AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: E Gagne relieved M Timlin. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 9 BOSTON 16 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B Harris (.281, 1-FOR-4, HR, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Norton hit for J Gomes. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, B HARRIS ON FIRST, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 9 BOSTON 16 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.223, 3 HR, 17 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D NAVARRO ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 10 BOSTON 16 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J WILSON (.281, 3-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 18 1 BOSTON 0 0 1 4 3 6 2 0 x 16 20 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, SCOTT DOHMANN (4TH), JON SWITZER (5TH), GRANT BALFOUR (6TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), JAY WITASICK (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (4TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (5TH), BRYAN COREY (6TH), MANNY DELCARMEN (7TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND KEVIN CASH HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (11) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON CARLOS PENA (39) OFF KYLE SNYDER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON BOS - JACOBY ELLSBURY (3) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON DUSTIN PEDROIA (7) OFF JON SWITZER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON DAVID ORTIZ (29) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON J.D. DREW (8) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 10 18 1 BOSTON 0 0 1 4 3 6 2 0 x 16 20 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, SCOTT DOHMANN (4TH), JON SWITZER (5TH), GRANT BALFOUR (6TH), JUAN SALAS (6TH), JAY WITASICK (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, KYLE SNYDER (4TH), JAVIER LOPEZ (5TH), BRYAN COREY (6TH), MANNY DELCARMEN (7TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH), ERIC GAGNE (9TH) AND KEVIN CASH WP - BRYAN COREY (1-0) LP - JON SWITZER (0-1) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: TAM - BRENDAN HARRIS (11) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON CARLOS PENA (39) OFF KYLE SNYDER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON BOS - JACOBY ELLSBURY (3) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 3RD, 0 ON DUSTIN PEDROIA (7) OFF JON SWITZER IN THE 6TH, 0 ON DAVID ORTIZ (29) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON J.D. DREW (8) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 7TH, 0 ON TIME: 3:45 ATT: 36,640 PROBABLES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (4-14, 6.00) BOS - JON LESTER (4-0, 4.47)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (10) VS BOSTON (16) - FINAL TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 6 1 3 3 0 1 3 .287 C Crawford lf 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .312 C Pena 1b 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .279 B Upton cf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .309 D Young rf 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295 B Harris 2b 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .282 J Gomes dh 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .243 a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222 D Navarro c 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .229 J Wilson ss 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .280 Totals 44 10 18 10 2 12 17 a-flied out to center for J Gomes in the 9th. BATTING: 2B - J Wilson (14, T Wakefield); D Navarro (16, T Wakefield); A Iwamura 2 (18, T Wakefield, J Lopez); B Upton (24, M Timlin). HR - B Harris (11, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out), C Pena (39, 4th inning off K Snyder 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - B Harris (56), D Navarro 2 (40), A Iwamura 3 (30), C Crawford (78), C Pena 3 (109). 2-out RBI - A Iwamura. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crawford 2, J Gomes 1, D Young 1, A Iwamura 2. GIDP - D Young. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - J Gomes (9, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash), D Young (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash). FIELDING: E - D Navarro (9, catch). PB - D Navarro. DP: 2 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena, C Pena-J Wilson-A Sonnanstine). