GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (33-48) at BOSTON (50-31)

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BOSTON (4) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .292
C Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Harris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280
G Norton dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
D Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Gomes rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 26 0 4 0 1 9 8

BATTING: 2B - A Iwamura (10, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. GIDP - G Norton. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Gomes (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). CS - D
Young (3, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - A Iwamura (4, throw). DP: 1 (T Wigginton-B Harris-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320
D Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307
M Ramirez lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .285
J Ellsbury lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 .330
M Lowell 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .294
J Varitek c 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .272
W Pena rf 3 0 0 0 0 3 4 .218
J Lugo ss 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .194

Totals 25 4 7 4 5 8 12

BATTING: 2B - C Crisp (12, S Kazmir). SF - J Varitek. RBI - J Varitek 2 (35), J
Lugo 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Lugo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ramirez 2, D Ortiz 1, W Pena 1. GIDP - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 6.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (2, 2nd base by J Hammel/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 030 001 0 -- 4
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 6 4 3 3 6 0 4.28
J Hammel 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5.65

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 8 4 0 0 1 9 0 3.53

WP - J Hammel. HBP - D Young (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir
113-75; J Hammel 27-13; D Matsuzaka 122-84. Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir
7-5; J Hammel 0-0; D Matsuzaka 8-6. Batters faced: S Kazmir 26; J Hammel 5; D
Matsuzaka 28.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
TAM: SHAWN CAMP (0-2, 6.23) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K YOUKILIS (.330, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: S Camp relieved J Hammel.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: K Youkilis (.330, 1-FOR-2)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - SHAWN CAMP
BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.282, 0-FOR-3)
B HARRIS (.308, 1-FOR-3)
C PENA (.280, 0-FOR-2, BB)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS BOSTON (4) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .292
C Crawford lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .282
B Harris ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .308
C Pena 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .280
G Norton dh 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .205
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
D Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Gomes rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 26 0 4 0 1 9 8

BATTING: 2B - A Iwamura (10, D Matsuzaka). Runners left in scoring position, 2
out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. GIDP - G Norton. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Gomes (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). CS - D
Young (3, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - A Iwamura (4, throw). DP: 1 (T Wigginton-B Harris-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320
D Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307
M Ramirez lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .285
J Ellsbury lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .329
M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .293
J Varitek c 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .272
W Pena rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .216
J Lugo ss 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .194

Totals 28 4 7 4 6 10 13

BATTING: 2B - C Crisp (12, S Kazmir). SF - J Varitek. RBI - J Varitek 2 (35), J
Lugo 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Lugo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ramirez 2, D Ortiz 1, W Pena 1. GIDP - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (2, 2nd base by J Hammel/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 00 -- 0
BOSTON - 030 001 00 -- 4
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir 6 6 4 3 3 6 0 4.28
J Hammel 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5.65
S Camp 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.03

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka 8 4 0 0 1 9 0 3.53

WP - J Hammel. HBP - D Young (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir
113-75; J Hammel 27-13; S Camp 18-9; D Matsuzaka 122-84. Ground balls-fly
balls: S Kazmir 7-5; J Hammel 0-0; S Camp 1-0; D Matsuzaka 8-6. Batters faced:
S Kazmir 26; J Hammel 5; S Camp 4; D Matsuzaka 28.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Hinske at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BOSTON 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Crawford (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JONATHAN PAPELBON (0-1, 1.50) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR TAMPABAY: C CRAWFORD (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Papelbon relieved D Matsuzaka.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
BOSTON 4 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C Crawford (.282, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (19) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 9TH OFF JONATHAN PAPELBON.
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 4

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G NORTON (.205, 0-FOR-3)</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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
BOSTON 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (7TH), SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO

BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND
JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: TAM - CARLOS PENA (19) OFF JONATHAN PAPELBON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

BOS - NONE</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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 1
BOSTON 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 x 4 7 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - SCOTT KAZMIR, JASON HAMMEL (7TH), SHAWN CAMP (8TH) AND DIONER
NAVARRO

BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND
JASON VARITEK


WP - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (10-5)
LP - SCOTT KAZMIR (5-5)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - CARLOS PENA (19) OFF JONATHAN PAPELBON IN THE 9TH, 0 ON

BOS - NONE


TIME: 2:58 ATT: 37,005

PROBABLES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (1-8, 6.88)
BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD (8-8, 4.31)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) VS BOSTON (4) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .292
C Crawford lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281
B Harris ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307
C Pena 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .283
G Norton dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203
T Wigginton 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269
D Young cf 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .272
J Gomes rf 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248
D Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179

Totals 30 1 5 1 1 10 8

BATTING: 2B - A Iwamura (10, D Matsuzaka). HR - C Pena (19, 9th inning off J
Papelbon 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena (47). 2-out RBI - C Pena. Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. GIDP - G Norton. Team LOB -
4.

