Wright allowed one unearned run on seven hits and two walks while striking out six in Boston's 8-1 win over Minnesota on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Wright lowered his ERA 2.09, tops in the American League, but he had to work around some trouble in the middle innings. He gave up three singles in the fourth, but was helped by Christian Vazquez gunning down a basestealer and then left the bases loaded in the fifth, getting a weak comebacker off the bat of Joe Mauer. Wright doesn't dominate opponents, but he grinds through his starts and is averaging nearly seven innings per start.