The Red Sox are the only team in all of MLB to have four pitchers with at least 6 wins. Some teams (Phillies, Nationals, A's, and Orioles) don't have any pitchers who have won 6 games.
Wakefield: 9-3 Beckett: 8-3
Penny: 6-2 Lester 6-6
This stat speaks not only to how well the starting rotation has performed, but it also demonstrates the success of our bullpen. Red Sox relievers have allowed a total of 87 runs this year. (Compare that to the Yanks: 101; and to the team with the best record in baseball, the Dodgers: 101. Our strong bullpen, anchored by Hideki Okajima, Jonathan Papelbon, and Ramon Ramirez, has been able to hold the leads for that game's starter, allowing him to take the win.
Stat #2: Among the 13 NL pitchers who have at least 7 wins, you will find Bronson Arroyo (8-6, with Cincinnati) and Derek Lowe (7-5, with Atlanta)
On another note, John Smoltz will make his first start of the season tonight against the Nationals, and will hopefully keep the USS Fenway from rocking too much until Daisuke returns from the DL. When he does, Smoltz could be moved to the bullpen. After all, from 2001-2004, he picked up 154 saves for Atlanta, with an ERA of 3.02.
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