AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BOSTON (8) VS TAMPA BAY (6) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .324 K Youkilis 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289 D Ortiz dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .318 M Ramirez lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315 J Drew rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .262 J Varitek c 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .265 C Crisp cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .273 J Lugo ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .242 Totals 37 8 11 7 1 7 11 BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (30, A Sonnanstine); C Crisp (22, A Sonnanstine); J Lugo (29, A Sonnanstine); D Pedroia (27, S Dohmann). 3B - D Ortiz (1, A Sonnanstine). SF - M Ramirez. RBI - D Ortiz (80), M Ramirez (85), J Varitek (52), C Crisp 2 (46), J Lugo 2 (61). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1, K Youkilis 1. GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - D Pedroia (5, line drive). DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 1 1 3 2 0 0 .283 C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 B Upton cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .308 C Pena 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .266 D Young rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 B Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 J Gomes dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .257 J Wilson ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .260 D Navarro c 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .203 Totals 27 6 4 5 6 8 11 BATTING: HR - C Pena (28, 1st inning off J Lester 1 on, 2 Out), A Iwamura (4, 5th inning off J Lester 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (81), A Iwamura 3 (19). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2, A Iwamura 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - A Iwamura (7, 2nd base by J Lester). FIELDING: E - J Wilson (10, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 200 500 100 -- 8 TAMPA BAY - 200 030 10 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Lester 5 1/3 4 5 5 4 4 2 5.67 M Delcarmen 1 1/3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2.57 H Okajima 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.19 J Papelbon 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.81 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine 5 8 7 7 0 5 0 6.53 S Dohmann 1 2/3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.16 G Balfour 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14 WP - J Lester. HBP - M Lowell (by A Sonnanstine); J Wilson (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 97-54; M Delcarmen 23-11; H Okajima 21-14; J Papelbon 4-3; A Sonnanstine 99-67; S Dohmann 29-19; G Balfour 20-11; G Glover 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 6-5; M Delcarmen 3-0; H Okajima 0-1; J Papelbon 0-0; A Sonnanstine 4-6; S Dohmann 2-2; G Balfour 1-2; G Glover 2-1. Batters faced: J Lester 23; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 1; A Sonnanstine 24; S Dohmann 8; G Balfour 5; G Glover 3. UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally Bell. Weather: INDOORS.</div>
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL AT TAMPA BAY - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: G Norton hit for J Wilson. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8 TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: G Norton (.212, 2 HR, 12 RBI)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 11 1 TAMPA BAY 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 4 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (6TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (7TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), GRANT BALFOUR (7TH), GARY GLOVER (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE TAM - CARLOS PENA (28) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 1ST, 1 ON AKINORI IWAMURA (4) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 5TH, 2 ON</div>
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - BOSTON 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 11 1 TAMPA BAY 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 4 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (6TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (7TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), GRANT BALFOUR (7TH), GARY GLOVER (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO WP - JON LESTER (2-0) LP - ANDY SONNANSTINE (2-9) SAVE - JONATHAN PAPELBON (30) HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE TAM - CARLOS PENA (28) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 1ST, 1 ON AKINORI IWAMURA (4) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 5TH, 2 ON TIME: 3:17 ATT: 16,393 PROBABLES: BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (13-9, 3.79) TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (3-12, 5.69)</div>