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg J Ellsbury lf 5 1 2 2 1 1 1 .373 D Pedroia 2b 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .325 D Ortiz dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .320 M Lowell 3b 5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .326 J Drew rf 4 4 3 1 1 1 2 .259 B Moss rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 K Youkilis 1b 4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .289 C Crisp cf 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .271 J Lugo ss 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .241 K Cash c 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .125 Totals 40 16 20 16 4 4 15 BATTING: 2B - J Lugo (35, S Dohmann); C Crisp (26, G Balfour); K Youkilis (34, J Salas). 3B - K Youkilis (2, G Balfour). HR - J Ellsbury (3, 3rd inning off A Sonnanstine 0 on, 1 Out), D Pedroia (7, 6th inning off J Switzer 0 on, 0 Out), D Ortiz (29, 7th inning off J Salas 0 on, 0 Out), J Drew (8, 7th inning off J Salas 0 on, 1 Out). SF - C Crisp , K Cash , D Pedroia. RBI - J Ellsbury 2 (10), J Lugo 2 (69), K Cash 3 (4), D Pedroia 2 (47), C Crisp 2 (58), K Youkilis 3 (80), D Ortiz (99), J Drew (50). 2-out RBI - J Ellsbury. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Ortiz 2, J Drew 1, J Lugo 1, J Ellsbury 1. GIDP - D Pedroia, D Ortiz. Team LOB - 7. FIELDING: DP: 1 (J Lugo-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 040 410 001 -- 10 BOSTON - 001 436 20x -- 16 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 3 1/3 8 5 5 1 3 1 5.96 S Dohmann 1 1/3 3 3 3 2 0 0 3.20 J Switzer (L, 0-1) 1/3 2 2 2 0 0 1 10.22 G Balfour 0 3 4 4 1 0 0 5.00 J Salas 2 4 2 2 0 0 2 3.78 J Witasick 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.52 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era T Wakefield 3 10 7 7 0 4 1 4.68 K Snyder 1 2/3 1 2 2 2 3 1 3.78 J Lopez 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 3.11 B Corey (W, 1-0) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 M Delcarmen 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 M Timlin 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.24 E Gagne 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.86 T Wakefield pitched to 3 batters in the 4th. J Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. J Switzer pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. G Balfour pitched to 4 batters in the 6th. Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 80-50; S Dohmann 28-17; J Switzer 7-5; G Balfour 22-13; J Salas 25-16; J Witasick 12-8; T Wakefield 65-45; K Snyder 38-21; J Lopez 13-8; B Corey 10-7; M Delcarmen 18-12; M Timlin 7-7; E Gagne 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 6-2; S Dohmann 0-4; J Switzer 1-0; G Balfour 0-0; J Salas 3-3; J Witasick 2-0; T Wakefield 2-3; K Snyder 2-0; J Lopez 0-0; B Corey 2-0; M Delcarmen 1-1; M Timlin 1-1; E Gagne 0-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 18; S Dohmann 9; J Switzer 3; G Balfour 4; J Salas 10; J Witasick 3; T Wakefield 19; K Snyder 8; J Lopez 3; B Corey 2; M Delcarmen 5; M Timlin 4; E Gagne 5. UMPIRES: HP--Tony Randazzo. 1B--Greg Gibson. 2B--Larry Vanover. 3B--Chad Fairchild. T--3:45. Att--36,640. Weather: 62 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (10) AT BOSTON (16) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young struck out swinging. B Harris homered to left. J Gomes singled to left. J Gomes stole second. D Navarro singled to left, J Gomes scored. J Wilson doubled to left center, D Navarro to third. A Iwamura singled to right, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura out at second. C Pena grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 3RD: K Cash struck out looking. J Ellsbury homered to right. D Pedroia reached on infield single to third. D Ortiz grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, D Pedroia out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 1. TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro hit a ground rule double to left. J Wilson singled to right, D Navarro to third. A Iwamura doubled to right, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield. C Crawford grounded out to first. C Pena homered to center, J Wilson and A Iwamura scored. B Upton struck out swinging. D Young struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, BOSTON 1. BOSTON 4TH: M Lowell singled to center. J Drew singled to left, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis flied out to right. C Crisp singled to right center, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. J Lugo singled to left, M Lowell scored, J Drew to third, C Crisp to second. K Cash singled to right, J Drew and C Crisp scored, J Lugo to third. S Dohmann relieved A Sonnanstine. J Ellsbury walked, K Cash to second. D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lugo scored, K Cash to third, J Ellsbury to second on error by catcher D Navarro. D Ortiz flied out to right. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 8, BOSTON 5. