AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED COCO CRISP. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6 BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.325, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: A Cora ran for D Ortiz. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A CORA ON FIRST, J LUGO ON SECOND, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6 BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M Ramirez (.291, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</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 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, DIONER NAVARRO (9TH) BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JULIAN TAVAREZ (7TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE BOS - JASON VARITEK (10) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 7TH, 1 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 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, DIONER NAVARRO (9TH) BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JULIAN TAVAREZ (7TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK WP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (2-8) LP - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-9) SAVE - AL REYES (18) HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE BOS - JASON VARITEK (10) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:27 ATT: 36,413 PROBABLES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-11, 6.22) & LAA - JOHN LACKEY (15-6, 3.07) BOS - JOSH BECKETT (15-5, 3.24) & BOS - CLAY BUCHHOLZ (NR) PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (10-5, 4.53) TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (3-11, 5.84)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (6) VS BOSTON (5) - FINAL TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .287 C Crawford lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .315 B Upton cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .317 C Pena 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .263 D Young dh-rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293 B Harris 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .296 J Gomes rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 D Navarro c 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .206 B Zobrist ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Totals 31 6 9 6 5 8 14 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (22, D Matsuzaka). 3B - B Harris (2, D Matsuzaka). S - B Harris. SF - D Navarro. RBI - C Pena 3 (77), D Young (64), B Harris (46), D Navarro (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Navarro 2, D Young 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (39, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), J Gomes (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). CS - B Harris (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), A Iwamura (6, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .324 K Youkilis 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 D Ortiz dh 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .311 A Cora pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Ramirez lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 J Drew rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .313 J Varitek c 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .269 C Crisp cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .274 J Lugo ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .238 Totals 35 5 8 5 5 6 12 BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (30, A Sonnanstine); J Lugo 2 (26, Al Reyes, G Glover); M Ramirez (30, D Wheeler). HR - J Varitek (10, 7th inning off A Sonnanstine 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Varitek 2 (50), J Lugo 2 (57), M Ramirez (79). 2-out RBI - J Varitek 2, J Lugo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 2, D Ortiz 1, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 104 001 000 -- 6 BOSTON - 000 000 311 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine (W, 2-8) 6 2/3 4 3 3 2 3 1 6.17 G Glover 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 D Wheeler (H, 3) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 8.10 Al Reyes (S, 18) 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.74 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka (L, 13-9) 6 8 6 6 3 5 0 3.79 J Tavarez 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.12 M Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.23 WP - A Sonnanstine. Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 102-61; G Glover 8-4; D Wheeler 24-14; Al Reyes 33-23; D Matsuzaka 101-62; J Tavarez 33-18; M Timlin 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 7-10; G Glover 0-1; D Wheeler 1-2; Al Reyes 0-0; D Matsuzaka 6-5; J Tavarez 1-2; M Timlin 2-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 26; G Glover 2; D Wheeler 6; Al Reyes 6; D Matsuzaka 27; J Tavarez 7; M Timlin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Fieldin Culbreth. T--3:27. Att--36,413. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (6) AT BOSTON (5) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to right. C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura to third. C Crawford stole second. