Speaking on the Dale and Holley Show, Red Sox manager Terry Francona said he and the medical staff will be meeting with Tim Wakefield to re-evaluate the approach the team will take in regards to the pitcher going forward. Francona noted that the strength deficit for his right leg compared to his left has been "increasing a little bit", leading the team to the Wednesday conversation. The Sox' manager noted that whether or not Wakefield has surgery on his herniated disc in the near future or sometime in October or November won't affect whether or not the pitcher will be ready for spring training. "What he has is cut and dried," Francona said, "they would remove it and he would get better." Wakefield told WEEI.com Tuesday that his left leg measured out just under 60 percent, Tuesday, compared to 100 percent for his right leg, saying, "The whole premise of this is strength maintains itself, which obviously it’s not very good...

Blake Wheeler leads a Boston Bruins traveling party for a Wednesday night preseason game against the Toronto Maple Leafs following up on Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Wheeler, Byron Bitz, Brad Marchand, Jamie Arniel and Vladimir Sobotka will play among the forward group for the second straight game, and both Matt Hunwick and Adam McQuaid will play for the second straight day. The B's players getting their first taste of preseason action include: Steve Begin, Patrice Bergeron, Drew Larman, Guillaume Lefebvre, Jeff LoVecchio, Michael Ryder and Shawn Thornton at forward, and Derek Morris, Mark Stuart, Dennis Wideman and Any Wozniewski on defense. Dany Sabourin is expected to get the call between the pipes for the Bruins, and will play the whole game as Tuukka Rask did Tuesday night against the Rangers.