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Wakefield looking to return to form 08.22.09 at 4:23 pm ET
By Mike Petraglia

Tim Wakefield is just about as happy to be coming back to the Red Sox rotation next Wednesday as Terry Francona is to be having him there.

“I’m excited,” Wakefield said before Saturday’s game against the Yankees. “My strength felt a lot better last night than it did my previous start and I’m ready to get back at it.”

Wakefield pitched 5 2/3 innings for Triple A Pawtucket Friday night, giving up one run on two hits as he finished his rehab on his lower back strain and calf injuries.

“Time, this hasn’t been an injury you could get a shot for or take medicine for and it’s going to get quicker for and it’s going to get better quicker,” Wakefield said. “It was just a matter of the body healing itself and getting my strength was the biggest hurdle I had to overcome.”

Wakefield will be pitching against the Chicago White Sox on a day that would normally be Brad Penny’s start while Penny was told by skipper Terry Francona to “hold tight” while the rotation shakes itself out this weekend.

“Wake is gonna start on Wednesday. We talked to Wake this morning. We wanted to make sure he had no repercussions from last night, which I think is kind of common sense. Talked to R.J. a little bit, talked to Theo and John Farrell. So that’s ready to go. That keeps him in line. Just talked to Penny a little bit, and I understand their preparation is important. Day One, Day Two. I told him he’s got to kind of hang tight a little bit. We’ll get through today. And then we’ll tell him where we go from there.”

“I don’t know if I could have done any better than anybody else,” Wakefield said. “You always question that. It is what it is. I’m glad to be back and hopefully I can contribute as much as I did in the first half.”

Francona is hopeful that when Wakefield returns, he’ll be healthy enough to help the team when they need him the most.

“We want him to be able to help us win,” the manager said. “I think we felt like arm-wise, he was probably better then he’d been because he had a little bit of a rest. And it was fun to watch him pitch. You kind of think, boy, he could sure help us. At the same time, if he can’t cover his position, and you’re putting him at risk of hurting himself, first of all, it’s not fair. And it’s hard to win a game.

“I think he really improved enough in yesterday’s outing. And again, there should be some improvement before he pitches again that everybody thinks he can pitch and win and that would be the idea. Again, I don’t think he’s going to win a track meet. I I don’t think he was before. But he can cover his position and he’s a really good pitcher, so I think we’re OK.”

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