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris grounded out to first. J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro walked. J Wilson walked, D Navarro to second. J Lopez relieved K Snyder. A Iwamura doubled to right center, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. C Crawford struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 5. BOSTON 5TH: M Lowell reached on infield single to shortstop. J Drew singled to center, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis walked, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to center, M Lowell scored. J Lugo doubled to left, J Drew scored, K Youkilis to third. K Cash hit sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored. J Switzer relieved S Dohmann. J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 8. BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia homered to left. D Ortiz singled to left. G Balfour relieved J Switzer. M Lowell singled to deep left, D Ortiz to second. J Drew walked, D Ortiz to third, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis tripled to deep center, D Ortiz, M Lowell and J Drew scored. C Crisp doubled to right, K Youkilis scored. J Salas relieved G Balfour. J Lugo flied out to center, C Crisp to third. K Cash grounded out to second. J Ellsbury singled to left, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia popped out to first. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 14. BOSTON 7TH: D Ortiz homered to right. M Lowell flied out to center. J Drew homered to center. K Youkilis doubled to deep center. C Crisp grounded out to second, K Youkilis to third. J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 16. TAMPA BAY 9TH: B Moss in right field. E Gagne relieved M Timlin. B Harris singled to center. G Norton hit for J Gomes. G Norton flied out to center. B Harris to second on fielder's indifference. D Navarro singled to left, B Harris scored. J Wilson flied out to center. D Navarro to second on fielder's indifference. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 10, BOSTON 16.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (10) AT BOSTON (16) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, C Pena 1B, B Upton CF, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, D Navarro C, J Wilson SS, A Sonnanstine RHP. Boston Starting Lineups -- J Ellsbury LF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Lowell 3B, J Drew RF, K Youkilis 1B, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS, K Cash C, T Wakefield RHP. Umpires -- Tony Randazzo (HP), Greg Gibson (1B), Larry Vanover (2B), Chad Fairchild (3B). Gametime Weather: 62 degrees, Cloudy, wind in from right at 7 mph. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to right. C Crawford struck out swinging. C Pena singled to right. B Upton popped out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 1ST: J Ellsbury struck out swinging, J Ellsbury safe at first on passed ball by D Navarro. D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second. D Ortiz walked. M Lowell singled to center, D Ortiz to second. J Drew struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young struck out swinging. B Harris homered to left. J Gomes singled to left. J Gomes stole second. D Navarro singled to left, J Gomes scored. J Wilson doubled to left center, D Navarro to third. A Iwamura singled to right, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura out at second. C Pena grounded out to pitcher. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 2ND: K Youkilis flied out to right. C Crisp grounded out to second. J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Upton flied out to right. D Young singled to center. B Harris struck out swinging. D Young stole second. J Gomes struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 3RD: K Cash struck out looking. J Ellsbury homered to right. D Pedroia reached on infield single to third. D Ortiz grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, D Pedroia out at second.(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 4, BOSTON 1. TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Navarro hit a ground rule double to left. J Wilson singled to right, D Navarro to third. A Iwamura doubled to right, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. K Snyder relieved T Wakefield. C Crawford grounded out to first. C Pena homered to center, J Wilson and A Iwamura scored. B Upton struck out swinging. D Young struck out swinging. