GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (62-40) at TAMPA BAY (38-63)

AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 7 7 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, MANNY DELCARMEN (7TH), KYLE SNYDER (9TH) AND
DOUG MIRABELLI

TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JUAN SALAS (6TH), CASEY FOSSUM
(6TH), SHAWN CAMP (8TH), BRIAN STOKES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO


WP - TIM WAKEFIELD (12-9)
LP - JASON HAMMEL (1-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: BOS - KEVIN YOUKILIS (10) OFF JUAN SALAS IN THE 6TH, 2 ON

TAM - NONE


TIME: 2:59 ATT: 33,144

PROBABLES: BOS - JON LESTER (1-0, 3.00)
TAM - JAMES SHIELDS (8-6, 4.44)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">BOSTON (7) VS TAMPA BAY (1) - FINAL

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
J Lugo ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .222
K Youkilis 1b 5 1 1 3 0 0 0 .306
D Ortiz dh 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .320
M Ramirez lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .306
W Pena lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
J Drew rf 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .247
M Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .306
C Crisp cf 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .282
D Mirabelli c 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .185
A Cora 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .262

Totals 34 7 7 7 5 7 7

BATTING: 2B - M Ramirez (24, J Salas); C Crisp (16, S Camp). HR - K Youkilis
(10, 6th inning off J Salas 2 on, 1 Out). RBI - K Youkilis 3 (51), J Drew (39),
C Crisp 2 (41), D Mirabelli (11). 2-out RBI - C Crisp 2, D Mirabelli. Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out - C Crisp 2. Team LOB - 5.

BASERUNNING: SB - A Cora (1, 2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro).


TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 .285
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287
B Upton cf 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .343
C Pena 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .279
D Young rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290
B Harris ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .299
T Wigginton 2b 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .275
J Gomes dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259
D Navarro c 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .184

Totals 33 1 7 1 4 9 16

BATTING: 2B - A Iwamura (13, T Wakefield). RBI - D Navarro (20). 2-out RBI - D
Navarro. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Pena 1, C Crawford 2, B
Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: SB - D Young (7, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).


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BOSTON - 000 003 040 -- 7
TAMPA BAY - 010 000 000 -- 1
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 12-9) 6 6 1 1 3 7 0 4.59
M Delcarmen (H, 6) 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.40
K Snyder 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.95

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
J Hammel (L, 1-1) 5 1/3 1 2 2 2 4 0 5.33
J Salas (B, 1) 1/3 2 1 1 2 1 1 3.86
C Fossum 1 2/3 0 1 1 1 2 0 7.71
S Camp 2/3 4 3 3 0 0 0 7.20
B Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.26

Pitches-strikes: T Wakefield 101-61; M Delcarmen 26-17; K Snyder 16-8; J
Hammel 88-56; J Salas 27-13; C Fossum 23-15; S Camp 17-11; B Stokes 14-8.
Ground balls-fly balls: T Wakefield 5-5; M Delcarmen 2-2; K Snyder 3-0; J
Hammel 4-8; J Salas 0-0; C Fossum 0-3; S Camp 0-2; B Stokes 3-0. Batters faced:
T Wakefield 26; M Delcarmen 7; K Snyder 4; J Hammel 19; J Salas 5; C Fossum 6;
S Camp 6; B Stokes 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Mark Wegner. 2B--Adrian Johnson. 3B--Bruce
Froemming.

T--2:59. Att--33,144.
Weather: INDOORS</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
BOSTON 7
TAMPA BAY 1 FINAL</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY

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BOSTON (7) AT TAMPA BAY (1) - HOW THEY SCORED
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TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to left. B Harris popped out to
shortstop. T Wigginton singled to left. J Gomes walked, T Wigginton to
second. D Navarro singled to right, T Wigginton scored, J Gomes to third.
A Iwamura walked, D Navarro to second. C Crawford grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 6TH: D Mirabelli struck out swinging. A Cora walked. A Cora stole
second. J Lugo walked. J Salas relieved J Hammel. K Youkilis homered to left,
A Cora and J Lugo scored. D Ortiz struck out swinging. M Ramirez doubled to
center. J Drew walked. M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to third, J Drew to second.
C Fossum relieved J Salas. C Crisp lined out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 3, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 8TH: K Youkilis flied out to right. D Ortiz walked. S Camp
relieved C Fossum. M Ramirez singled to right, D Ortiz to third. J Drew
singled to right, D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell popped out to
second. C Crisp doubled to left, M Ramirez and J Drew scored. D Mirabelli
singled to right, C Crisp scored. A Cora popped out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY

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BOSTON (7) AT TAMPA BAY (1) - EVENT LOG
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Boston Starting Lineups -- J Lugo SS, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, C Crisp CF, D Mirabelli C, A Cora 2B, T Wakefield RHP.

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B,
D Young RF, B Harris SS, T Wigginton 2B, J Gomes DH, D Navarro C, J Hammel RHP.

Umpires -- Brian Runge (HP), Mark Wegner (1B), Adrian Johnson (2B),
Bruce Froemming (3B).

Gametime Weather: INDOORS.


