I would like to preface all of this by saying that it is always wise to temper enthusiasm when said enthusiasm stems from a victory over the Devil Rays.

That said, there were some damn good signs tonight.

- Tim Wakefield, after two crap outings in a row, pitched very well tonight. He allowed just 5 baserunners in 7 innings and had D-Ray hitters flailing for much of the night. This was a good sign but Sunday’s start against a suddenly awakened Toronto offense may be a better barometer to decide where Wake really stands.

- Really, really nice to see the offense go off in the 7th. Hadn’t seen that in a good while. Double, double, bunt single, double, home run. 5 runs, 0 outs. Man I miss that. Hopefully it’s a sign of things to come.

Elsewhere…

- His performance will rightfully be overshadowed by Randy Johnson tonight but Jason Schmidt pitched a complete game shutout at Wrigley tonight, yielding just 1 hit and 1 walk in the process. I think we can safely declare him all the way back from off-season elbow surgery.

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