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September 3, 2007
-- Tim Wakefield (back) played catch, including a little long toss, and also simulated his motion in a bit of flat-ground pitching from a shortened distance this afternoon. Wakefield, who missed his start last Friday because of a sore back, pronounced himself fit enough to throw a side session tomorrow and expects to make his next scheduled start, Thursday night in Baltimore.
Wakefield, meanwhile, has been voted the Red Sox player of the month for August, when he went 4-1 with a .245 earned-run average.
-- Eric Gagne played some catch yesterday for the first time in a few days. The right-hander has been bothered by tendinitis in his right shoulder, the result, he and the Sox' staff think, of throwing too often over a week-and-a-half period in an attempt to correct a few mechanical flaws in his delivery. He's still not likely to pitch in a game for while, needing to at least throw a few bullpen sessions, if not a simulated game or two before returning.
-- Doug Mirabelli is away from the team for what manager Terry Francona called a "serious issue" with his family. It's possible he'll be able to catch Wakefield on Thursday, but Francona isn't etching that plan in stone.
-- Manny Ramirez (oblique) was working out on an elliptical machine in the team's workout room this afternoon, but there's still no word as to when the Sox slugger will be able to return to the lineup. He has been on the sidelines since having to leave last Tuesday night's game in New York.
-- Kevin Youkilis, who fanned four times Sunday, is getting a breather from the starting lineup tonight. Eric Hinske is starting.
-- Craig Breslow's stay with Boston was brief. The left-handed reliever was called up from Pawtucket on Friday and optioned back to the PawSox after Sunday's game.
-- Francona said he still isn't ready to reveal the organization's plans for Clay Buchholz, who threw a no-hitter Saturday night against the Orioles. The rookie right-hander is nearing the team's innings limit, but how well Wakefield comes through his side session tomorrow could affect Boston's plans for Buchholz.
-- Steven Krasner
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