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September 6, 2007
Doug Mirabelli, who was forced to the disabled list because of a strained right calf on Aug. 17, is back in the lineup tonight, serving in his primary Red Sox role as personal catcher for knuckleballer Tim Wakefield.
Wakefield is making a return, as well. Wakefield was scratched from his previous start last Friday, opening the door for Clay Buchholz's no-hit glory, because of a sore back.
In Mirabelli absence, Kevin Cash came up from Pawtucket and did an excellent job catching Wakefield's floaters in two games, a pair of scoreless seven-inning outings. Wakefield enters tonight's game with a 22-inning scoreless streak.
Mirabelli caught Wakefield's bullpen session two days ago.
"I needed to do that so I could feel prepared (for tonight's start), or as prepared as you can be (catching a knuckleball)," said Mirabelli. "You never want to go into a game without feeling completely prepared."
-- Steven Krasner
Posted by Steven Krasner 
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