David Wells will try to help the Boston Red Sox bounce back from their first loss at Fenway Park in over a month when they conclude a three-game series against the Detroit Tigers.
Despite feeling the effects of flu-like symptons, Wells threw five shutout innings on Tuesday to help Boston to a 5-2 road win over Kansas City. The burly left-hander gave up five hits and struck out five, but did not argue when manager Terry Francona came to take him out after 91 pitches.
``I felt pretty fatigued,'' said Wells, who improved to 4-1 with a 3.67 ERA in his last eight starts. ``After being sick the last couple of outings, I still have it. It kind of hit me all at once. I just went out there and made the best of it and got out of a few jams.
``The good thing about it, I wasn't fighting it. I wasn't trying to aim the ball. When you do that it's going to go all over the place.''
The veteran hurler has done well at Fenway, going 5-1 with a 3.36 ERA in nine starts this season. He has won four decisions in a row there since giving up six runs in an 8-4 loss to Baltimore on April 25.