Ramirez goes deep again as Red Sox bounce back

Boston Red Sox's Manny Ramirez hits a two run home run off Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Miguel Batista during the first inning of the MLB baseball game at Fenway Park, Saturday, June 7, 2008 in Boston. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

BOSTON—Manny Ramirez hit his 504th career homer and Tim Wakefield baffled most of Seattle's hitters for seven innings Saturday to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 11-3 win over the Mariners.

Boston rebounded from Friday's 8-0 loss to Seattle for its seventh victory in nine games; and 16th of 18 at Fenway Park.

Ramirez tied Eddie Murray for 23rd on the career list with a two-run drive over the Green Monster seats. J.D. Drew homered, tripled and singled.

One thing did go wrong for the Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis dropped a throw in the ninth, ending his major league-record 238-game errorless streak at first. He started the game at third, but moved over in the eighth.

Wakefield (4-4) allowed two runs and five hits, just three of them beyond 30 feet. He struck out six and walked two.

Ichiro Suzuki had three singles, one a dribbler halfway to the mound and another a bunt, for Seattle.

The game featured knuckleballers pitching for both teams. R.A. Dickey worked in relief for the Mariners.

The Red Sox pushed across two runs in the fourth to take a 4-2 lead. Alex Cora doubled in Brandon Moss and scored on Coco Crisp's single up the middle.

Miguel Batista (3-7) gave up five runs -- four earned -- and four hits in 4 1-3 innings for Seattle. He's allowed 10 runs and 11 hits in the opening inning of his last seven starts.

Drew homered off Dickey in the sixth, and singled home a run in the eighth.

Mike Lowell and Youkilis had two-run doubles in a five-run eighth.

Ramirez, who missed Friday's game with a sore right hamstring, gave Boston a 2-0 lead in the first with his sixth homer in 12 games after Drew's liner got past center fielder Suzuki for a triple.

The Mariners had some awkward swings in the first two innings, with Suzuki's roller in front of the plate the only hit. Wakefield fanned four of the first seven batters he faced.

Raul Ibanez tied it with a two-run double off Wakefield in the third.

Notes:@ Wakefield last faced a fellow knuckleballer when Charlie Haeger of the White Sox worked against him in Fenway Park last July 22. ... Boston manager Terry Francona said CF Jacoby Ellsbury, who left Thursday's game with a sprained right wrist, could be back Tuesday. ... Francona tied Jimy Williams for sixth in club history with his 414th win. ... One of Wakefield's second-inning pitches was clocked at 56 mph. ... Youkilis limped slightly to the dugout after trying avoid 1B Richie Sexson's tag of a wide throw, but stayed in the game. ... Mariners RHP Mark Lowe turned 25. ... Seattle fell to an AL-worst 8-21 on the road. ... Wakefield was winless in his last five starts, going 0-3.