Tampa Bay Takes Boston

BOSTON: 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 - 5 6 1

TAMPA BAY: 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 x - 8 12 0

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

Rays: Jason Bartlett (SS) strikes out swinging, Carl Crawford (LF) homers to left, Ben Zobrist (RF) strikes out swinging, Carlos Pena (1B) strikes out looking

End of first inning score: Red Sox 0, Rays 1

Second Inning: Red Sox: Kevin Youkilis (3B) doubles to center, David Ortiz (DH) pops out to left, Jason Bay (LF) triples to center, Youkilis scores, J. D. Drew (RF) pops out to third, Jason Varitek (C) strikes out swinging

Rays: Pat Burrell (DH) homers to left, Evan Longoria (3B) singles to shortstop, Gregg Zaun (C) singles to right, Longoria moves to third, Akinori Iwamura (2B) singles to left, Longoria scores, Zaun moves to third, B. J. Upton (CF) singles to right, Zaun scores, Iwamura moves to second, Bartlett pops out to right, Crawford grounds out to third, Iwamura moves to third, Upton moves to second, Zobrist flies out to left

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

Third Inning: Red Sox: Alex Gonzalez (SS) fouls out to catcher, Ellsbury fouls out to third, Pedroia flies out to left

Rays: Pena strikes out swinging, Burrell strikes out looking, Longoria safe at first on error by third baseman, Zaun doubles to right, Longoria scores, Iwamura strikes out swinging

End of third inning score: Red Sox 1, Rays 5

Fourth Inning: Red Sox: Martinez walks, Youkilis doubles, Martinez moves to third, Ortiz grounds out to first, Martinez scores, Youkilis moves to third, Bay fouls out to catcher, Drew singles to left, Youkilis scores, Varitek walks, Drew moves to second, Gonzalez lines out to left

Rays: Upton fouls out to right, Bartlett singles to shortstop, Crawford flies out to right, Zobrist grounds out to first

End of fourth inning score: Red Sox 3, Rays 5

Fifth Inning: Red Sox: Ellsbury hit by a pitch, Pedroia flies out to center, Ellsbury steals second (number 56 - leads the majors), Martinez pops up to center, Youkilis walks, Ortiz pops out to left

Rays: Pena strikes out looking, Burrell strikes out looking, Longoria flies out to right

End of fifth inning score: Red Sox 3, Rays 5

Sixth Inning: Red Sox: Bay strikes out looking, Drew flies out to left, Varitek flies out to center

Rays: Zaun strikes out swinging, Iwamura flies out to center, Upton lines out to center

End of sixth inning score: Red Sox 3, Rays 5

Seventh Inning: Red Sox: Gonzalez doubles to center, Ellsbury lines out to right, Pedroia flies out to right, Gonzalez moves to third, Martinez singles to right, Gonzalez scores, (Tampa Bay pitcher Chad Bradford relieves Tampa Bay starting pitcher Matt Garza), Youkilis flies out to right

Rays: (Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez relieves Boston starting pitcher Josh Beckett), Bartlett fouls out to first, Crawford strikes out swinging, Zobrist fouls out to third

End of seventh inning score: Red Sox 4, Rays 5

Eighth Inning: Red Sox: (Tampa Bay pitcher Randy Choate relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Chad Bradford), Ortiz walks, Joey Gathright pinch runs for Ortiz, (Tampa Bay pitcher Russ Springer relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Randy Choate), Bay strikes out, Gathright steals second, (Tampa Bay pitcher Grant Balfour relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Russ Springer), Drew walks, Casey Kotchman (pinch hits for Varitek) walks, Gathright moves to third, Drew moves to second (bases-loaded), (Tampa Bay pitcher J. P. Howell relieves Tampa Bay pitcher Grant Balfour), Nick Green (pinch runs for Kotchman), Gathright scores on wild pitch, Drew moves to third, Green moves to second, Gonzalez strikes out swinging, Ellsbury strikes out swinging

Rays: Pena doubles, Burrell singles to center, Pena scores, Fernando Perez pinch runs for Burrell, (Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen relieves Boston pitcher Ramon Ramirez), Longoria homers to left, Perez scores, Zaun doubles, Iwamura strikes out swinging, (Boston pitcher Takashi Saito releives Boston pitcher Manny Delcarmen), Upton doubles, Zaun out at home, Upton out attempting to steal third

End of eighth inning score: Red Sox 5, Rays 8

Ninth Inning: Red Sox: Pedroia flies out to right, Martinez walks, (Tampa Bay pitcher Dan Wheeler relieves Tampa Bay pitcher J. P. Howell), Youkilis grounds out to pitcher, Martinez moves to second, Mike Lowell (pinch hits for Gathright) flies out to left

Rays: Game over

End of game score: Red Sox 5, Rays 8

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BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Josh Beckett, Losing Pitcher: Ramon Ramirez (4)

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Matt Garza, Winning Pitcher: J. P. Howell

TAMPA BAY: Save: Dan Wheeler

TAMPA Bay: Homeruns: Carl Crawford, Pat Burrell, Evan Longoria

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RED SOX: Wins: 77, Losses: 55, AL East Standings: New York, Boston, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Baltimore

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Next game: Thursday 3 August 2009, 4:08 p.m. PT, Tampa Bay Rays, Tropicana Field, Clay Buchholz