Mark Carlson will be behind the plate calling balls and strikes when Tim Wakefield and Rick Porcello square off Friday night in Comerica Park.
Wakefield is 2-0 with a 3.52 ERA when throwing with Carlson as the home plate umpire.
Tim Timmons is at first base, Jeff Kellogg is at second and Eric Cooper will be making the calls at third.
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