GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (33-49) at BOSTON (51-31)

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 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 0
BOSTON 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 x 7 9 0 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, BRIAN STOKES (6TH), CASEY FOSSUM (7TH) AND RAUL
CASANOVA

BOS - TIM WAKEFIELD, JAVIER LOPEZ (7TH), MANNY
DELCARMEN (7TH), JONATHAN PAPELBON (9TH) AND DOUG MIRABELLI


WP - TIM WAKEFIELD (9-8)
LP - EDWIN JACKSON (1-9)
SAVE - JONATHAN PAPELBON (20)

HOME RUNS: TAM - RAUL CASANOVA (4) OFF TIM WAKEFIELD IN THE 2ND, 0 ON

BOS - MIKE LOWELL (13) OFF EDWIN JACKSON IN THE 5TH, 1 ON


TIME: 2:33 ATT: 36,629

PROBABLES: TAM - J.P. HOWELL (1-2, 5.19)
BOS - JOSH BECKETT (11-2, 3.38)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (5) VS BOSTON (7) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .290
C Crawford lf 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286
B Harris ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .305
C Pena 1b 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .285
G Norton rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195
a-J Gomes ph-rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
D Young dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
T Wigginton 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
R Casanova c 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .306
D Mohr cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167

Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 12

a-struck out looking for G Norton in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - B Harris (17, T Wakefield); C Crawford (20, J Lopez). HR - R
Casanova (4, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Casanova (7), C
Crawford 2 (51), C Pena 2 (49). 2-out RBI - R Casanova, C Pena 2. Runners left
in scoring position, 2 out - G Norton 2, B Harris 1. Team LOB - 7.

BASERUNNING: SB - C Crawford (21, 2nd base off T Wakefield/D Mirabelli).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
C Crisp cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
A Cora 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
D Ortiz dh 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .307
J Drew rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .261
M Lowell 3b 4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .296
E Hinske 1b 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .210
J Ellsbury lf 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286
D Mirabelli c 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 .178
J Lugo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192

Totals 32 7 9 7 2 9 9

BATTING: 2B - J Drew 2 (14, E Jackson 2); J Ellsbury (1, E Jackson); A Cora (5,
E Jackson). 3B - C Crisp (3, E Jackson). HR - M Lowell (13, 5th inning off E
Jackson 1 on, 2 Out). S - A Cora. RBI - A Cora (15), J Ellsbury (1), D
Mirabelli 2 (7), J Drew (33), M Lowell 2 (57). 2-out RBI - J Ellsbury, D
Mirabelli 2, J Drew, M Lowell 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M
Lowell 1. Team LOB - 4.


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TAMPA BAY - 010 000 400 -- 5
BOSTON - 100 330 00x -- 7
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
E Jackson (L, 1-9) 5 9 7 7 1 5 1 7.26
B Stokes 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.54
C Fossum 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 7.17

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
T Wakefield (W, 9-8) 6 1/3 7 4 4 2 2 1 4.39
J Lopez 1/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.43
M Delcarmen (H, 4) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.16
J Papelbon (S, 20) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.69

WP - T Wakefield, E Jackson. Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 101-64; B Stokes
11-7; C Fossum 29-18; T Wakefield 90-59; J Lopez 11-6; M Delcarmen 21-11; J
Papelbon 9-7. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 4-6; B Stokes 0-2; C Fossum
3-0; T Wakefield 4-13; J Lopez 0-0; M Delcarmen 1-0; J Papelbon 1-0. Batters
faced: E Jackson 25; B Stokes 3; C Fossum 7; T Wakefield 28; J Lopez 3; M
Delcarmen 5; J Papelbon 3.