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena grounded out to first, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third. D Young grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to deep center. C Crawford reached on infield single to pitcher, A Iwamura to second. B Upton walked, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second. C Pena doubled to left, A Iwamura and C Crawford scored, B Upton to third. D Young reached on infield single to second, B Upton scored, C Pena to third. B Harris sacrificed to first, C Pena scored, D Young to second. J Gomes grounded out to third. D Navarro flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 6TH: B Harris tripled to deep center. J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to left, B Harris scored. B Zobrist grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 7TH: M Ramirez flied out to right. J Drew flied out to center. M Lowell reached on infield single to third. J Varitek homered to right, M Lowell scored. C Crisp walked. G Glover relieved A Sonnanstine. J Lugo doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 3. BOSTON 8TH: D Wheeler relieved G Glover. K Youkilis lined out to center. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez doubled to deep center, D Ortiz scored. J Drew lined out to first. M Lowell walked. J Varitek grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. D Young in right field. C Crisp reached on bunt single to third. J Lugo doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia struck out swinging. K Youkilis struck out swinging. D Ortiz walked. A Cora ran for D Ortiz. M Ramirez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 5.</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 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0 BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 8 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JULIAN TAVAREZ (7TH), MIKE TIMLIN (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK WP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (2-8) LP - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-9) SAVE - AL REYES (18) HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE BOS - JASON VARITEK (10) OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE IN THE 7TH, 1 ON TIME: 3:27 ATT: 36,413 PROBABLES: LAA - ERVIN SANTANA (5-11, 6.22) & LAA - JOHN LACKEY (15-6, 3.07) BOS - JOSH BECKETT (15-5, 3.24) & BOS - CLAY BUCHHOLZ (NR) PROBABLES: CLE - PAUL BYRD (10-5, 4.53) TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (3-11, 5.84)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TAMPA BAY (6) AT BOSTON (5) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B, D Young DH, B Harris 2B, J Gomes RF, D Navarro C, B Zobrist SS, A Sonnanstine RHP. Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF, J Drew RF, M Lowell 3B, J Varitek C, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS, D Matsuzaka RHP. Umpires -- Paul Schrieber (HP), Tim Mcclelland (1B), Marty Foster (2B), Fieldin Culbreth (3B). Gametime Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy, wind out to center at 17 mph. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura singled to right. C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura to third. C Crawford stole second. B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena grounded out to first, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third. D Young grounded out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. K Youkilis struck out swinging. D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 2ND: B Harris singled to right. B Harris caught stealing second, catcher to second. J Gomes walked. J Gomes stole second. D Navarro struck out swinging. B Zobrist flied out to left. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 2ND: M Ramirez flied out to right. J Drew flied out to left. M Lowell doubled to deep center. J Varitek struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura singled to deep center. C Crawford reached on infield single to pitcher, A Iwamura to second. B Upton walked, A Iwamura to third, C Crawford to second. C Pena doubled to left, A Iwamura and C Crawford scored, B Upton to third. D Young reached on infield single to second, B Upton scored, C Pena to third. B Harris sacrificed to first, C Pena scored, D Young to second. J Gomes grounded out to third. D Navarro flied out to center. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 3RD: C Crisp grounded out to second. J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Zobrist grounded out to pitcher. A Iwamura walked. C Crawford popped out to shortstop. A Iwamura caught stealing second, catcher to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 4TH: K Youkilis flied out to right. D Ortiz struck out swinging. M Ramirez flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Upton struck out swinging. C Pena flied out to left. D Young struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 5TH: J Drew flied out to center. M Lowell grounded out to third. J Varitek singled to center. C Crisp grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 6TH: B Harris tripled to deep center. J Gomes struck out swinging. D Navarro hit sacrifice fly to left, B Harris scored. B Zobrist grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 6TH: J Lugo flied out to center. D Pedroia walked. K Youkilis flied out to center. D Pedroia to second on wild pitch by A Sonnanstine. D Ortiz grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 0. TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Tavarez relieved D Matsuzaka. A Iwamura grounded out to second. C Crawford struck out swinging. B Upton flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 0. BOSTON 7TH: M Ramirez flied out to right. J Drew flied out to center. M Lowell reached on infield single to third. J Varitek homered to right, M Lowell scored. C Crisp walked. G Glover relieved A Sonnanstine. J Lugo doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 3. TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Pena walked. D Young flied out to left. B Harris struck out swinging. J Gomes singled to left, C Pena to second. M Timlin relieved J Tavarez. D Navarro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 3. BOSTON 8TH: D Wheeler relieved G Glover. K Youkilis lined out to center. