean very much.

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Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Tim Wakefield delivers a knuckleball against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010.

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BOSTON — Tim Wakefield became the oldest pitcher to win for Boston, and the Red Sox backed their 44-year-old knuckleballer with five home runs Wednesday night to rough up the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5. Tim Wakefield – Boston Red Sox – Baseball – Sports – Major League

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It was hard to center on one key for the Red Sox on a night there were so many of them. But it all added up to an 11-5 victory over the Rays in the rubber match of this three-game series on Wednesday.

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Closer Jonathan Papelbon, who was last seen blowing a save Sunday and throwing 48 pitches in the process, actually recovered well from the extended outing, said manager Terry Francona.

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Towards the end of each season, manager Terry Francona takes stock on areas the Red Sox can improve, and an obvious one is jumping to mind these days.

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With the Sox in free fall, we’ve turned our attention to the players’ wives and girlfriends, who were at the Natick Collection for “From Fenway to the Runway,” their annual fund-raiser for the Red Sox Foundation, on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Read more in Names

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The Red Sox, who now need a mathematical miracle to qualify for the postseason, are likely to give their prospects a pretty good look down the stretch.

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So much for the plan to give Marco Scutaro the night off on Wednesday. Not only was Scutaro in the lineup, but he was back at shortstop after switching to second base on Tuesday night.

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BOSTON (Sports Network) — Tim Wakefield gets the call on short notice this evening when the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays play the rubber match of their three-game series at Fenway Park.

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Red Sox make two-year offer to Martinez

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BOSTON — The Rays were piling up so many offensive numbers in their 14-5 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday that their biggest concern actually became how long it was taking.

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One of the few bright spots for the Red Sox in Tuesday's 14-5 loss to the Rays is that catcher Jason Varitek had a chance to return to action for the first time since breaking his right foot on June 30.

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If the Red Sox had won Tuesday night's game and had a chance to sweep the Rays on Wednesday, Clay Buchholz was poised to pitch on three days' rest for the first time in his career.

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By Marc Topkin, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, September 7, 2010 BOSTON — The numbers piled up quickly for the Rays in Tuesday’s 14-5 win over the Red Sox. They scored a season high in runs — and all in a four-inning span.

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Boston Red Sox’s Darnell McDonald is tagged out in a rundown by Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010.

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The Red Sox were still clinging to some hope when they arrived at the ballpark on Tuesday. Perhaps a sweep of the Rays in this three-game series would get Boston back into the conversation of postseason contenders.

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Though lefty Felix Doubront has turned into an important piece of the Red Sox's bullpen, manager Terry Francona will not rush him back from a strained pectoral muscle.

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