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

T--2:33. Att--36,629.
Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to
left.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
TAMPA BAY 5
BOSTON 7 FINAL</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT BOSTON (7) - HOW THEY SCORED
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BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp tripled to deep right. A Cora sacrificed to pitcher,
C Crisp scored. D Ortiz struck out swinging. J Drew doubled to deep center.
M Lowell lined out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 1.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to center. T Wigginton flied out to
right. R Casanova homered to left. D Mohr flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz singled to right. J Drew struck out swinging.
M Lowell singled to left, D Ortiz to second. E Hinske struck out looking.
J Ellsbury doubled to deep center, D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to third.
D Mirabelli singled to right center, M Lowell and J Ellsbury scored. J Lugo
flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 5TH: C Crisp lined out to left. A Cora doubled to right. D Ortiz
flied out to center. A Cora to third on wild pitch by E Jackson. J Drew
doubled to left, A Cora scored. M Lowell homered to left, J Drew scored.
E Hinske walked. J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
E Hinske out at second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 7.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: T Wigginton singled to left. R Casanova singled to center,
T Wigginton to second. D Mohr struck out swinging. A Iwamura singled to
right, T Wigginton to third, R Casanova to second. J Lopez relieved
T Wakefield. C Crawford doubled to left, T Wigginton and R Casanova scored,
A Iwamura to third. B Harris struck out swinging. C Pena singled to center,
A Iwamura and C Crawford scored. J Gomes hit for G Norton. M Delcarmen
relieved J Lopez. J Gomes struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 7.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at BOSTON

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TAMPA BAY (5) AT BOSTON (7) - EVENT LOG
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Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- A Iwamura 3B, C Crawford LF, B Harris SS, C Pena 1B,
G Norton RF, D Young DH, T Wigginton 2B, R Casanova C, D Mohr CF, E Jackson RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- C Crisp CF, A Cora 2B, D Ortiz DH, J Drew RF,
M Lowell 3B, E Hinske 1B, J Ellsbury LF, D Mirabelli C, J Lugo SS, T Wakefield RHP.

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

Gametime Weather: 80 degrees, Cloudy, wind out to left at 15 mph.


TAMPA BAY 1ST: A Iwamura grounded out to first. C Crawford flied out to
left. B Harris doubled to deep left. C Pena walked. G Norton popped out to
third. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: C Crisp tripled to deep right. A Cora sacrificed to pitcher,
C Crisp scored. D Ortiz struck out swinging. J Drew doubled to deep center.
M Lowell lined out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 1.

TAMPA BAY 2ND: D Young flied out to center. T Wigginton flied out to
right. R Casanova homered to left. D Mohr flied out to center. (1 Run, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 2ND: E Hinske struck out swinging. J Ellsbury grounded out to
shortstop. D Mirabelli struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1.

TAMPA BAY 3RD: A Iwamura fouled out to first. C Crawford singled to right.
C Crawford to second on wild pitch by T Wakefield. B Harris fouled out to
first. C Pena walked. G Norton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 3RD: J Lugo flied out to center. C Crisp flied out to center.
A Cora grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BOSTON 1.

TAMPA BAY 4TH: D Young popped out to first. T Wigginton lined out to
third. R Casanova grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 1.

BOSTON 4TH: D Ortiz singled to right. J Drew struck out swinging.
M Lowell singled to left, D Ortiz to second. E Hinske struck out looking.
J Ellsbury doubled to deep center, D Ortiz scored, M Lowell to third.
D Mirabelli singled to right center, M Lowell and J Ellsbury scored.
J Lugo flied out to center. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 4.

TAMPA BAY 5TH: D Mohr popped out to second. A Iwamura flied out to center.
C Crawford singled to right. C Crawford stole second. B Harris flied out to
right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 4.

BOSTON 5TH: C Crisp lined out to left. A Cora doubled to right. D Ortiz
flied out to center. A Cora to third on wild pitch by E Jackson. J Drew
doubled to left, A Cora scored. M Lowell homered to left, J Drew scored.
E Hinske walked. J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop,
E Hinske out at second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 7.

TAMPA BAY 6TH: C Pena grounded out to first. G Norton flied out to left.
D Young grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1,
BOSTON 7.