BOSTON 1ST: J Lugo flied out to right. K Youkilis lined out to third.
D Ortiz struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura doubled to deep right. C Crawford flied out to
right. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez flied out to right. J Drew struck out swinging.
M Lowell struck out looking. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to left. B Harris popped out to
shortstop. T Wigginton singled to left. J Gomes walked, T Wigginton to
second. D Navarro singled to right, T Wigginton scored, J Gomes to third.
A Iwamura walked, D Navarro to second. C Crawford grounded out to second.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 3RD: C Crisp flied out to right. D Mirabelli lined out to center.
A Cora grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop. C Pena
struck out swinging. D Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Upton
out at second. D Young stole second. B Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 4TH: J Lugo flied out to center. K Youkilis lined out to left.
D Ortiz singled to right. M Ramirez grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop. J Gomes struck out
looking. D Navarro singled to center. A Iwamura reached on infield single to
second, D Navarro hit by batted ball out at first. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 5TH: J Drew flied out to left. M Lowell grounded out to shortstop.
C Crisp grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: C Crawford lined out to right. B Upton struck out swinging.
C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 0, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 6TH: D Mirabelli struck out swinging. A Cora walked. A Cora stole
second. J Lugo walked. J Salas relieved J Hammel. K Youkilis homered to left,
A Cora and J Lugo scored. D Ortiz struck out swinging. M Ramirez doubled to
center. J Drew walked. M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to third, J Drew to second.
C Fossum relieved J Salas. C Crisp lined out to right. (3 Runs, 2 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 3, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Young flied out to center. B Harris struck out swinging.
T Wigginton walked. J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to third,
T Wigginton out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 7TH: D Mirabelli struck out swinging. A Cora flied out to left.
J Lugo struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: M Delcarmen relieved T Wakefield. D Navarro lined out to
center. A Iwamura struck out swinging. C Crawford grounded out to first.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 3, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 8TH: K Youkilis flied out to right. D Ortiz walked. S Camp
relieved C Fossum. M Ramirez singled to right, D Ortiz to third. J Drew
singled to right, D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell popped out to
second. C Crisp doubled to left, M Ramirez and J Drew scored. D Mirabelli
singled to right, C Crisp scored. A Cora popped out to third. (4 Runs, 4 Hits,
0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: W Pena in left field. B Upton singled to right center.
C Pena grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Upton out at second. D Young
flied out to right. B Harris struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1.

BOSTON 9TH: B Stokes relieved S Camp. J Lugo grounded out to pitcher.
K Youkilis grounded out to third. D Ortiz grounded out to second. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: K Snyder relieved M Delcarmen. T Wigginton walked. J Gomes
grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Wigginton out at second.
D Navarro grounded out to catcher, J Gomes to second. A Iwamura grounded out to
second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1.</div>

 

Wakefield sharp as Red Sox pound Devil Rays

<h3>BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- Boston RedSox knuckleballer Tim Wakefield continued to be perfect atTropicana Field, while the Tampa Bay Devil Rays continued to beperfectly awful.


Wakefield improved to 8-0 lifetime in Tampa Bay and KevinYoukilis had a three-run home run as the Red Sox defeated theDevil Rays 7-1 Friday night.


Tampa Bay, which owns the worst record in the majors, lost itsseventh consecutive game and fell to 5-24 since June 25.

Wakefield (12-9) improved to 17-2 all-time against Tampa Bay,including 8-0 and a 2.32 ERA at Tropicana Field. Both win totalsare the most by a Devil Rays opponent.


"I like pitching here, pitching inside," Wakefield said. "Theball seems to move more in the Dome.


"I'm excited about that (a 17-2 record vs. Tampa Bay). It's notan automatic win against these guys. They have a good lineupover there."


The veteran righthander scattered six hits and allowed only onerun in six innings, marking the sixth straight start he's goneat least six innings. He struck out seven and walked three.

"When the environment is controlled, his ball does a lot,"Boston manager Terry Francona said. "The way he pitched allowedus to stay patient. We were patient and got base runners so ifsomeone does run into one, we get the dividends."


Boston, which had lost six of its last eight contests atTropicana Field, had trouble getting untracked early againstJason Hammel, who retired the first 11 batters he faced.

"Hammel's change-up was very effective," Francona said. "We knewhe was on a pitch count. He did a very good job."


Hammel (1-1) allowed only one hit - a single by David Ortiz -but left with one out in the sixth after consecutive walks toAlex Cora and Julio Lugo.


"I felt good mentally, but my body just couldn't catch up,"Hammel said. "We'll build on that."


Youkilis greeted reliever Juan Salas with a three-run home run,much to the delight of the crowd of 33,144 that featured morevisiting Red Sox fans than Devil Rays fans.


"We weren't scoring any runs and we needed to give Wakefieldsome run support," Youkilis said. "You can't judge this team bythe first five innings, it's a nine-inning game."


In the eighth, Boston tacked on four more runs. J.D. Drew had anRBI single, Coco Crisp added a two-run double and DougMirabelli clubbed an RBI single.


"We've got a lot of fans," Lugo said. "It feels like you're athome."


The win moved the Red Sox to 63-40, tying for the fourth-beststart after 103 games in franchise history.


Tampa Bay's lone run came in the second on Dioner Navarro's RBIsingle. Navarro entered the game hitting a team-worst .178.

Lugo, who was with the Devil Rays from 2003-06, had his 15-gamehitting streak halted by his former team. Lugo went 0-for-4.

Friday's game was the first of 15 games between the Red Sox andDevil Rays in their next 54 contests.


The Devil Rays' seven consecutive losses all have been againstAmerican League East opponents.


"You just can't give Boston's bullpen a chance to keep thelead," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "They're that good."