Boston Bypasses Tampa, 8 to 7

TAMPA BAY: 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 11 1

BOSTON: 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 3 x - 8 9 0

Not only was this the final Spring Training home game for the Boston Red Sox; it was also the final game that they would play in the City of Palms Park as their home field. The City of Fort Myers has agreed to build another ballpark for the Red Sox to keep the team from relocating to another city for the preseason. And satisfactorily Boston won this game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Although the Rays out-homered the Red Sox (three two- run homers to one three-run homer), Boston came up with the one run needed to win.

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TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Andy Sonnanstine, Losing Pitcher: Grant Balfour

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Winning Pitcher: Justin Masterson

BOSTON: Save: Ramon Ramirez

TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Matt Joyce, Gabe Gross, Jon Weber

BOSTON: Homerun: Jason Varitek

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 20, Spring Training Losses: 13

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Next Game: Wednesday 1 April 2009, 10:05 a.m., Pittsburgh Pirates, Bradenton

Atlanta Annoys Boston

BOSTON: 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 8 1

ATLANTA: 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 4 9 0

The current four game winning streak ended today for the Boston Red Sox in the city of Lake Buena Vista. It was the Atlanta Braves who stopped Boston from winning a fifth game in a row, but it took them ten innings to accomplish the victory. The highlight for the Red Sox was the two-run homerun in the top of the fifth inning by Rocco Baldelli.

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Daisuke Matsuzaka, Losing Pitcher: B. Cox

ATLANTA: Starting Pitcher: Kenshin Kawakami, Winning Pitcher: Rafael Cruz

BOSTON: Homereun: Rocco Baldelli

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 19, Spring Training Losses: 13

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Next game: Tuesday 31 March 2009, 10:05 a.m., Tampa Bay Rays, City of Palms Park

Red Sox Pelt Phillies, 3 to 1

BOSTON: 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0

PHILADELPHIA: 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 1

In this final game of the preseason between the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, the Phillies were able to score their first run against the Red Sox this Spring Training. A week ago (Sunday 22 March 2009), Boston was able to shut out the Phillies. At Bright House Field today, Philadelphia partially avoided a repeat of last week's result by scoring a run in the third, but they did still end up losing to Boston. The Red Sox had two homeruns in the game - solo shots by Chris Carter in the top of the second and Jacoby Ellsbury in the top of the eighth. Fourth win in a row for the Red Sox.

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester

PHILADELPHIA: Starting Pitcher: Joe Blanton, Losing Pitcher: Joe Blanton

BOSTON: Save: Manny Delcarmen

BOSTON: Homeruns: Chris Carter, Jacoby Ellsbury

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 19, Spring Training Losses: 12

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Next Game: Monday 30 March 2009, 10:05 a.m., Atlanta Braves, Lake Buena Vista

Red Sox Trample Twins, 9 to 4

MINNESOTA: 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 8 0

BOSTON: 0 0 7 0 0 1 1 0 x - 9 7 0

The Boston Red Sox victory over the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers was significant on a local level. By winning this game, the Red Sox won the annual Mayor's Cup which is given to either Minnesota or Boston to honor the team who has the most victories in team-to-team competetion during Spring Training. This was the third year in a row that Boston has won the cup given by the Mayor of Fort Myers. Both teams make their Spring Training home in Fort Myers.

Apparently, it was also homerun day in the City of Palms Park. The Red Sox had three multiple run homers in the bottom of the third inning (Rocco Baldelli three-run, David Ortiz two-run, Jason Bay two-run). The seven runs produced were more than enough to beat the Twins. Minnesota also contributed one two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning (Matt Tolbert). These would be their last runs of the game.

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MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Francisco Liriano, Losing Pitcher: Francisco Liriano

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Brad Penny, Winning Pitcher: Brad Penny

MINNESOTA: Homerun: Matt Tolbert

BOSTON: Homeruns: Rocco Baldelli, David Ortiz, Jason Bay

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 18, Spring Training Losses: 12

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Next Game: Sunday 29 March 2009, 10:05 a.m., Philadelphia Phillies, Clearwater

Red Sox Crush Cardinals, 11 to 8

ST LOUIS: 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 - 8 12 2

BOSTON: 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 3 - 11 21 2

This last Spring Training meeting of the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals took place in the City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. There were plenty of hits in the game including one homerun by the Cardinals (David Freese in the top of the third) and two homeruns by the Red Sox (a two-run homerun by Jason Varitek in the bottom of the sixth and a three-run homer by Chip Ambres in the bottom of the tenth to win the game). This was Boston's ninth win in the last ten games and they seem to becoming into their usual regular season form at the stretch of the preseason.

