Final Score
Red Sox 14
Orioles 8

Wild About Cabrera: Not much suspense in this one thanks to Daniel Cabrera. The Orioles gigantic righty took a walk on the wild side, walking 6-batters in the first inning after Coco Crisp’s leadoff bunt single. The Sox capitalized with 4-runs, then added three more in the second thanks to another Cabrera walk and some lousy Baltimore relief pitching. Think Leo Mazzone regrets leaving Atlanta to oversee this collection of pitching talent?

Oh My Darling “Clement-ine�: Another nice performance from a Boston starter. This time it’s the much maligned Matt Clement shining. Clement tossed 6-shutout innings before giving up 4-runs in the 7th, an inning he probably shouldn’t have pitched with an 11-0 lead. But Terry Francona seems to be stretching his starters out, as he did the same thing with Curt Schilling in the season opener. With how rocky the middle relievers have been, perhaps it’s not such a bad idea after all.

All is not Wells: Keeping with the pitching theme, David Wells made a rehab start in Pawtucket and got slapped around a bit. The big lefty gave up 7-runs in 5-innings, walking three and surrendering 2-gopher balls in the process. He’s still in line to make his season debut next Wednesday. Hope he shows better form.

So gang...3-1 after 4-games...is this what you expected? Can Clement finally become a consistent season-long starter or will he just wilt away when the pressure builds? Should we expect anything from Wells in '06?