BASERUNNING: SB - J Gomes (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). CS - D
Young (3, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - A Iwamura (4, throw). DP: 1 (T Wigginton-B Harris-C Pena).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .263
D Pedroia 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .320
D Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .307
M Ramirez lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .285
J Ellsbury lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
K Youkilis 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .329
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .293
J Varitek c 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .272
W Pena rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .216
J Lugo ss 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 .194

Totals 28 4 7 4 6 10 13

BATTING: 2B - C Crisp (12, S Kazmir). SF - J Varitek. RBI - J Varitek 2 (35), J
Lugo 2 (36). 2-out RBI - J Lugo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Ramirez 2, D Ortiz 1, W Pena 1. GIDP - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: CS - J Lugo (2, 2nd base by J Hammel/D Navarro).

FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis).


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TAMPA BAY - 000 000 001 -- 1
BOSTON - 030 001 00x -- 4
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
S Kazmir (L, 5-5) 6 6 4 3 3 6 0 4.28
J Hammel 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 5.65
S Camp 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.03

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
D Matsuzaka (W, 10-5) 8 4 0 0 1 9 0 3.53
J Papelbon 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1.74

WP - J Hammel. HBP - D Young (by D Matsuzaka). Pitches-strikes: S Kazmir
113-75; J Hammel 27-13; S Camp 18-9; D Matsuzaka 122-84; J Papelbon 14-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: S Kazmir 7-5; J Hammel 0-0; S Camp 1-0; D Matsuzaka
8-6; J Papelbon 0-2. Batters faced: S Kazmir 26; J Hammel 5; S Camp 4; D
Matsuzaka 28; J Papelbon 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Paul Nauert. 1B--Chad Fairchild. 2B--Gerry Davis. 3B--Brian
Gorman.

T--2:58. Att--37,005.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 1
BOSTON 4 FINAL</div>

 

Matsuzaka outduels Kazmir as Red Sox beat Devil Rays

<h3>BOSTON 4, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka's June success has carriedover to July.

Matsuzaka pitched eight strong innings and Julio Lugo broke outof his slump at just the right time as the Boston Red Sox beatthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 4-1, on Tuesday.

Jason Varitek drove in a pair of runs for the Red Sox, who wereplaying their division rivals for the first time this season.Boston will face the Devil Rays 17 more times in the second halfof the season after not meeting them at all during the season'sfirst 81 games.

Matsuzaka (10-5) yielded four hits and issued one walk whilestriking out nine to reach 10 wins in his rookie campaign.

Since allowing six runs and 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings to take aloss May 30 against Cleveland, the Japanese star has allowed atotal of six runs in six starts.

Unfortunately, in his five starts in June, Boston managed atotal of five runs of support, leaving his record at 2-2 for themonth with one no-decision and a 1.59 ERA.

Closer Jonathan Papelbon came on in the ninth and surrendered atwo-out solo homer to Carlos Pena before recording the final outto nail down the win in a non-save situation.

Support was not a problem against Tampa Bay thanks to Lugo, whosnapped a career-worst 0-for-33 slump with a two-run single inthe second. The shortstop, who signed a four-year, $36 millionfree-agent contract with the Red Sox in the offseason, ishitting just .194 this season - the worst mark among all majorleague regulars.

As he has all season, Devil Rays' starter Scott Kazmir hadproblems with his command, issuing three walks and throwing 113pitches in just six innings. The 23-year-old lefthander yieldedfour runs - three earned - and six hits, while striking outsix.

Kazmir (5-5) had a history of success against Boston, owning a5-2 record with a 2.60 ERA in 11 career starts enteringTuesday's contest. His lone career shutout came against the RedSox on July 3 of last season.

The Red Sox plated three runs in the third when Kazmir walkedthe bases full to begin the frame. After Varitek drove in thegame's first run with a groundout, Lugo's single pushed theadvantage to 3-0.

