Byrd and Tim Wakefield started game 4 in a match-up Byrd said might have been "the slowest-throwing right-handed match-up of all time in the post-season". It was also for four innings one of the best pitched match-ups, with both throwing shutouts.
In game 4, Byrd and Tim Wakefield faced off in a highly anticipated matchup that Byrd described as potentially "the slowest-throwing right-handed matchup of all time in the postseason". The two pitchers delivered outstanding performances, each throwing a shutout for four innings.