BOSTON 6TH: B Stokes relieved E Jackson. D Mirabelli struck out swinging.
J Lugo flied out to center. C Crisp flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 1, BOSTON 7.

TAMPA BAY 7TH: T Wigginton singled to left. R Casanova singled to center,
T Wigginton to second. D Mohr struck out swinging. A Iwamura singled to
right, T Wigginton to third, R Casanova to second. J Lopez relieved
T Wakefield. C Crawford doubled to left, T Wigginton and R Casanova scored,
A Iwamura to third. B Harris struck out swinging. C Pena singled to center,
A Iwamura and C Crawford scored. J Gomes hit for G Norton. M Delcarmen
relieved J Lopez. J Gomes struck out looking. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 7.

BOSTON 7TH: J Gomes in right field. C Fossum relieved B Stokes. A Cora
grounded out to pitcher. D Ortiz walked. J Drew struck out looking.
M Lowell grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5,
BOSTON 7.

TAMPA BAY 8TH: D Young grounded out to shortstop. T Wigginton struck out
swinging. R Casanova walked. D Mohr struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 7.

BOSTON 8TH: E Hinske struck out swinging. J Ellsbury grounded out to
shortstop. D Mirabelli struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 7.

TAMPA BAY 9TH: J Papelbon relieved M Delcarmen. A Iwamura struck out
swinging. C Crawford grounded out to first. B Harris struck out looking.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TAMPA BAY 5, BOSTON 7.</div>

 

Red Sox send Devil Rays to 10th straight loss

<h3>BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- J.D. Drew doubled twice and All-Star MikeLowell homered while Tim Wakefield won for the fourth time infive starts as the Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-5,Wednesday at Fenway Park.

The loss sent Tampa Bay to it's season-worst 10th straightdefeat.

Wakefield (9-8) lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits andfour runs. The knuckleballer walked two and struck out two.A pair of three-run innings in the fourth and fifth inningsbroke open a 1-1 game and gave the Red Sox a six-run cushion.

Doug Mirabelli's two-out single to right keyed Boston'sfourth-inning uprising while Lowell lined a two-run homer tothe Green Monster seats an inning later to give Boston a 7-1advantage.

Drew, who has struggled in his first season in Boston, doubledahead of Lowell's 13th homer. He also doubled in the first.

Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury picked up his first major league RBI inthe fourth inning for the Red Sox, who won their third straightgame.

The hard-throwing Edwin Jackson (1-9) continued to struggle forTampa Bay. The righthander allowed nine hits and seven runs infive innings. He walked one and struck out five as his ERA roseto 7.26.

After the Red Sox jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Alex Cora's safetysqueeze scored Coco Crisp from third, Raul Casanova tied thegame with his fourth homer of the year to the left-center fieldseats in the second.

The Devil Rays clawed back into the game when they finallyknocked Wakefield from the contest in the seventh.

Ty Wigginton and Casanova hit consecutive singles to start theframe. Dustan Mohr fanned before rookie Akinori Iawmura singledto load the bases.

Wakefield was pulled by manager Terry Francona and replaced bylefty Javier Lopez, who promptly yielded a two-run double toAll-Star Carl Crawford. Brendan Harris struck out but CarlosPena, who homered off Jonathan Papelbon Tuesday, singled hometwo more runs to make it 7-5.

Manny Delcarmen relieved Lopez and struck out three of the fivebatters he faced.

Papelbon closed things out, pitching a perfect ninth for his20th save. He became the first Red Sox to record at least 20saves in consecutive seasons since Derek Lowe had 42 in 2000 and24 in 2001.

The Devil Rays (33-50) reached the 50-loss plateau before theAll-Star break, falling a season-worst 17 games below .500.

 

Red Sox send Devil Rays to 10th straight loss

<h3>BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5</h3>BOSTON (Ticker) -- Playing without two of its top hittersdidn't stop Boston's suddenly resurgent offense.

With Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis both getting the day off,J.D. Drew doubled twice and All-Star Mike Lowell homered whileTim Wakefield won for the fourth time in five starts as the RedSox beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-5, Wednesday at FenwayPark.

The loss sent Tampa Bay to its season-worst 10th straightdefeat.

Wakefield (9-8) lasted 6 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits andfour runs. The knuckleballer walked two and struck out two.

A pair of three-run innings in the fourth and fifth inningsbroke open a 1-1 game and gave the Red Sox a six-run cushion.

On Tuesday, Ramirez asked manager Terry Francona for the day offwhile Youkilis got another day off to rest his sore leftquadriceps.

"A couple of guys didn't play today and we are still able tohave some production throughout the lineup," Francona said. "Wetalk so much about wanting to use the whole team and we do, andit's nice when you get rewarded with it, too."

Doug Mirabelli's two-out single to right keyed Boston'sfourth-inning uprising while Lowell lined a two-run homer to theGreen Monster seats an inning later to give Boston a 7-1advantage.

"It proves every run is important and we needed those two runs,so it was good," Lowell said. "This is an offensive league andwe saw how very quickly they put four runs up on the board andgetting out to a 7-1 lead is much better than not."

Six of Boston's seven runs on the day came with two outs.

"Obviously, our offense made it a whole lot easier to pitch,"Wakefield said. "They scored a lot of runs today and thedefense played unbelievable. Doug had a huge two-out hit andMike Lowell, another two-out homer. We did all our damage withtwo outs today, very pleased."

Drew, who has struggled in his first season in Boston, battedfourth in Ramirez's absence an doubled ahead of Lowell's 13thhomer. He also doubled in the first.

"I didn't even know I was hitting in the four-hole until (Eric)Hinske told me 15 minutes before the game," Drew said. "It wasjust a situation where I know Manny got a day off and it'sreally the same approach you take in the five-hole."

Rookie Jacoby Ellsbury picked up his first major league RBI inthe fourth inning for the Red Sox, who won their third straightgame.

The hard-throwing Edwin Jackson (1-9) continued to struggle forTampa Bay. The righthander allowed nine hits and seven runs infive innings. He walked one and struck out five as his ERA roseto 7.26.

"I just didn't put people away," Jackson said. "It wasn't amatter of throwing balls and strikes. All the counts I had,they got big hits in. I was ahead in the count and just didn'tput people away."

After the Red Sox jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Alex Cora'ssafety squeeze scored Coco Crisp from third, Raul Casanova tiedthe game with his fourth homer of the year to the left-centerfield seats in the second.

The Devil Rays clawed back into the game when they finallyknocked Wakefield from the contest in the seventh.

Ty Wigginton and Casanova hit consecutive singles to start theframe. Dustan Mohr fanned before rookie Akinori Iawmura singledto load the bases.

Wakefield was pulled by manager Terry Francona and replaced bylefty Javier Lopez, who promptly yielded a two-run double toAll-Star Carl Crawford. Brendan Harris struck out but CarlosPena, who homered off Jonathan Papelbon Tuesday, singled hometwo more runs to make it 7-5.

Manny Delcarmen relieved Lopez and struck out three of the fivebatters he faced.

Papelbon closed things out, pitching a perfect ninth for his20th save. He became the first Red Sox to record at least 20saves in consecutive seasons since Derek Lowe had 42 in 2000 and24 in 2001.

"Last year, I felt like I could have gotten 40-plus," Papelbonsaid. "I ended the season with 35 with a month to go. My goalis to get above the 40-save mark, the Mason-Dixon lineso-to-speak, and become the perennial All-Star and do what(Mariano) Rivera has done for the Yankees the past 10 years."

The Devil Rays (33-50) reached the 50-loss plateau before theAll-Star break, falling a season-worst 17 games below .500.

"We are trying to stop all the madness," Tampa Bay manager JoeMaddon said. "Our guys are trying so darn hard you could almostsee them grinding away between the ears. The effort has beengood. Everything has been good, we just haven't been winning."