Rays 5, Red Sox 4
Carl Crawford slides across home plate with the winning run. (Chris O'Meara/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The Rays had an early lead thanks to Carl Crawford's game-opening triple and B.J. Upton's sac fly, but Matt Garza struggled in the early innings and let the Red Sox take the lead. But Crawford knocked in a run and scored one in the fourth, then Nathan Haynes knocked in -- who else? -- Crawford with the decisive run in the 11th.
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Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4
Today's Boxes 4/25/08
LAA 4, DET 3
CLE 6, NYY 4
PHI 6, PIT 5
ATL 6, NYM 3
WSH 5, CHC 3
FLA 3, MIL 0
TEX 6, MIN 5
KC 8, TOR 4
HOU 3, STL 2
ARI 5, SD 1
OAK 4, SEA 3
SF 3, CIN 1
LAD 8, COL 7
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Standings thru 4/25/08 | Recap: BOS | TB | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Rays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .284
Pedroia , 2B6 0 1 0 0 0 5 .340
Ortiz , DH6 0 0 0 0 1 4 .177
Ramirez , LF5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .370
Youkilis , 3B-1B4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .330
Drew , RF4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .282
Casey , 1B0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .346
Lowrie , 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .346
Lugo , SS4 0 0 2 1 1 3 .306
Cash , C3 0 3 1 0 0 0 .323
1-Crisp , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .341
Varitek , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262
Totals 40 4 10 4 5 6 23
BATTING 2B : Ramirez (9, Garza).TB : Ellsbury; Pedroia; Ramirez 4; Drew; Lowrie; Cash 3.RBI : Lugo 2 (7), Cash (3), Ellsbury (10).2-out RBI : Ellsbury.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia 2; Youkilis; Ramirez.S : Ellsbury.SF : Cash.GIDP : Lugo; Ortiz.Team LOB : 11.FIELDING E : Lugo (7, fielding).PB : Cash (4).DP : (Lowrie-Youkilis).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 1 2 0 1 0 4 .220
Crawford , LF6 3 3 1 0 1 2 .314
Upton , CF3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .298
Gomes , DH3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .265
a-Pena , PH-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .200
1-Haynes , PR-DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .278
Longoria , 3B3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .286
Hinske , 1B3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .306
Navarro , C5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .391
Gross , RF4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .200
Bartlett , SS5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .208
Totals 39 5 11 4 8 4 23
BATTING 3B : Crawford 2 (3, Wakefield, Wakefield).TB : Iwamura 2; Crawford 7; Upton; Pena; Haynes; Longoria; Navarro; Gross.RBI : Upton (18), Longoria (9), Crawford (12), Haynes (3).2-out RBI : Longoria; Crawford.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Iwamura 2; Navarro 2; Longoria; Upton; Hinske 2.SF : Upton.Team LOB : 14.BASERUNNING SB : Longoria (2, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash), Crawford (8, 2nd base off Timlin/Varitek), Iwamura (2, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash).CS : Upton (4, 3rd base by Wakefield/Cash).FIELDING DP : 2 (Bartlett-Iwamura-Hinske, Hinske-Bartlett-Dohmann).
WP : Wakefield.IBB : Longoria (by Corey).HBP : Gomes (by Wakefield), Varitek (by Glover).Pitches-strikes : Wakefield 113-70, Aardsma 17-10, Corey 25-13, Lopez 10-8, Timlin 25-13, Garza 84-49, Howell 46-27, Wheeler 25-16, Miller 16-6, Glover 9-7, Dohmann 2-1.Ground outs-fly outs : Wakefield 5-11, Aardsma 1-1, Corey 1-2, Lopez 0-1, Timlin 1-1, Garza 2-12, Howell 2-4, Wheeler 0-2, Miller 0-0, Glover 3-0, Dohmann 2-0.Batters faced : Wakefield 30, Aardsma 3, Corey 8, Lopez 3, Timlin 5, Garza 23, Howell 12, Wheeler 5, Miller 3, Glover 4, Dohmann 1.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez 3-0, Timlin 1-0, Glover 2-0, Dohmann 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mike Estabrook. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Rob Drake.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 4:00.Att : 30,290.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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