Tim Wakefield pitched a gem last night against the Cubs (7 innings, no runs), salvaging the last game of the series at Wrigley. This stat comes from the Boston Globe: Wakefield, in eight games pitching to Mirabelli, is 5-2 with a 3.34 ERA. In four games pitching to Varitek he was 0-4 with a 8.86 ERA.

The white-hot Washington Nationals (10 game winning streak) passed the 1 million mark in attendance for the season over the weekend. Not only that, they surpassed the all-time DC attendance record for a season!. None of the old Washington Senators/National teams ever drew more people in a season than the Nationals have drawn in 2005 through only 33 games.

We blew off the Worcester Tornadoes game we had tickets for this weekend. It was just too hot (90+ degrees) and the pool was just too enticing. Probably a good decision, since we can always catch a game another time.