Rays Romp Red Sox

BOSTON: 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 - 4 7 0

TAMPA BAY: 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 x - 6 7 1

First Inning: Red Sox: Jacoby Ellsbury (CF) grounds out to second, Dustin Pedroia (2B) flies out to center, Victor Martinez (1B) grounds out to shortstop

Rays: Jason Bartlett (SS) grounds out to shortstop, Carl Crawford (LF) grounds out to shortstop, Evan Longoria (3B) flies out to center

End of first inning score: Red Sox 0, Rays 0

Second Inning: Red Sox: Kevin Youkilis (3B) flies out to center, Jason Bay (LF) homers to left, Mike Lowell (DH) strikes out swinging, Rocco Baldelli ( (RF) fouls out to first

Rays: Ben Zobrist (2B) singles to right, Pat Burrell (DH) strikes out swinging, Zobrist steals second, Carlos Pena (1B) homers to right, Zobrist scores, B. J. Upton (CF) flies out to right, Gabe Kapler (RF) strikes out looking

End of second inning score: Red Sox 1, Rays 2

Third Inning: Red Sox: Jason Varitek (C) doubles to left, Jed Lowrie (SS) strikes out swinging, Ellsbury grounds out to second, Varitek moves to third, Pedroia grounds out to third

Rays: Michel Hernandez (C) singles to center, Bartlett flies out to center, Crawford homers to left, Hernandez scores, Longoria walks, Zobrist flies out to center, Longoria steals second, Burrell flies out to left

End of third inning score: Red Sox 1, Rays 4

Fourth Inning: Red Sox: Martinez fouls out to third, Youkilis doubles to left, Bay fouls out to first, Lowell strikes out looking

Rays: Pena strikes out swinging, Upton singles to left, Upton steals second, Kapler flies out to right, Hernandez strikes out swinging

End of fourth inning score: Red Sox 1, Rays 4

Fifth Inning: Red Sox: Baldelli strikes out looking, Varitek flies out to center, Lowrie singles to left, Ellsbury doubles to left, Lowrie moves to third, Pedroia flies out to center

Rays: Bartlett grounds out to second, Crawford grounds out to shortstop, Longoria lines out to center

End of fifth inning score: Red Sox 1, Rays 4

Sixth Inning: Red Sox: Martinez homers to left, Youkilis flies out to right, Bay strikes out swinging, Lowell grounds out to shortstop

Rays: Zobrist grounds out to second, Burrell homers to left, Pena walks, Pena caught attemping to steal second, Upton strikes out lookiing

End of sixth inning score: Red Sox 2, Rays 5

Seventh Inning: Red Sox: (Tampa Bay pitcher Lance Cormier relieves Tampa Bay starting pitcher David Price), Baldelli safe at second on the second basemen error, Varitek grounds out to second, Baldelli moves to third, Lowrie grounds out to second, Baldelli scores, Ellsbury grounds out to shortstop

Rays: (Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen relieves Boston starting pitcher Brad Penny), Gabe Gross (PH for Kapler) strikes out looking, Hernandez flies out to right, Bartlett homers to left, Crawford grounds out to third

End of seventh inning score: Red Sox 3, Rays 6

Eighth Inning: Red Sox: (Tampa Bay pitcher Jeff Bennett relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Lance Cormier), Pedroia walks, Martinez doubles to right, Pedroia moves to third, (Tampa Bay pitcher Dan Wheeler relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Jeff Bennett), Youkilis grounds out to third, Pedroia scores, Bay grounds out to shortstop, Lowell flies out to shortstop

Rays: (Boston pitcher Hideki Okajima relieves Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen), Longoria strikes out swinging, Zobrist grounds out to shortstop, Burrell walks, Pena flies out to center

End of eighth inning score: Red Sox 4, Rays 6

Ninth Inning: Red Sox: (Tampa Bay pitcher J. P. Howell relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Dan Wheeler), J. D. Drew (PH for Baldelli) walks, Varitek strikes out looking, Lowrie strikes out looking, Ellsbury grounds out to second

Rays: Game over

End of game score: Red Sox 4, Rays 6

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Brad Penny, Losing Pitcher: Brad Penny (6)

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: David Price, Winning Pitcher: David Price

TAMPA BAY: Save: J. P. Howell

BOSTON: Homeruns: Jason Bay (21), Victor Martinez (16)

TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Carlos Pena, Carl Crawford, Pat Burrell, Jason Bartlett

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RED SOX: Wins: 62, Losses: 44, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Thursday 6 August 2009, 4:05 p.m. PT, New York Yankees, Yankee Stadium, John Smoltz