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ST. LOUIS: Starting Pitcher: Kyle Lohse, Losing Pitcher: M. Gonzalez

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: B. Maxwell

ST. LOUIS: Homerun: David Freese

BOSTON: Homeruns: Jason Varitek, Chip Ambres
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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 17, Spring Training Losses: 12

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Next Game: Saturday 28 March 2009, 10:05 a.m., Minnesota Twins, City of Palms Park

Red Sox Repel Reds

The Boston Red Sox made their last trip to Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota to play the Cincinnati Reds in a preseason game. In spite of the number of Red Sox errors, they managed to get away from this final game against the Reds with a win. Boston won this low-scoring game over Cincinnati by a score of two to one.

BOSTON: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 4 3

CINCINNATI: 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 0

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buhholz, Winning Pitcher: Hideki Okajima

CINCINNATI: Starting Pitcher: Johnny Cueto, Losing Pitcher: Bill Bray

BOSTON: Save: Javier Lopez

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 16, Spring Training Losses: 12

Yankees Yank Red Sox

In an abrupt turn of momentum, the last Spring Training game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees went from a pitchers duel and a tied game into a victory for the Yankees. Tampa was the site of this final game and New York capped off the win by scoring six runs in the bottom of the eighth inning (which included a grand slam by Austin Jackson). New York won with a final score of seven to one.

BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 2

NEW YORK 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 x - 7 7 1

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Manny Delcarmen
NEW YORK: Starting Pitcher: A. J. Burnett, Winning Pitcher: Edwar Ramirez
NEW YORK: Homerun: Austin Jackson (grand slam)

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 15, Spring Training Losses: 12

Red Sox Tame Tigers

One year, eleven months, and one day later the Boston Red Sox repeated the homerun feat that happened on Sunday 22 April 2007. In that regular season game, Boston hit four consecutive home runs in the bottom of the third inning against the New York Yankees in Fenway Park - the first time that occurred in Red Sox history. In the bottom of the sixth inning today, the Red Sox hit four homeruns in a row against the Detroit Tigers in a Spring Training game in the City of Palms Park. Mike Lowell contributed homeruns in both feats. As in the 2007 game, the Red Sox went on to win by a score of seven to six.

DETROIT: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 - 6 7 0

BOSTON : 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 x - 7 13 2

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DETROIT: Starting Pitcher: Edwin Jackson, Losing Pitcher: Fernando Rodney

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Brad Penny, Winning Pitcher: Takashi Saito

BOSTON: Homeruns: Mike Lowell, Jason Bay, Chris Carter, Ivan Ochoa

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 15, Spring Training Losses, 11

Boston Blanks Philadelphia

The Boston Red Sox had their first shut out of the Spring Training season with a win over the Philadelphia Phillies in the City of Palms Park. The only runs in the game were produced on Boston homeruns. Mike Lowell had a two-run homer in the bottom of the first inning and Chris Carter had a one run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Red Sox shut out the Phillies by a score of three to zero.

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PHILADELPHIA: zero runs, six hits, zero errors

BOSTON: three runs, nine hits, one error

PHILADELPHIA: Starting Pitcher: Brett Myers, Losing Pitcher: Brett Myers

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Josh Beckett

BOSTON: Homeruns: Mike Lowell, Chris Carter

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 14, Spring Training Losses: 11

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HAPPY TWENTY-FOURTH BIRTHDAY JUSTIN DANIEL MASTERSON

Justin Masterson is a right-handed batting and throwing pitcher. Justin made his Major League Baseball debut with the Boston Red Sox on Thursday 24 April 2008 when he was twenty-three years, one month, and two days old. The Red Sox played the Angels that day and lost by a score of seven to five. In 2008, Masterson went six (wins) and five (losses) and had an ERA of 3.16. Justin wears number sixty-three.

Red Sox Mash Marlins

Despite having to travel to Jupiter and enduring a long rain delay before the game could begin, the Boston Red Sox managed to return to Fort Myers with a win over the Florida Marlins. The Marlins produced the first run of the game in Roger Dean Stadium with a single run in the bottom of the third inning. The Red Sox put runs on the board with one run in the top of the fifth inning and two runs in the top of the sixth. Florida scored their last runs of the game with two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Boston scored one run in the top of the eighth which was their last run of the game. The final score was Boston four and Florida three.