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">BOSTON (8) VS TAMPA BAY (6) - FINAL BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg D Pedroia 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .324 K Youkilis 1b 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .289 D Ortiz dh 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .318 M Ramirez lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .290 M Lowell 3b 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315 J Drew rf 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .262 J Varitek c 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .265 C Crisp cf 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .273 J Lugo ss 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .242 Totals 37 8 11 7 1 7 11 BATTING: 2B - K Youkilis (30, A Sonnanstine); C Crisp (22, A Sonnanstine); J Lugo (29, A Sonnanstine); D Pedroia (27, S Dohmann). 3B - D Ortiz (1, A Sonnanstine). SF - M Ramirez. RBI - D Ortiz (80), M Ramirez (85), J Varitek (52), C Crisp 2 (46), J Lugo 2 (61). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Drew 1, K Youkilis 1. GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 5. FIELDING: E - D Pedroia (5, line drive). DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 .282 C Crawford lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .312 B Upton cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .308 C Pena 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .266 D Young rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287 B Harris 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290 J Gomes dh 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .257 J Wilson ss 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .260 a-G Norton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 D Navarro c 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .202 Totals 30 6 4 5 6 10 11 a-struck out swinging for J Wilson in the 9th. BATTING: HR - C Pena (28, 1st inning off J Lester 1 on, 2 Out), A Iwamura (4, 5th inning off J Lester 2 on, 2 Out). RBI - C Pena 2 (81), A Iwamura 3 (19). 2-out RBI - C Pena 2, A Iwamura 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Upton 1. GIDP - B Harris. Team LOB - 4. BASERUNNING: CS - A Iwamura (7, 2nd base by J Lester). FIELDING: E - J Wilson (10, ground ball). DP: 1 (J Wilson-B Harris-C Pena). ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON - 200 500 100 -- 8 TAMPA BAY - 200 030 100 -- 6 ---------------------------------------------------- BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era J Lester (W, 2-0) 5 1/3 4 5 5 4 4 2 5.67 M Delcarmen (H, 7) 1 1/3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2.57 H Okajima (H, 23) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.19 J Papelbon (S, 30) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.77 TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era A Sonnanstine (L, 2-9) 5 8 7 7 0 5 0 6.53 S Dohmann 1 2/3 2 1 0 0 1 0 2.16 G Balfour 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 G Glover 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.14 WP - J Lester. HBP - M Lowell (by A Sonnanstine); J Wilson (by M Delcarmen). Pitches-strikes: J Lester 97-54; M Delcarmen 23-11; H Okajima 21-14; J Papelbon 15-11; A Sonnanstine 99-67; S Dohmann 29-19; G Balfour 20-11; G Glover 15-8. Ground balls-fly balls: J Lester 6-5; M Delcarmen 3-0; H Okajima 0-1; J Papelbon 0-1; A Sonnanstine 4-6; S Dohmann 2-2; G Balfour 1-2; G Glover 2-1. Batters faced: J Lester 23; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 4; A Sonnanstine 24; S Dohmann 8; G Balfour 5; G Glover 3. UMPIRES: HP--Laz Diaz. 1B--Bill Welke. 2B--John Hirschbeck. 3B--Wally Bell. T--3:17. Att--16,393. Weather: INDOORS</div>
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTON (8) AT TAMPA BAY (6) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia struck out swinging. K Youkilis doubled to deep center. D Ortiz tripled to deep center, K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Ortiz scored. M Lowell flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 0. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to center. C Crawford grounded out to second. B Upton walked. C Pena homered to right, B Upton scored. D Young struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz reached on infield single to pitcher. M Ramirez struck out swinging. M Lowell hit by pitch, D Ortiz to second. J Drew singled to left, D Ortiz to third, M Lowell to second. J Varitek singled to left, D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. C Crisp doubled to right, M Lowell and J Drew scored, J Varitek to third. J Lugo doubled to center, J Varitek and C Crisp scored. D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. K Youkilis flied out to left. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris flied out to center. J Gomes singled to center. J Gomes to second on wild pitch by J Lester. J Wilson walked. D Navarro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Wilson out at second, J Gomes to third. A Iwamura homered to left, J Gomes and D Navarro scored. C Crawford singled to right. B Upton struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5. BOSTON 7TH: D Pedroia doubled to left center. K Youkilis lined out to right, D Pedroia to third. D Ortiz grounded out to second. M Ramirez safe at first on error by shortstop J Wilson, D Pedroia scored. M Lowell singled to left, M Ramirez to second. G Balfour relieved S Dohmann. J Drew struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 5. TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gomes struck out swinging. J Wilson hit by pitch. D Navarro grounded out to first, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura walked. H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. C Crawford safe at first on error by second baseman D Pedroia, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura to third. B Upton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6.</div>
