[...] ury was serious enough for the Red Sox to acquire Paul Byrd from Cleveland, and Wakefield's advancing age must be a concern for the defending World Series champions. Wakefield is 0-1 in two starts against the Yankees this season, posting a 6.94 ERA. The Yankees will counter with another veteran, 36-year-old Andy Pettitte (13-9, 4.17), who stumped Toronto on the road by scattering a run on five [...]

[...] Red Sox at Toronto Blue Jays – 7:07 PM ET Paul Byrd (7-11, 4.55) made his debut for the Red Sox after being acquired from Cleveland, and he allowed four runs on ten hits over 7 1/3 innings to take the loss as Boston fell 4-1 at home to the Blue Jays. Ironically, Byrd's last start with the Indians was also against the Blue Jays, and he pitched a complete game to lead Cleveland to a 4-2 win [...]

[...] at Detroit Tigers – 7:05 PM ET 37-year-old Paul Byrd (2-5, 4.66) has not recovered from an HGH controversy from last season, in which he was 15-8, and he was also named in the Mitchell Report, which was bound to cause offseason distractions. For the fourth time this season, Byrd failed to strike out a single batter while taking the loss as the Indians fell 6-1 at Kansas City, as he was knoc [...]

[...] s pitched.The Indians will counter Wakefield with Paul Byrd, who picked up the win in the series-clincher versus the New York Yankees last round. Byrd lasted five innings in that outing, giving up two earned runs on eight hits and striking out two New York batters. During the season the righthander went 15-8 with a 4.59 ERA, fanning 88 over 192 1-3 innings.The oddsmakers opened the Indians as sli [...]

[...] e run from Grady Sizemore and solid pitching from Paul Byrd in a series-clinching victory. The Indians could've put that series away with a win back in Game 3, but they failed to become the fourth team to sweep an LDS this year.The Red Sox and Indians met seven times during the regular season, with three games in Boston back in May and four in Cleveland at the end of July. The BoSox won two of [...]