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BOSTON: four runs, five hits, zero errors

FLORIDA: three runs, eight hits, two errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Michael Bowden, Winning Pitcher: Fernando Cabrera

FLORIDA: Starting Pitcher: Anibal Sanchez, Losing Pitcher: Ryan Tucker

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 13, Spring Training Losses: 11

Red Sox Pound Pirates

The Boston Red Sox hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates at the City of Palms Park for a preseason game. Playing in this Fort Myers ball field would not prove to be a pleasant experience for the Pirates. It was the Red Sox who prevailed today. Boston posted the first runs of the game with one run in the bottom of the first and a three-run homer by Jason Varitek in the bottom of the second inning. Pittsburgh put their first run on the board with one in the top of the fifth inning. The Pirates also scored two runs in the top of the sixth and one run in the top of the seventh. The Red Sox scored runs from the fifth through the eighth innings. They produced one run each in the fifth and sixth innings, scored three runs in the seventh inning (two of them on a two-run homer by Chip Ambres), and added two final runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Boston beat Pittsburgh by a score of eleven to four.

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PITTSBURGH: four runs, eleven hits, one error

BOSTON: eleven runs, eleven hits, two errors

PITTSBURGH: Starting Pitcher: Jeff Karstens, Losing Pitcher: Jeff Karstens

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Losing Pitcher: Clay Buchholz

BOSTON: Homeruns: Jason Varitek, Chip Ambres

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 12, Spring Training Losses: 11

Boston Batters Cincinnati

Located in Sarasota, the site of the latest Boston Red Sox victory was Ed Smith Stadium, which is the Spring Training ballpark for the Cincinnati Reds. The scoring was begun by the Reds with a single run in the bottom of the first. This would be their only run of the game. The Red Sox scored four runs in the top of the third on two two-run homers by Jed Lowrie and Chris Carter. Although those runs would be all they needed, Boston went on to score one run in the top of the seventh and four runs in the top of the eighth. At the end of the game, the Red Sox had scored nine runs and the Reds had scored one run.

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BOSTON: nine runs, eight hits, zero errors

CINCINNATI: one run, eight hits, zero errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester

CINCINNATI: Starting Pitcher: Bronson Arroyo, Losing Pitcher: Bronson Arroyo

BOSTON: Homeruns: Jed Lowrie, Chris Carter

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 11, Spring Training Losses: 11

Red Sox Rattle Twins

The Minnesota Twins traveled several miles across Fort Myers to play the Boston Red Sox in the City of Palms Park. As this was St. Patrick's Day, the usual festive atmosphere moved up a couple of notches with fans (and Red Sox players) wearin' o' the green and with a number of leprechauns in attendance. And Boston found its pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow with a win over Minnesota. The Red Sox did all their scoring in the first five innings of the game which included four homeruns (one more than yesterday's win against the Blue Jays). Boston put across one run in the bottom of the first inning and then the homeruns began. In the bottom of the second inning Jason Varitek start the homeruns with a solo shot for the only run in the Boston half. Two more runs were added in the bottom of inning three on a two-run homer by David Ortiz and in the fourth inning there were two two-run homers by Jacoby Ellsbury and Jason Bay for another four runs. The last Red Sox run was a single run in the bottom of the fifth. The Twins scored three runs in the top of the second inning, one run in the top of the fifth inning (homerun by Denard Span), and one run in the top of the seventh inning. The final score was Boston nine and Minnesota five.

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MINNESOTA: five runs, nine hits, zero errors

BOSTON: nine runs, fifteen hits, zero errors

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Scott Baker, Losing Pitcher: Scott Baker

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Josh Beckett

MINNESOTA: Homerun: Denard Span

BOSTON: Homeruns: Jason Varitek, David Ortiz, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Bay

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 10, Spring Training Losses: 11

Boston Tops Toronto

The Boston Red Sox traveled to Dunedin to play a preseason game with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Red Sox came away with a win against the Blue Jays. Scoring began in the top of the first inning with Boston's first run and continued with a homerun by Jeff Bailey in the top of the second. Toronto scored in the bottom of the second inning with a two-run homer by Travis Snider. The Red Sox answered with another homerun in the top of the third inning provided by Jed Lowrie. The final two runs scored by the Blue Jays came on single runs in the bottom of the fourth and seventh innings. Chris Carter had the third Red Sox homerun of the day in the top of the fifth and single runs in the top of the seventh and eighth innings completed Boston's scoring in the game. The Red Sox won the game over the Blue Jays six to four.