Red Sox continue dominance of Devil Rays <h3>BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- What a difference a weekmade for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Andy Sonnanstine. The Boston Red Sox roughed up Sonnanstine and the Devil Rays enroute to an 8-6 victory, six days after the rookie righthanderhad earned a win at Fenway Park. Coco Crisp and former Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo each hadtwo RBI as the Red Sox moved a season-best 26 games over .500and matched the second-best 126-game start in franchise history. On August 15, Sonnanstine (2-9) held the Red Sox to four hitsand three runs to snap a personal two-month winless streak.Tuesday proved to be a different story, however, as the24-year-old was pounded for eight hits and seven earned runs infive innings. Boston's Jon Lester (2-0) allowed five runs on four hits -including two home runs - in 5 1/3 innings. The cancer survivorpicked up his first victory since July 23, ending a streak offour consecutive no-decisions. Jonathan Papelbon got the final out of the eighth and pitched ascoreless ninth to earn his 30th save. Tied at 2-2, Boston took control with a five-run fourth. Withthe bases loaded, the Red Sox strung together consecutive hitsfrom Jason Varitek, Crisp and Lugo to forge a 7-2 lead. The Devil Rays closed within 7-5 on Akinori Iwamura's three-runhomer in the fifth and added an unearned run in the eighth, butfell to Boston for the ninth time in 11 meetings so far thisseason. Tampa Bay's only hit in the first four innings was a two-runhome run by Carlos Pena in the first inning. Every Red Sox starter had at least one hit. In the first inning, David Ortiz had a rare triple - his firstsince August 2006 - and scored on Manny Ramirez's sacrifice fly.The burly Ortiz also managed to leg out an infield single inthe fourth, which sparked the rally.
AL: BOSTON at TAMPA BAY <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BOSTON (8) AT TAMPA BAY (6) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, K Youkilis 1B, D Ortiz DH, M Ramirez LF, M Lowell 3B, J Drew RF, J Varitek C, C Crisp CF, J Lugo SS, J Lester LHP. Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Upton CF, C Pena 1B, D Young RF, B Harris 2B, J Gomes DH, J Wilson SS, D Navarro C, A Sonnanstine RHP. Umpires -- Laz Diaz (HP), Bill Welke (1B), John Hirschbeck (2B), Wally Bell (3B). Gametime Weather: INDOORS. BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia struck out swinging. K Youkilis doubled to deep center. D Ortiz tripled to deep center, K Youkilis scored. M Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to center, D Ortiz scored. M Lowell flied out to center. (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 0. TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura flied out to center. C Crawford grounded out to second. B Upton walked. C Pena homered to right, B Upton scored. D Young struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. BOSTON 2ND: J Drew flied out to center. J Varitek struck out swinging. C Crisp struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 2ND: B Harris grounded out to third. J Gomes popped out to second. J Wilson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. BOSTON 3RD: J Lugo flied out to right. D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. K Youkilis struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 3RD: D Navarro grounded out to third. A Iwamura walked. C Crawford struck out swinging. A Iwamura caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2. BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz reached on infield single to pitcher. M Ramirez struck out swinging. M Lowell hit by pitch, D Ortiz to second. J Drew singled to left, D Ortiz to third, M Lowell to second. J Varitek singled to left, D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to third, J Drew to second. C Crisp doubled to right, M Lowell and J Drew scored, J Varitek to third. J Lugo doubled to center, J Varitek and C Crisp scored. D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. K Youkilis flied out to left. (5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 4TH: B Upton flied out to center. C Pena flied out to right. D Young grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 2. BOSTON 5TH: D Ortiz grounded out to second. M Ramirez singled to left. M Lowell flied out to center. J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Ramirez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 2. TAMPA BAY 5TH: B Harris flied out to center. J Gomes singled to center. J Gomes to second on wild pitch