Friday's game preview

The Sox send David Wells (14-7, 4.47) to the hill against the Stinkins' Chien-Ming Wang (8-4, 4.02). A win tonight would move the Sox into a favorable position -- tied atop the division with the Stinkins with two to play, head-to-head, at home.

David Ortiz showed last night that his bat is still hot and he intends to play deep into October. He tied last night's game against the Blue Jays with a home run in the eighth and drove home the winning run in the ninth to give the Sox a big win heading into this weekend.

For those of you with MVP ballots, that's O-R-T-I-Z.

Manny Ramirez, who homered and was 2-for-3 last night, also looks to be swinging a hot bat. And with a playoff-type atmosphere against his former team, what more motivation does Boomer need?