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 8, BOSTON 1. BOSTON 4TH: M Lowell singled to center. J Drew singled to left, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis flied out to right. C Crisp singled to right center, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. J Lugo singled to left, M Lowell scored, J Drew to third, C Crisp to second. K Cash singled to right, J Drew and C Crisp scored, J Lugo to third. S Dohmann relieved A Sonnanstine. J Ellsbury walked, K Cash to second. D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lugo scored, K Cash to third, J Ellsbury to second on error by catcher D Navarro. D Ortiz flied out to right. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 8, BOSTON 5. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris grounded out to first. J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro walked. J Wilson walked, D Navarro to second. J Lopez relieved K Snyder. A Iwamura doubled to right center, D Navarro scored, J Wilson to third. C Crawford struck out swinging. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 5. BOSTON 5TH: M Lowell reached on infield single to shortstop. J Drew singled to center, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis walked, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to center, M Lowell scored. J Lugo doubled to left, J Drew scored, K Youkilis to third. K Cash hit sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored. J Switzer relieved S Dohmann. J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 8. TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena singled to center. B Corey relieved J Lopez. B Upton struck out swinging. D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Pena out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 8. BOSTON 6TH: D Pedroia homered to left. D Ortiz singled to left. G Balfour relieved J Switzer. M Lowell singled to deep left, D Ortiz to second. J Drew walked, D Ortiz to third, M Lowell to second. K Youkilis tripled to deep center, D Ortiz, M Lowell and J Drew scored. C Crisp doubled to right, K Youkilis scored. J Salas relieved G Balfour. J Lugo flied out to center, C Crisp to third. K Cash grounded out to second. J Ellsbury singled to left, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia popped out to first. (6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 14. TAMPA BAY 7TH: M Delcarmen relieved B Corey. B Harris lined out to right. J Gomes struck out looking. D Navarro reached on infield single to second. J Wilson singled to center, D Navarro to third. A Iwamura grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Wilson out at second. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 14. BOSTON 7TH: D Ortiz homered to right. M Lowell flied out to center. J Drew homered to center. K Youkilis doubled to deep center. C Crisp grounded out to second, K Youkilis to third. J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 16. TAMPA BAY 8TH: M Timlin relieved M Delcarmen. C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. C Pena struck out swinging. B Upton hit a ground rule double to deep center. D Young flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 16. BOSTON 8TH: J Witasick relieved J Salas. K Cash grounded out to third. J Ellsbury grounded out to third. D Pedroia struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 9, BOSTON 16. TAMPA BAY 9TH: B Moss in right field. E Gagne relieved M Timlin. B Harris singled to center. G Norton hit for J Gomes. G Norton flied out to center. B Harris to second on fielder's indifference. D Navarro singled to left, B Harris scored. J Wilson flied out to center. D Navarro to second on fielder's indifference. A Iwamura struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 10, BOSTON 16.</div>
Youkilis caps comeback as Red Sox down Devil Rays <h3>BOSTON 16, TAMPA BAY 10</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- After getting shut out one night before, theBoston Red Sox brought their bats to the party on Tuesday. Kevin Youkilis pounded a bases-clearing triple in the sixthinning to cap a six-run rally and power the Red Sox of a 16-10victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mike Lowell notched four hits and scored three runs and rookiesDustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury hit solo homers for Boston(88-58), which maintained a five-game advantage over the NewYork Yankees (82-62) in the American League East. The Red Sox offense exploded on Tuesday after being shut down byScott Kazmir and a pair of relievers in Monday's series opener.Boston hitters pounded out 20 hits and quickly erased an 8-1deficit with four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and thebig sixth frame. The Devil Rays jumped on top early, building an 8-1 advantageagainst Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield. The veteranknuckleballer entered the contest with a 19-2 career markagainst Tampa Bay, including four victories this season. But Wakefield was clearly not his sharpest in his second startback after a back injury, consistently leaving his knuckleballup in the strike zone, where the Devil Rays' hitters pounded itfor 10 hits and seven runs in three-plus innings. The Red Sox got on the board with Ellsbury's shot in the thirdinning, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games sincebeing recalled from Class AAA Pawtucket on September 1. Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash and Pedroia drove in runs in the fourthto cut the deficit to 8-5 and chase Tampa Bay starter AndySonnanstine. The rookie righthander was charged with five runsand eight hits in 3 1/3 innings while striking out three andwalking one. The Devil Rays picked up a single run in the fifth to push thescore back to 9-5, but Boston countered with three in the fifthon RBI singles by Coco Crisp, Lugo and Cash. The sixth inning was Tampa Bay's downfall, as the Red Soxpounded three different relievers for six runs. Pedroia led offthe inning with a solo blast to tie the score at 9-9 and DavidOrtiz followed with a single to left. After lefthander Jon Switzer (0-1) replaced Grant Balfour,Lowell singled off the wall in left and J.D. Drew drew a walk,loading the bases for Youkilis. The No. 5 hitter drove afastball off the wall in center for a bases-clearing triple anda 12-9 advantage. All but one hitter in the Boston lineup turned in a multi-hitnight. Ortiz and Drew each tacked on solo homers in the seventh for theRed Sox, who are now 10-4 against the Devil Rays this season. Righthander Bryan Corey (1-0) was credited with the win aftertossing a perfect sixth frame.
Youkilis caps comeback as Red Sox down Devil Rays <h3>BOSTON 16, TAMPA BAY 10</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- After getting shut out one night before, theBoston Red Sox brought their bats to the party on Tuesday. Kevin Youkilis pounded a bases-clearing triple in the sixthinning to cap a six-run rally and power the Red Sox to a 16-10victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mike Lowell notched four hits and scored three runs and rookiesDustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury hit solo homers for Boston(88-58), which maintained a five-game advantage over the NewYork Yankees (82-62) in the American League East. The Red Sox offense exploded on Tuesday after being shut down byScott Kazmir and a pair of relievers in Monday's series opener.Boston hitters pounded out 20 hits and quickly erased an 8-1deficit with four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and thebig sixth frame. The Devil Rays jumped on top early, building an 8-1 advantageagainst Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield. The veteranknuckleballer entered the contest with a 19-2 career markagainst Tampa Bay, including four victories this season. But Wakefield was clearly not his sharpest in his second startback after a back injury, consistently leaving his knuckleballup in the strike zone, where the Devil Rays' hitters pounded itfor 10 hits and seven runs in three-plus innings. The Red Sox got on the board with Ellsbury's shot in the thirdinning, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games sincebeing recalled from Class AAA Pawtucket on September 1. Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash and Pedroia drove in runs in the fourthto cut the deficit to 8-5 and chase Tampa Bay starter AndySonnanstine. The rookie righthander was charged with five runsand eight hits in 3 1/3 innings while striking out three andwalking one. The Devil Rays picked up a single run in the fifth to push thescore back to 9-5, but Boston countered with three in the fifthon RBI singles by Coco Crisp, Lugo and Cash. The sixth inning was Tampa Bay's downfall, as the Red Soxpounded three different relievers for six runs. Pedroia led offthe inning with a solo blast to tie the score at 9-9 and DavidOrtiz followed with a single to left. After lefthander Jon Switzer (0-1) replaced Grant Balfour,Lowell singled off the wall in left and J.D. Drew drew a walk,loading the bases for Youkilis. The No. 5 hitter drove afastball off the wall in center for a bases-clearing triple anda 12-9 advantage. All but one hitter in the Boston lineup turned in a multi-hitnight. Ortiz and Drew each tacked on solo homers in the seventh for theRed Sox, who are now 10-4 against the Devil Rays this season. Righthander Bryan Corey (1-0) was credited with the win aftertossing a perfect sixth frame.