Boston added a fourth run in the sixth when Varitek's sacrificefly plated Kevin Youkilis from third base.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (4) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis walked, M Ramirez to second.
M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to third, K Youkilis to second. J Varitek grounded
out to second, M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to third, M Lowell to second.
W Pena struck out looking. J Lugo singled to center, K Youkilis and M Lowell
scored. C Crisp lined out to center. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: M Ramirez struck out swinging. K Youkilis singled to left
center. M Lowell reached on infield single to third, K Youkilis to third,
M Lowell to second on throwing error by third baseman A Iwamura. J Varitek hit
sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored, M Lowell to third. W Pena struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E Hinske at first base. J Papelbon relieved D Matsuzaka.
C Crawford struck out swinging. B Harris lined out to center. C Pena homered to
right. G Norton popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BOSTON 4.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS,
C Pena 1B, G Norton DH, T Wigginton 2B, D Young CF, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C,
S Kazmir LHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
K Youkilis 1B, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, W Pena RF, J Lugo SS, D Matsuzaka RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Gerry Davis (2B),
Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 13 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out looking. C Crawford flied out to
center. B Harris singled to center. C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp flied out to center. D Pedroia flied out to center.
D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: G Norton struck out swinging. T Wigginton popped out to
second. D Young singled to center. J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to
third, D Young out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis walked, M Ramirez to second.
M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to third, K Youkilis to second. J Varitek grounded
out to second, M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to third, M Lowell to second.
W Pena struck out looking. J Lugo singled to center, K Youkilis and M Lowell
scored. C Crisp lined out to center. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro flied out to left. A Iwamura struck out swinging.
C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia singled to center. D Ortiz grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, D Pedroia out at second. M Ramirez grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris grounded out to shortstop. C Pena struck out
swinging. G Norton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: K Youkilis struck out swinging. M Lowell flied out to right.
J Varitek singled to right center. W Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: T Wigginton struck out swinging. D Young hit by pitch.
J Gomes struck out swinging. D Young caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 5TH: J Lugo struck out swinging. C Crisp doubled to left.
D Pedroia grounded out to third. D Ortiz grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. A Iwamura singled to
deep left center, A Iwamura to second on error by second baseman D Pedroia.
C Crawford lined out to first. B Harris lined out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: M Ramirez struck out swinging. K Youkilis singled to left
center. M Lowell reached on infield single to third, K Youkilis to third,
M Lowell to second on throwing error by third baseman A Iwamura. J Varitek hit
sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored, M Lowell to third. W Pena struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Pena walked. G Norton grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, C Pena out at second. T Wigginton grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 7TH: J Hammel relieved S Kazmir. J Lugo singled to right. J Lugo
caught stealing second, catcher to first. C Crisp walked. D Pedroia walked,
C Crisp to second. D Ortiz struck out swinging, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to
second on wild pitch by J Hammel. M Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Ellsbury in left field. D Young struck out swinging.
J Gomes singled to center. J Gomes stole second. D Navarro flied out to center.
A Iwamura struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 8TH: S Camp relieved J Hammel. K Youkilis grounded out to third.
M Lowell struck out swinging. J Varitek walked. W Pena struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E Hinske at first base. J Papelbon relieved D Matsuzaka.
C Crawford struck out swinging. B Harris lined out to center. C Pena homered to
right. G Norton popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BOSTON 4.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
TAMPA BAY (1) AT BOSTON (4) - EVENT LOG
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS,
C Pena 1B, G Norton DH, T Wigginton 2B, D Young CF, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C,
S Kazmir LHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, D Pedroia 2B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF,
K Youkilis 1B, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, W Pena RF, J Lugo SS, D Matsuzaka RHP.

Umpires -- Paul Nauert (HP), Chad Fairchild (1B), Gerry Davis (2B),
Brian Gorman (3B).

Gametime Weather: 69 degrees, Clear, wind out to left at 13 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura struck out looking. C Crawford flied out to
center. B Harris singled to center. C Pena grounded out to first. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp flied out to center. D Pedroia flied out to center.
D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 0.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: G Norton struck out swinging. T Wigginton popped out to
second. D Young singled to center. J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to
third, D Young out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez walked. K Youkilis walked, M Ramirez to second.
M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to third, K Youkilis to second. J Varitek grounded
out to second, M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to third, M Lowell to second.
W Pena struck out looking. J Lugo singled to center, K Youkilis and M Lowell
scored. C Crisp lined out to center. (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro flied out to left. A Iwamura struck out swinging.
C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia singled to center. D Ortiz grounded into double
play, second to shortstop to first, D Pedroia out at second. M Ramirez grounded
out to third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Harris grounded out to shortstop. C Pena struck out
swinging. G Norton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0,
BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: K Youkilis struck out swinging. M Lowell flied out to right.
J Varitek singled to right center. W Pena struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: T Wigginton struck out swinging. D Young hit by pitch.
J Gomes struck out swinging. D Young caught stealing second, catcher to
shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 5TH: J Lugo struck out swinging. C Crisp doubled to left.
D Pedroia grounded out to third. D Ortiz grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. A Iwamura doubled to
deep left center. C Crawford lined out to first. B Harris lined out to
pitcher. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 6TH: M Ramirez struck out swinging. K Youkilis singled to left
center. M Lowell reached on infield single to third, K Youkilis to third,
M Lowell to second on throwing error by third baseman A Iwamura. J Varitek hit
sacrifice fly to right, K Youkilis scored, M Lowell to third. W Pena struck
out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: C Pena walked. G Norton grounded into double play, second
to shortstop to first, C Pena out at second. T Wigginton grounded out to
shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 7TH: J Hammel relieved S Kazmir. J Lugo singled to right. J Lugo
caught stealing second, catcher to first. C Crisp walked. D Pedroia walked,
C Crisp to second. D Ortiz struck out swinging, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to
second on wild pitch by J Hammel. M Ramirez struck out looking. (0 Runs,
1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: J Ellsbury in left field. D Young struck out swinging.
J Gomes singled to center. J Gomes stole second. D Navarro flied out to center.
A Iwamura struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 8TH: S Camp relieved J Hammel. K Youkilis grounded out to third.
M Lowell struck out swinging. J Varitek walked. W Pena struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: E Hinske at first base. J Papelbon relieved D Matsuzaka.
C Crawford struck out swinging. B Harris lined out to center. C Pena homered to
right. G Norton popped out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BOSTON 4.</div>