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BOSTON: six runs, eleven hits, zero errors

TORONTO: four runs, thirteen hits, zero errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Justin Masterson, Winning Pitcher: Daniel Bard

TORONTO: Starting Pitcher: Roy Halladay, Losing Pitcher: Roy Halladay

BOSTON: Save: Hunter Jones, Homeruns: Jeff Bailey, Chris Carter, Jed Lowrie

TORONTO: Homerun: Travis Snider

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 9, Spring Training Losses: 11

Orioles Outmatch Red Sox

City of Palms Park was the setting for the last Spring Training game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Boston Red Sox. With this fourth game between the American League East rivals, the Orioles completed their sweep of the Red Sox in preseason play. Baltimore began the scoring with a run in the top of the fourth inning and Boston scored their only runs (two) in the bottom of the fourth (which was their only lead in the game). In the top of the fifth inning, the Orioles scored another run (which tied up the game). They would go on to put across one run in the top of the eighth and three runs in the top of the ninth. The Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox by a score of six to two.

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BALTIMORE: six runs, eleven hits, zero errors

BOSTON: two runs, six hits, zero errors

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Brian Bass, Winning Pitcher: Chris Waters

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Losing Pitcher: Ramon Ramirez

BALTIMORE: Homerun: Nolan Reimold

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 8, Spring Training Losses: 11

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HAPPY THIRTIETH BIRTHDAY KEVIN EDMUND YOUKILIS!!!

Kevin Youkilis is a right-handed batting and throwing infielder who primarily plays first base for the Boston Red Sox. However, he began his career with Boston by covering third base. Kevin made his Major League Baseball debut with the team on Saturday 15 May 2004 when he was twenty-five years and two months old. His first major league hit was a homerun (the seventh player in Red Sox history to do so). Kevin has been honored by being named the club's Rookie of the Year for 2004, by winning the Gold Glove for first base in 2007, and by being selected to the All-Star team in 2008. He has World Series rings for the 2004 and 2007 Boston Red Sox Championships. Kevin wears number twenty.

Baltimore 'Homers' Boston

The Boston Red Sox traveled to Fort Lauderdale to play a Spring Training game with the Baltimore Orioles. This was a back-and-forth game with Orioles ultimately victorious. The Red Sox did start the scoring with two runs in the top of the first inning and the Orioles ended the scoring with one run (homerun) in the bottom of the ninth inning. In between the first and last runs of the game, Boston scored additional runs in the top of the fifth (one), sixth (three), and ninth (two) inning. Baltimore kept pace with runs in the bottom of the second (two), fourth, fifth, and sixth (single runs in each), seventh (two), and eighth (one) innings. With the help of six homeruns, the Orioles won the game by a score of nine to eight.

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BOSTON: eight runs, fifteen hits, zero errors

BALTIMORE: nine runs, thirteen hits, two errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Adam Mills, Losing Pitcher: S. Green

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Danys Baez, Winning Pitcher: Bob McCrory

BALTIMORE: Homeruns: Justin Turner (2), Donnie Murphy, Nolan Reimold, Nick Markakis, Felix Pie

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 8, Spring Training Losses: 10

Red Sox Rack Yankees

The New York Yankees came to the City of Palms Park to play the Boston Red Sox and they left defeated. The Yankees scored the first run of the game in the top of the second inning and the Red Sox responded with seven runs in the bottom of the second. New York managed to add three more runs in the top of the third inning, but these were their last runs of the game. Boston added one final run in the bottom of the eighth and the Red Sox won the game eight to four.

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NEW YORK: four runs, nine hits, one error

BOSTON: eight runs, nine hits, zero errors

NEW YORK: Starting Pitcher: Chien-Ming Wang, Losing Pitcher: Chien-Ming Wang

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Winning Pitcher: Tim Wakefield

BOSTON: Homeruns: Mike Lowell, David Ortiz

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 8, Spring Training Losses: 9

Redbirds Rally Over Red Sox

Jupiter was the site for the first Spring Training meeting of the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals. Scoring first was the Red Sox with one run each in the top of the fifth and seventh innings. Though the Cardinals scored last in the game, they put across two runs each in the bottom of the eighth and ninth innings. St. Louis beat Boston four to two.