Youkilis caps comeback as Red Sox down Devil Rays <h3>BOSTON 16, TAMPA BAY 10</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- After getting shut out one night before, theBoston Red Sox brought their bats to the party on Tuesday. Kevin Youkilis pounded a bases-clearing triple in the sixthinning to cap a six-run rally and power the Red Sox to a 16-10victory over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Mike Lowell notched four hits and scored three runs and rookiesDustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury hit solo homers for Boston(88-58), which maintained a five-game advantage over the NewYork Yankees (82-62) in the American League East. The Red Sox offense exploded on Tuesday after being shut down byScott Kazmir and a pair of relievers in Monday's series opener.Boston hitters pounded out 20 hits and quickly erased an 8-1deficit with four runs in the fourth, three in the fifth and thebig sixth frame. "We have a lot of guys swinging the bat pretty well, and wenever gave up on the game and that was the difference," All-Starslugger David Ortiz said. The Devil Rays jumped on top early, building an 8-1 advantageagainst Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield. The veteran knuckleballerentered the contest with a 19-2 career mark against Tampa Bay,including four victories this season. "I left the bullpen feeling good and I had good stuff,"Wakefield said. "I got through the first inning and then thewheels kind of fell off for me there in the second. I have noexcuses. I just didn't make enough pitches when I needed to." But Wakefield was clearly not his sharpest in his second startback after a back injury, consistently leaving his knuckleballup in the strike zone, where the Devil Rays' hitters pounded itfor 10 hits and seven runs in three-plus innings. "Physically, I'm fine, even in the last start I felt fine,"Wakefield said. "It just kind of felt strange being out thereafter missing a start, ten days not facing hitters." The Red Sox got on the board with Ellsbury's shot in the thirdinning, which extended his hitting streak to 11 games sincebeing recalled from Class AAA Pawtucket on September 1. "It was nice to hit that," said Ellsbury, who celebrated his24th birthday on Tuesday. "My family is back home watching, soI'm sure they were pretty excited." Julio Lugo, Kevin Cash and Pedroia drove in runs in the fourthto cut the deficit to 8-5 and chase Tampa Bay starter AndySonnanstine. The rookie righthander was charged with five runsand eight hits in 3 1/3 innings while striking out three andwalking one. "Sonnanstine throws a lot of balls away, cuts the ball andthrows a lot of sliders, and I tried to just stay on it as longas I could," Cash said. "I have been pulling off a lot of ballslately, but I made a nice adjustment and maybe I can keep thatup." The Devil Rays picked up a single run in the fifth to push thescore back to 9-5, but Boston countered with three in the fifthon RBI singles by Coco Crisp, Lugo and Cash. The sixth inning was Tampa Bay's downfall, as the Red Soxpounded three different relievers for six runs. Pedroia led offthe inning with a solo blast to tie the score at 9-9 and DavidOrtiz followed with a single to left. "It didn't start out looking real great, down 8-1 is not reallythe formula, but I don't think we abandoned our approach, whichis easy to do when you get down a bunch and start rolling over,"Boston manager Terry Francona said. "We didn't give at-batsaway, we made them go to the bullpen, and then we made themcontinue to go to the bullpen. We kept pressure on them thewhole time." After lefthander Jon Switzer (0-1) replaced Grant Balfour,Lowell singled off the wall in left and J.D. Drew drew a walk,loading the bases for Youkilis. The No. 5 hitter drove afastball off the wall in center for a bases-clearing triple anda 12-9 advantage. "He had a big hit today, that triple with the bases loaded thatwas big for us," Lugo said of Youkilis' hit. "We were up 8-2 twice this year and lost games and now 8-1 andlost a game, we can't do that, obviously," Devil Rays managerJoe Maddon said. "We are playing at a very high level. There isa lot of positive energy going on and to get that kind of alead here against Wakefield, we cannot give that up and that'sjust unfortunate. We just did not pitch well tonight." All but one hitter in the Boston lineup turned in a multi-hitnight. "The thing that helped us the most was that everybodycontributed, it was not only one guy that came up with the bighit," Lugo said. "We need everybody to contribute and that iswhat we did." Ortiz and Drew each tacked on solo homers in the seventh for theRed Sox, who are now 10-4 against the Devil Rays this season. Righthander Bryan Corey (1-0) was credited with the win aftertossing a perfect sixth frame. "I know he is a September call-up," Francona said of Corey."He's pitched in the major leagues and we have confidence in hisability to pitch and I think it shows when we use him."