 

Matsuzaka outduels Kazmir as Red Sox beat Devil Rays

<h3>BOSTON 4, TAMPA BAY 1</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka's June success has carriedover to July.

Matsuzaka pitched eight strong innings and Julio Lugo broke outof his slump at just the right time as the Boston Red Sox beatthe Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 4-1, on Tuesday.

Jason Varitek drove in a pair of runs for the Red Sox, who wereplaying their division rivals for the first time this season.Boston will face the Devil Rays 17 more times in the second halfof the season after not meeting them at all during the season'sfirst 81 games.

Matsuzaka (10-5) yielded four hits and issued just one walkwhile striking out nine to reach 10 wins in his rookie campaign.

"I rarely have a good feeling early on in the game because thatusually causes me to let my guard down at the beginning of thegame," Matsuzaka said through an interpreter. "Sometimes inlater innings, I have a feeling that I'm doing well but thatdoesn't happen until later on the in the game."

"We didn't give them any extra baserunners with walks, I thinkthat's big," Varitek said. "First-pitch strikes allowed us to doa lot of different things like mix in his split, his change andhis curveball and move his fastball on both sides of theplate."

Since allowing six runs and 12 hits in 5 2/3 innings to take aloss May 30 against Cleveland, the Japanese star has allowed atotal of six runs in six starts.

"I didn't realize he was that much of a breaking ball pitcher,"Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "I read that and I amwatching him in the first inning and thinking that he likes hisbreaking ball and he's got a good one. He varies speeds on itand is definitely a competitor but I was a little bit surprisedat the number of breaking pitches he threw."

Unfortunately, in his five starts in June, Boston managed atotal of five runs of support, leaving his record at 2-2 for themonth with one no-decision and a 1.59 ERA.

"It's definitely a work-in-progress depending on the gamesituation," Matsuzaka added. "I'm just doing my best to holdeach inning, one at a time."

Closer Jonathan Papelbon came on in the ninth and surrendered atwo-out solo homer to Carlos Pena before recording the final outto nail down the win in a non-save situation.

Support was not a problem against Tampa Bay thanks to Lugo, whosnapped a career-worst 0-for-33 slump with a two-run single inthe second. The shortstop, who signed a four-year, $36 millionfree-agent contract with the Red Sox in the offseason, ishitting just .194 this season - the worst mark among all majorleague regulars.

As he has all season, Devil Rays' starter Scott Kazmir hadproblems with his command in Boston's three-run second, issuingthree walks, and eventually throwing 113 pitches in just sixinnings.

"Take away the second inning, it would be a whole different ballgame, but I felt like there were a lot of things I could takefrom this game and felt like I got my slider back," Kazmir said."It felt very comfortable for me but we're just going through arut right now and we just have to get out of it."

The 23-year-old lefthander yielded four runs - three earned -and six hits, while striking out six.

Kazmir (5-5) had a history of success against Boston, owning a5-2 record with a 2.60 ERA in 11 career starts enteringTuesday's contest. His lone career shutout came against the RedSox on July 3 of last season.

The Red Sox plated three runs in the third when Kazmir walkedthe bases full to begin the frame.

"Once you get an ump in ball mode, it's tough to get him out ofthat mode," Kazmir said of home plate umpire Paul Nauert. "Ijust had to bear down and throw down the middle."

After Varitek drove in the game's first run with a groundout,Lugo's single pushed the advantage to 3-0.

"I just did what I've been practicing and fortunately I put agood swing on it," Lugo said of snapping his 0-for-33 slump."Sometimes you hit the ball hard and don't have anything to showfor it, but tonight I did. Everybody has been very supportiveand give me different opinions. They've been good to me. I dontget frustrated. I might get mad but I don't get frustrated."

"I think everyone was (happy)," Red Sox manager Terry Franconasaid. "I think you could see him take a deep breath, and the tworuns that he drove in were huge, not just for him to feel goodabout himself but for our ball club to have a little cushion.The way Daisuke was pitching, to have more than a one-run leadwas (nice)."

Boston added a fourth run in the sixth when Varitek's sacrificefly plated Kevin Youkilis from third base.