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BOSTON: two runs, five hits, one error

ST. LOUIS: four runs, six hits, zero errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Losing Pitcher: Marcus McBeth

ST. LOUIS: Starting Pitcher: Chris Carpenter, Winning Pitcher: Josh Kinney

ST. LOUIS: Homerun: Joe Mather

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 7, Spring Training Losses: 9

Baltimore Blasts Boston

The Baltimore Orioles arrived in Fort Myers to play the second Spring Training game against the Boston Red Sox. In the City of Palms Park, the Red Sox scored their first (and only) run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. The Orioles scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning and two runs in the top of the eighth inning. The game was won by the Orioles with a score of five to one.

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BALTIMORE: five runs, eight hits, zero errors

BOSTON: one run, five hits, zero errors

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Brian Bass, Winning Pitcher: Radhames Liz

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz: Losing Pitcher: Kris Johnson

BALTIMORE: Homerun: Scott Moore

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 7, Spring Training Losses: 8

Sox Surpass Pirates

Bradenton was the site of the Boston Red Sox's first extra-inning game of the preseason and second game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a run-fest for both teams and resulted in a Boston victory. There was scoring in every inning except the second and the Red Sox began with three runs in the top of the first and five runs in the top of the third. The Pirates responded with four runs in the bottom of the third and one run in the bottom of the fourth. Boston continued to produce runs in the fifth (three), seventh (one), nineth (two), and tenth (one - the winning run) innings. While Pittsburgh produced runs in the sixth (two), eighth (four), and nineth (three). The final score was Boston fifteen and Pittsburgh fourteen.

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BOSTON: fifteen runs, fifteen hits, two errors

PITTSBURGH: fourteen runs, sixteen hits, one error

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Wes Littleton

PITTSBURGH: Starting Pitcher: Tom Gorzelanny, Losing Pitcher: Juan Mateo

BOSTON: Save: B. Maxwell, Homeruns: Josh Bard, Nick Green, Brad Wilkerson (grand slam), Dusty Brown

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 7, Spring Training Losses: 7

Red Sox Rock Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays traveled to Fort Myers and were hosted by the Boston Red Sox in the City of Palms Park for the third game of this preseason between these two clubs. This was a different game from the previous two outings - different venue, different run differential (six instead of eight), and most importantly, different winner! Boston scored runs in the bottom half of the first three innings - one in the first, two in the second, and four in the third. Tampa Bay did not score a run until the top of the sixth inning. The final run for the Red Sox came in the bottom of the seventh inning and the Rays scored their final run in the top of the eighth. The Red Sox won the game eight to two over the Rays.

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TAMPA BAY: two runs, seven hits, one error

BOSTON: eight runs, eleven hits, zero errors

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Wade Davis, Losing Pitcher: Wade Davis

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Justin Masterson, Winning Pitcher: Justin Masterson

BOSTON: Homeruns: Nick Green, Zach Daeges, Jonathan Van Every

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 6, Spring Training Losses: 7

Tampa Bay Trounces Boston

For the second time this preseason the Boston Red Sox traveled to Port Charlotte to play the Tampa Bay Rays. And for the second time there was an eight run differential and for the second time the Rays beat up the Red Sox. Tampa Bay began the onslaught with one run in the bottom of the first inning, which Boston answered with one run in the top of the second inning. The Rays would take the lead in the bottom of the second by scoring three runs and never relinquished it. The Red Sox would go on to score six more runs - one run in the fifth, three runs in the seventh, and two runs in the eighth. Due in large part to the errors committed by the Red Sox, the Rays would score five runs in the sixth and six runs in the eighth. The final score was Tampa Bay fifteen and Boston seven.

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BOSTON: seven runs, eleven hits, six errors

TAMPA BAY: fifteen runs, seven hits, one error

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Tim Wakefield, Losing Pitcher: Tim Wakefield

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: James Shields, Losing Pitcher: James Shields

TAMPA BAY: Save: Lance Cormier, Homeruns: Ray Sadler (2), Jon Weber

BOSTON: Homeruns: George Kottaras, Jonathan Van Every

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 5, Spring Training Losses: 7

Sox Soak Marlins

At the City of Palms Park, the Boston Red Sox hosted the Florida Marlins in the first of two Spring Training games between these two teams. The Sox began the scoring with two runs in the bottom of the second inning. It wasn't until the top of the fifth inning that the Marlins were able to reply to the Sox runs with two runs of their own. And in the bottom of the fifth, Boston put three more runs across the plate. Florida scored the last run of the game with one run in the top of the seventh inning. The Red Sox won the game five to three.