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez doubled to deep center, D Ortiz scored. J Drew lined out to first. M Lowell walked. J Varitek grounded out to first. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 4. TAMPA BAY 9TH: B Zobrist flied out to center. A Iwamura walked. C Crawford grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Iwamura out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 4. BOSTON 9TH: Al Reyes relieved D Wheeler. D Young in right field. C Crisp reached on bunt single to third. J Lugo doubled to deep center, C Crisp scored. D Pedroia struck out swinging. K Youkilis struck out swinging. D Ortiz walked. A Cora ran for D Ortiz. M Ramirez struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 5.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (6) VS BOSTON (5) - FINAL TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .287 C Crawford lf 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .315 B Upton cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .317 C Pena 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 .263 D Young dh-rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .293 B Harris 2b 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .296 J Gomes rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .265 Al Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D Navarro c 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .206 B Zobrist ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .158 Totals 31 6 9 6 5 8 14 BATTING: 2B - C Pena (22, D Matsuzaka). 3B - B Harris (2, D Matsuzaka). S - B Harris. SF - D Navarro. RBI - C Pena 3 (77), D Young (64), B Harris (46), D Navarro (26). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Navarro 2, D Young 1, B Zobrist 1. GIDP - C Crawford. Team LOB - 5. BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (39, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), J Gomes (6, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). CS - B Harris (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek), A Iwamura (6, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek). BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .324 K Youkilis 1b 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295 D Ortiz dh 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .311 A Cora pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 M Ramirez lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .291 J Drew rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 M Lowell 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .313 J Varitek c 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .269 C Crisp cf 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .274 J Lugo ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .238 Totals 35 5 8 5 5 6 12 BATTING: 2B - M Lowell (30, A Sonnanstine); J Lugo 2 (26, Al Reyes, G Glover); M Ramirez (30, D Wheeler). HR - J Varitek (10, 7th inning off A Sonnanstine 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - J Varitek 2 (50), J Lugo 2 (57), M Ramirez (79). 2-out RBI - J Varitek 2, J Lugo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 2, D Ortiz 1, D Pedroia 1. Team LOB - 8. FIELDING: DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis). ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 104 001 000 -- 6 BOSTON - 000 000 311 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine (W, 2-8) 6 2/3 4 3 3 2 3 1 6.17 G Glover 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.31 D Wheeler (H, 3) 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 8.10 Al Reyes (S, 18) 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 4.74 BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era D Matsuzaka (L, 13-9) 6 8 6 6 3 5 0 3.79 J Tavarez 1 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.12 M Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.23 WP - A Sonnanstine. Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 102-61; G Glover 8-4; D Wheeler 24-14; Al Reyes 33-23; D Matsuzaka 101-62; J Tavarez 33-18; M Timlin 16-8. Ground balls-fly balls: A Sonnanstine 7-10; G Glover 0-1; D Wheeler 1-2; Al Reyes 0-0; D Matsuzaka 6-5; J Tavarez 1-2; M Timlin 2-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 26; G Glover 2; D Wheeler 6; Al Reyes 6; D Matsuzaka 27; J Tavarez 7; M Timlin 4. UMPIRES: HP--Paul Schrieber. 1B--Tim Mcclelland. 2B--Marty Foster. 3B--Fieldin Culbreth. T--3:27. Att--36,413. Weather: 83 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>
Reyes halts Red Sox rally as Devil Rays hold on <h3>TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- This time, Al Reyes held on. After blowing a save in the ninth inning Tuesday night, Reyesstranded the potential tying run on second base in the bottom ofninth inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston RedSox, 6-5, on Wednesday afternoon. The Devil Rays avoided a three-game series sweep as they postedtheir first win at Fenway Park this season. Tampa Bay jumped out to a 6-0 lead against Boston starterDaisuke Matsuzaka. But the Red Sox scored three times in theseventh, added a run in the eighth and pulled within 6-5 in theninth. Coco Crisp led off the ninth with a bunt single and scored whenJulio Lugo doubled to left field. But Reyes bore down, striking out both Dustin Pedroia and KevinYoukilis before walking David Ortiz to put the potentialgame-winning run on base. That brought