Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Red Sox Rock Rays, 8 to 4


BOSTON: 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 1 1 - 8 12 1
TAMPA BAY: 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 11 3



A little more than a month left in the regular season and the Boston Red Sox start off September with a win over the Tampa Bay Rays - a team they have had "some' recent problems beating. But the Red Sox had their fourth straight game of double digit hitting and combined with Lester's good pitching, resulted in a victory in the first game of this three-game series. And Papelbon had his first six out save in the regular season. With this outcome in Tropicana Field, Boston has a six game lead over Tampa Bay in the AL Wild Card. Tomorrow the Red Sox will go for their fifth win in a row and the series win.
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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Jon Lester (11)
TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Andy Sonnanstine, Losing Pitcher: Andy Sonnanstine
BOSTON: Save: Jonathan Papelbon (33)
BOSTON: Homerun: J. D. Drew (19), Jason Bay (30), Kevin Youkilis (23)
TAMPA BAy: Homerun: Carlos Pena
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RED SOX: Wins: 77, Losses: 54, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore
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Next game: Wednesday 2 September 2009, 4:08 p.m. PT, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Josh Beckett

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