Tim Wakefield doesn't consider himself the ace of Boston's struggling starting rotation, even though he's 10-1 and leads the majors with a 1.63 earned run average.
He stopped the Red Sox' two-game losing streak last night by winning his sixth consecutive start, 4-1, over the Minnesota Twins at Fenway Park.
"No, not at all. Don't even think of putting me up there," he said about being the star of a staff on which Erik Hanson has been the only other effective starter. "I don't think you can call a knuckleballer an ace. Put me as a third, fourth or fifth starter."
The reality is, he's been one of the top pitchers in baseball after being released in spring training by …
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