Manny Ramirez to the plate, but Reyes stuck him outon a high fastball to preserve his 18th save of the season. That made a winner of Tampa Bay rookie Andy Sonnanstine (2-8),who shut down the Red Sox lineup by allowing just three runs insix-plus innings. Sonnanstine did not lose the shutout until there were two outsin the seventh inning. Jason Varitek belted a two-run homer,his 10th of the season, and after Crisp walked, Lugo doubled himhome off reliever Gary Glover. Ramirez made it 6-4 with an RBI double in the eighth. After their running was shut down for the first two games of theseries, speed played a factor in the Devil Rays' first run asAkinori Iwamura went from first to third on Carl Crawford'ssingle in the first inning. Crawford stole second with one out, then Iwamura scored on aground ball to first. Iwamura's single snapped an 0-15 slump but continued a trend ofJapanese players having success against Matsuzaka this year. Iwamura, Hideki Matsui, Kenji Johjima, and Ichiro Suzuki havegone a combined 9-for-32 (.281) against him. That number wouldbe 8-for-20 (.400) without Ichiro's 1-for-12. The rest of theleague is hitting just .253 against Matsuzaka A combination of speed, power, shoddy defense and wildness fromMatsuzaka led to a four-run rally for the Devil Rays in thethird. Iwamura's leadoff single was followed by an infieldsingle by Crawford. After a walk loaded the bases, Carlos Pena pounded a double offthe wall in left, scoring a pair. Pedroia mishandled a slowroller at second base for another RBI hit for Delmon Young.Jonny Gomes capped the rally with a successful safety squeeze. The Devil Rays added their final run in the sixth on a sacrificefly by Dioner Navarro, scoring Brendan Harris. Matsuzaka (13-9) allowed six runs and eight hits over sixinnings, walking three and striking out five.
Reyes halts Red Sox rally as Devil Rays hold on <h3>TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- This time, Al Reyes held on. After blowing a save in the ninth inning Tuesday night, Reyesstranded the potential tying run on second base in the bottomof ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Boston RedSox, 6-5, on Wednesday afternoon. The Devil Rays avoided a three-game series sweep as they postedtheir first win at Fenway Park this season. Tampa Bay jumped out to a 6-0 lead against Boston starterDaisuke Matsuzaka. But the Red Sox scored three times in theseventh, added a run in the eighth and pulled within 6-5 in theninth. Coco Crisp led off the ninth with a bunt single and scored whenJulio Lugo doubled to left field after a 12-pitch at-bat. "That will wear you out sometimes," Reyes said of Lugo's longat-bat. "You throw a lot of pitches and then you say, 'Wow.'" But Reyes bore down, striking out both Dustin Pedroia and KevinYoukilis before walking David Ortiz to put the potentialgame-winning run on base. That brought Manny Ramirez to the plate, but Reyes stuck him outon a high fastball to preserve his 18th save of the season. "I didn't want to give anything to Ortiz in that situation,especially with an open base," Reyes said. "I'd rather faceManny with two guys on because anything he hits in the hole wecould get an out at second base, especially because Ortiz has aproblem with his knee and is a slow runner." "He is an absolute pro," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said ofhis closer. "You could see him out there, and he was neverriled. Just kept attempting to make his pitch. He knows how topitch." Reyes' save made a winner of Tampa Bay rookie Andy Sonnanstine(2-8), who shut down the Red Sox lineup by allowing just threeruns in six-plus innings. Sonnanstine did not lose the shutout until there were two outsin the seventh inning. Jason Varitek belted a two-run homer,his 10th of the season, and after Crisp walked, Lugo doubled himhome off reliever Gary Glover. Ramirez made it 6-4 with an RBI double in the eighth. "I know (Sonnanstine) wasn't ahead of every hitter, but it sureseemed like it," Boston manager Terry Francona said. "He threwstrike one. We didn't hit in a lot of hitter's counts. He'sgot some deception to his delivery, but I think the biggestthing was throwing strike one." After their running was shut down for the first two games of theseries, speed played a factor in the Devil Rays' first run asAkinori Iwamura went from first to third on Carl Crawford'ssingle in the first inning. Crawford stole second with one out, then Iwamura scored on aground ball to first. "(Running) wasn't necessarily part of the game plan," saidCrawford, who had one of Tampa Bay's two steals. "Matsuzakajust had a bit of a high leg kick and once we feel like we canget a guy, we just take off." Iwamura's single snapped an 0-15 slump but continued a trend ofJapanese players having success against Matsuzaka this year. Iwamura, Hideki Matsui, Kenji Johjima, and Ichiro Suzuki havegone a combined 9-for-32 (.281) against him. That number wouldbe 8-for-20 (.400) without Ichiro's 1-for-12. The rest of theleague is hitting just .253 against Matsuzaka A combination of speed, power, shoddy defense and wildness fromMatsuzaka led to a four-run rally for the Devil Rays in thethird. Iwamura's leadoff single was followed by an infieldsingle by Crawford. After a walk loaded the bases, Carlos Pena pounded a double offthe wall in left, scoring a pair. Pedroia mishandled a slowroller at second base for another RBI hit for Delmon Young.Jonny Gomes capped the rally with a successful safety squeeze. The Devil Rays added their final run in the sixth on a sacrificefly by Dioner Navarro, scoring Brendan Harris. Matsuzaka (13-9) allowed six runs and eight hits over sixinnings, walking three and striking out five.