by J Lester. J Wilson walked. D Navarro grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Wilson out at second, J Gomes to third. A Iwamura homered to left, J Gomes and D Navarro scored. C Crawford singled to right. B Upton struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5. BOSTON 6TH: S Dohmann relieved A Sonnanstine. J Varitek struck out swinging. C Crisp grounded out to shortstop. J Lugo flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5. TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena grounded out to first. D Young walked. M Delcarmen relieved J Lester. B Harris grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Young out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5. BOSTON 7TH: D Pedroia doubled to left center. K Youkilis lined out to right, D Pedroia to third. D Ortiz grounded out to second. M Ramirez safe at first on error by shortstop J Wilson, D Pedroia scored. M Lowell singled to left, M Ramirez to second. G Balfour relieved S Dohmann. J Drew struck out swinging. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 5. TAMPA BAY 7TH: J Gomes struck out swinging. J Wilson hit by pitch. D Navarro grounded out to first, J Wilson to second. A Iwamura walked. H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. C Crawford safe at first on error by second baseman D Pedroia, J Wilson scored, A Iwamura to third. B Upton struck out swinging. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 1 Error) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6. BOSTON 8TH: J Varitek flied out to center. C Crisp fouled out to shortstop. J Lugo singled to left. D Pedroia grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6. TAMPA BAY 8TH: C Pena walked. D Young flied out to center. B Harris struck out swinging. J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. J Gomes struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6. BOSTON 9TH: G Glover relieved G Balfour. K Youkilis flied out to center. D Ortiz walked. M Ramirez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6. TAMPA BAY 9TH: G Norton hit for J Wilson. G Norton struck out swinging. D Navarro struck out swinging. A Iwamura popped out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6.</div>
Red Sox continue dominance of Devil Rays <h3>BOSTON 8, TAMPA BAY 6</h3>ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) -- What a difference a weekmade for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Andy Sonnanstine. The Boston Red Sox roughed up Sonnanstine and the Devil Rays enroute to an 8-6 victory, six days after the rookie righthanderhad earned a win at Fenway Park. Coco Crisp and former Devil Rays shortstop Julio Lugo each hadtwo RBI as the Red Sox moved a season-best 26 games over .500and matched the second-best 126-game start in franchise history. "It's tough to face a team back-to-back, let alone the BostonRed Sox," Sonnanstine said. On August 15, Sonnanstine (2-9) held the Red Sox to four hitsand three runs to snap a personal two-month winless streak. Tuesday proved to be a different story, however, as the24-year-old was pounded for eight hits and seven earned runs infive innings. "I think I was a little less aggressive and had one bad inning,"Sonnanstine said. "Too many times I was trying to make theperfect pitch. "I probably got away from the game plan a little bit. Thefastball was working last time I faced them." Boston's Jon Lester (2-0) allowed five runs on four hits -including two home runs - in 5 1/3 innings. The cancer survivorpicked up his first victory since July 23, ending a streak offour consecutive no-decisions. "The bullpen picked me up," Lester said. "I was justinconsistent. At times I was good and at other times I was bad.As long as I keep the walks down, I'll be OK. The bullpenpicked me up unbelievably. So did the offense. It was a goodteam win." Jonathan Papelbon got the final out of the eighth and pitched ascoreless ninth to earn his 30th save. "This (30 saves) was agoal I set for myself, to be a dominant closer year after year,"Papelbon said. "I feel like I was meant to be a closer." Tied at 2-2, Boston took control with a five-run fourth. Withthe bases loaded, the Red Sox strung together consecutive hitsfrom Jason Varitek, Crisp and Lugo to forge a 7-2 lead. "We kept coming back," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "Wehad opportunities but that five-run inning is so hard toovercome." The Devil Rays closed within 7-5 on Akinori Iwamura's three-runhomer in the fifth and added an unearned run in the eighth, butfell to Boston for the ninth time in 11 meetings this season. Tampa Bay's only hit in the first four innings was a two-runhome run by Carlos Pena in the first inning. Every Red Soxstarter had at least one hit. "When you get something from one through nine it enhances yourchances to win," Boston manager Terry Francona said. In the first inning, David Ortiz had a rare triple - only the12th of his career and his first since August 2006 - and scoredon Manny Ramirez's sacrifice fly. "Ortiz can get them going when he needs to," Francona said. "Hefelt that triple for about five innings." The burly Ortiz also managed to leg out an infield single in thefourth, which sparked the rally.
