TODAY'S WRAPS: September 21, 2007
Ace notches 20th win By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Josh Beckett played the role of stopper once again as he overcame some early struggles to notch his 20th victory and put the brakes on the Red Sox's four-game skid. With the Yankees losing to the Blue Jays, Boston's AL East magic number sits at seven.
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Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 1
Josh Beckett scattered four hits and notched eight punchouts on Friday evening. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
Kazmir aced out by Sox By Dawn Klemish / MLB.com
The Rays were unable to put a dent in the Red Sox's playoff pursuits, as Scott Kazmir yielded three runs on four hits over five innings. Delmon Young went 2-for-4 and drove in his club's lone run as Tampa Bay managed little else off Josh Beckett.
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Boston 8, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 9/21/07
CHC 13, PIT 8
DET 5, KC 4
MIL 4, ATL 1
NYM 9, FLA 6
CLE 4, OAK 3
PHI 6, WSH 3
TOR 5, NYY 4
TEX 3, BAL 2
CWS 6, MIN 4
HOU 6, STL 3
ARI 12, LAD 3
COL 2, SD 1
SEA 6, LAA 0
CIN 9, SF 8
Standings thru 9/21/07 | Recap: BOS |TB | Gameday | Red Sox Stats | Devil Rays Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF-CF4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .372
Pedroia , 2B2 2 1 0 1 0 1 .318
Ortiz , DH5 1 3 4 0 2 0 .322
Lowell , 3B5 1 1 1 0 3 4 .326
Kielty , RF3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .235
Varitek , C4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .252
Crisp , CF3 0 0 0 1 3 6 .268
a-Moss , PH-LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .217
Lugo , SS4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
Hinske , 1B4 1 0 0 0 3 2 .211
Totals 35 8 9 6 6 17 18
BATTING 2B : Ellsbury (5, Kazmir).3B : Moss (1, Balfour).HR : Varitek (14, 8th inning off Glover, 0 on, 0 out), Ortiz (32, 9th inning off Ridgway, 2 on, 0 out), Lowell (20, 9th inning off Balfour, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Ellsbury 3; Pedroia; Ortiz 6; Lowell 4; Varitek 4; Moss 3.RBI : Ortiz 4 (111), Varitek (64), Lowell (110).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo; Crisp 4; Hinske.S : Pedroia.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB : Crisp (27, 2nd base off Kazmir/Navarro).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .282
Norton , DH3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .227
Pena , 1B3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .275
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .306
Young , RF4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .292
Gomes , LF3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247
a-Ruggiano, J , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Navarro , C3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
Velandia , 2B3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .556
Wilson , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244
Totals 31 1 4 1 2 13 8
BATTING 2B : Young (37, Beckett).TB : Upton; Young 3; Velandia.RBI : Young (91).2-out RBI : Young.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gomes 3.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING E : Navarro 2 (12, pickoff, throw).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett (W, 20-6)6.0 4 1 1 2 8 0 3.14
Delcarmen (H, 10)1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.20
Lopez (H, 12)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.97
Gagne 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.10
WP : Kazmir.HBP : Hinske (by Kazmir), Varitek (by Kazmir), Pedroia (by Ridgway).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 113-78, Delcarmen 16-10, Lopez 6-5, Gagne 12-9, Kazmir 91-54, Switzer 8-5, Dohmann 19-13, Glover 23-15, Ridgway 13-6, Balfour 33-19.Ground outs-fly outs : Beckett 5-5, Delcarmen 1-1, Lopez 1-0, Gagne 1-0, Kazmir 1-5, Switzer 0-2, Dohmann 1-0, Glover 0-1, Ridgway 0-0, Balfour 0-0.Batters faced : Beckett 24, Delcarmen 4, Lopez 2, Gagne 3, Kazmir 25, Switzer 3, Dohmann 4, Glover 4, Ridgway 3, Balfour 6.Inherited runners-scored : Dohmann 1-0.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Laz Diaz. 3B: Mike DiMuro.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:23.Att : 27,369.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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