Tampa Bay Blanks Boston

BOSTON: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0

TAMPA BAY: 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 5 x - 13 18 0

First Inning: Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury strikes out swinging, Dustin Pedroia grounds out to shortstop, David Ortiz flies out to center

Rays: B. J. Upton strikes out looking, Carl Crawford grounds to second, Evan Longoria flies out to left

Second inning: Red Sox: Kevin Youkilis flies out to right, J. D. Drew strikes out looking, Jason Bay strikes out looking

Rays: Carlos Pena strikes out swinging, Pat Burrell singles into left, Gabe Gross strikes out swinging, Akinori Iwamura strikes out swinging

Third inning: Red Sox: Mike Lowell pops out to shortstop, George Kottaras strikes out swinging, Julio Lugo flies out to right

Rays: Jason Bartlett singles to third, Michel Hernandez strikes out looking, Upton singles to third, Bartlett moves to second, Crawford walks, Bartlett moves to third, Upton moves to second (bases-loaded), Longoria doubles to center, Bartlett scores, Upton scores, Crawford scores, Pena strikes out swinging, Burrell singles into right, Longoria scores, Gross walks, Burrell moves to second, Iwamura strikes out swinging

Fourth inning: Red Sox: Ellsbury flies out to left, Pedroia flies out to left, Ortiz strikes out swinging

Rays: Bartlett grounds out to shortstop, Hernandez homers to left, Upton doubles to left, Crawford doubles to left, Upton scores, Crawford steals third, Longoria lines out to shortstop, Pena walks, Burrell lines out to shortstop

Fifth inning: Red Sox: Youkilis strikes out swinging, Drew grounds out to shortstop, Bay strikes out looking

Rays: Gross flies out to left, Iwamura doubles to left, Bartlett strikes out swinging, Hernandez singles into left, Iwamura scores, (Boston pitcher Hunter Jones relieves Boston starting pitcher Josh Beckett), Upton flies out to center

Sixth inning: Red Sox: Lowell grounds out to shortstop, Kottaras strikes out swinging, Lugo lines out to third

Rays: Crawford grounds out to pitcher, Longoria homers to left, Pena singles to right, Burrell strikes out looking, Gross strikes out swinging

Seventh inning: Red Sox: Ellsbury singles to pitcher, (breaks-up Tampa Bay pitcher Matt Garza's perfect game), Pedroia grounds into double play, Ellsbury out at second, Ortiz walks, Jeff Bailey (replaces Kevin Youkilis) grounds out to third

Rays: (Boston pitcher Takashi Saito relieves Boston pitcher Hunter Jones), Iwamura flies out to center, Bartlett pops up to first, Hernandez singles into center, Upton strikes out swinging

Eighth inning: Red Sox: Jonathan Van Every (replaces J. D. Drew) strikes out looking, Bay strikes out swinging, (Tampa Bay pitcher Grant Balfour relieves Tampa Bay starting pitcher Matt Garza), Nick Green (replaces Mike Lowell) strikes out swinging

Rays: (Boston pitcher Javier Lopez relieves Boston pitcher Takashi Saito), Crawford grounds out to second, Longoria singles to center, Pena singles to right, Longoria moves to second, Burrell walks, Longoria moves to third, Pena moves to second (bases-loaded), Gross doubles to left, Longoria scores, Pena scores, Burrell moves to third, Iwamura ground rule double to right, Burrell scores, Gross scores, (Boston Rightfielder Jonathan Van Every relieves Boston pitcher Javier Lopez who then replaces Van Every in right), Bartlett fouls out to third, Hernandez doubles to center, Iwamura scores, Upton walks, Ben Zobrist (hits for Crawford) fouls out to first

Ninth inning: Red Sox: Kottaras flies out to second, Lugo walks, Ellsbury flies out to center, Pedroia grounds out to third

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Losing Pitcher: Josh Beckett (2)

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Matt Garza, Winning Pitcher: Matt Garza

TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Michel Hernandez, Evan Longoria

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RED SOX: Wins: 14, Losses: 8, AL East Standings: Boston, Toronto, New York, Baltimore, Tampa Bay

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Next game: Friday 1 May 2009, 4:38 p.m. PT, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Justin Masterson