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FLORIDA: three runs, ten hits, two errors

BOSTON: five runs, ten hits, zero errors

FLORIDA: Starting Pitcher: Chris Volstad, Losing Pitcher: Taylor Tankersley

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Hideki Okajima

BOSTON: Save: Adam Mills, Homerun: Zach Daeges

FLORIDA: Homerun: Cameron Maybin

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RED SOX: Spring Training wins: 5, Spring Training Losses: 6

Team Puerto Rico Rocks Sox

Team Puerto Rico arrived in Fort Myers to play an exhibition game with the Boston Red Sox. With a single run in the bottom of the first inning, Boston started the scoring. That run was answered by Puerto Rico in the top of the second inning. Puerto Rico took the lead in the top of the fourth by putting across three runs. In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Red Sox added another run. Both teams scored in the sixth inning - one run for Puerto Rico in the top and three runs for the Sox in the bottom. The game was tied five to five. Puerto Rico took the lead for good with four runs in the top of the seventh inning. The final score was Team Puerto Rico nine and the Boston Red Sox five.

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PUERTO RICO: nine runs, eleven hits, one error

BOSTON: five runs, nine hits, one error

PUERTO RICO: Starting Pitcher: Hector Mercado, Winning Pitcher: Josué Matos

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz, Losing Pitcher: Charlie Zink

BOSTON: Homerun: Brad Wilkerson

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RED SOX: Spring Training wins: 4, Spring Training Losses: 6

Cincinnati Squeaks By Boston

In Fort Myers' City of Palms Park, the Boston Red Sox ended their first week of Spring Training with a loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Scoring began in the top of the fourth inning when the Reds scored four runs. In the bottom of the fourth the Sox came back with two runs. The next time runs came across the plate was in the top of the seventh inning, when Cincinnati did their last scoring of the day with five runs. Boston scored three runs in the bottom of both the seventh and eighth innings - their last runs for the day. The Cincinnati Reds won the game by a score of nine to eight.

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CINCINNATI: nine runs, eight hits, two errors

BOSTON: eight runs, nine hits, two errors

CINCINNATI: Starting Pitcher: Micah Ownings, Winning Pitcher: Micah Ownings

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Losing Pitcher: Ramon Ramirez

CINCINNATI: Save: Carlos Fisher, Homeruns: Jay Bruce, Edwin Encarnacion, Jonny Gomes

BOSTON: Homeruns: Chris Carter, Paul McAnulty, Mark Wagner

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 4, Spring Training Losses: 5

Orioles Over Sox

The Red Sox traveled to Fort Lauderdale to play the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles struck first with a run in the bottom of the third inning. That run was answered in the top of the fourth when the Sox scored their first run. However, Baltimore came back in the bottom of the fourth inning to put up two more runs. Boston tied the game when two runs were scored in the top of the seventh. The final blow was the two runs scored by the Orioles in the bottom of the eigthth. Boston was unable to get runs across the plate in the top of the ninth, so Baltimore won the game five to three.

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BOSTON: three runs, seven hits, zero errors

BALTIMORE: five runs, eight hits, zero errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Justin Masterson, Losing Pitcher: Adam Mills

BALTIMORE: Starting Pitcher: Bradley Bergesen, Winning Pitcher: Chris Waters

BALTIMORE: Save: Wilfrido Perez, Homerun: Donnie Murphy

BOSTON: Homerun: Ivan Ochoa

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 4, Spring Training Losses: 4

Boston Beats Minnesota

On their return to Hammond Stadium, the Red Sox experienced a different outcome from their previous visit to the Twins on Wednesday. This time it was a win for the Sox over the Twins with a score of two to one. Single runs in the top of the sixth and the seventh innings (homerun by Kevin Youkilis) were all the runs Boston needed. Minnesota scored their only run in the bottom of the eighth inning.

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BOSTON: two runs, seven hits, one error

MINNESOTA: one run, five hits, zero errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Winning Pitcher: Jonathan Papelbon

MINNESOTA: Starting Pitcher: Kevin Slowey, Losing Pitcher: Matt Guerrier

BOSTON: Save: Hunter Jones, Homerun: Kevin Youkilis

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 4, Spring Training Losses: 3