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

Rays Rout Red Sox

The Sox traveled to Port Charlotte to take on the Tampa Bay Rays. However, it was the Rays who took the Sox to their third loss in a row in this pre-season. Tampa Bay produced runs in the first three innings of the game (one in the bottom of the first, four in the bottom of the second, and five in the bottom of the third) to take the lead. The only Boston runs of the game came in the top of the fifth inning. There were four of them. Tampa Bay would go on to score two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, thus wining the game by a score of twelve to four.

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BOSTON: four runs, seven hits, two errors

TAMPA BAY: twelve runs, thirteen hits, two errors

BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Michael Bowden, Losing Pitcher: Michael Bowden

TAMPA BAY: Starting Pitcher: Jeff Niemann, Winning Pitcher: Jeff Niemann

TAMPA BAY: Homeruns: Evan Longoria, Chris Richard

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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 1, Spring Training Losses: 3