| The two teams swapped the lead until the bottom of the 5th, when the Sox bust it open on a Jason Varitek 2-run triple and a Coco Crisp RBI single for three runs, which would prove to be the deciding runs as neither team scored from there. A surprising 6-3 final, as the two teams combined for 21 hits and 16 walks, but runners left of base killed both teams today with the Rays leaving 11 on base including the bases loaded in the 1st and 2nd innings, while the Sox leave 15 runners stranded, also twice with the bases loaded. Not Jon Lester's greatest start with 7 hits allowed and 5 walks in 5 innings, but he will get his first win of the season. Julian Tavares goes 2 2/3 of dominant long relief until allowing two straight hits in the 8th, at which point Mr. Closer Jonathan Papelbon enters and shuts down the Rays for save number 33. To go along with the 16 walks combined, the teams also combined for 21 strikeouts! Almost sounds like a start for Nolan Ryan back in the 1970s. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays At 2007 Boston Red Sox 8/14/2007
Devil Rays AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
A.Iwamura 3B 5 0 2 0 .306 J.Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 .220
C.Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 .307 D.Pedroia 2B 4 0 2 1 .307
B.Upton CF 5 0 0 0 .291 D.Ortiz DH 5 0 1 1 .304
C.Pena 1B 5 1 1 0 .316 M.Ramirez LF 3 0 2 0 .335
D.Young RF 4 1 1 0 .279 C-J.Drew RF 0 0 0 0 .245
B.Harris 2B 4 1 2 3 .266 M.Lowell 3B 3 2 2 0 .301
J.Gomes DH 3 0 1 0 .274 K.Youkilis 1B 4 1 1 0 .316
J.Wilson SS 3 0 2 0 .291 J.Varitek C 4 2 2 2 .263
J.Paul C 2 0 0 0 .161 C.Crisp CF 4 0 1 1 .279
A-G.Norton PH 1 0 0 0 .244 W.Pena RF,LF 3 1 1 1 .242
B-D.Navarro C 0 0 0 0 .212
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Totals 36 3 9 3 Totals 34 6 12 6
A-Pinch Hit For Paul In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Norton In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ramirez In 9th Inning
Devil Rays...... 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1
Red Sox......... 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 - 6 12 1
Devil Rays (59-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
S.Kazmir 3 2/3 5 3 3 6 4 0 79 3.95
G.Balfour LOSS(0-2) 0 1/3 1 3 3 2 1 0 19 10.38
J.Switzer 0 2/3 2 0 0 1 0 0 14 8.53
J.Salas 2 2/3 4 0 0 1 3 0 43 4.61
G.Glover 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 4.78
Totals 8 12 6 6 11 8 0
Red Sox (73-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Lester WIN(1-2) 5 7 3 3 5 6 1 96 4.61
J.Tavarez HOLD(1st) 2 2/3 2 0 0 0 4 0 32 5.00
J.Papelbon SAVE(33rd) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 16 1.93
Totals 9 9 3 3 5 13 1
ATTENDANCE- 37,936 DATE- Tuesday, August 14th 2007 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Devil Rays:11 Red Sox:15
DOUBLE PLAYS- Devil Rays: 0 Red Sox: 1
ERRORS- J.Wilson, M.Lowell
DOUBLES- A.Iwamura(16th), M.Lowell(36th)
TRIPLES- C.Pena(3rd), J.Varitek(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Harris(9th)
WALKS- C.Crawford, D.Young, J.Gomes, J.Wilson, J.Paul, J.Lugo, D.Pedroia,
M.Ramirez-2, M.Lowell-2, K.Youkilis, J.Varitek, C.Crisp, W.Pena-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, B.Upton-3, C.Pena-2, D.Young-3, B.Harris, J.Gomes-2,
G.Norton, D.Pedroia, D.Ortiz, M.Ramirez, K.Youkilis-2, J.Varitek,
C.Crisp, W.Pena
Jason Varitek had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the potent Boston Red Sox defeated
the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 to 3 at Fenway Park.
Boston brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 5th inning when
they had 3 base hits. Mike Lowell led off and he drew a walk. Kevin
Youkilis next to the plate and he drew a walk. Varitek then tripled scoring
two baserunners. Coco Crisp came up and he smacked a single scoring the
final run of the inning. Overall Boston out-hit Tampa Bay 12 to 9.
Jon Lester(1-2) allowed 3 runs in 5 innings, and picked up the victory. Lester
got help from Jonathan Papelbon who earned his 33rd save. Grant Balfour(0-2)
was given the loss in relief.
The Boston ballclub's record now stands at a division leading 73-46. With the
loss, Tampa Bay has a record of 5-5 lately, 59-60 overall.
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