Red Sox 12, Rays 4
Josh Beckett gave up four runs on seven hits over eight solid innings. (Winslow Townson/AP)
By Mike Shalin / Special to MLB.com
Blanked by James Shields on Sunday, Boston avenged that loss, chasing Shields in the fourth after he gave up seven runs. Jason Varitek drove in three, while three others had two RBIs to support Josh Beckett, who tossed eight strong innings.
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Boston 12, Tampa Bay 4
Today's Boxes 5/3/08
WSH 9, PIT 8
NYY 6, SEA 1
TOR 5, CWS 2
LAA 3, BAL 1
CHC 9, STL 3
ARI 10, NYM 4
ATL 9, CIN 1
KC 4, CLE 2
HOU 6, MIL 2
SF 3, PHI 2
MIN 4, DET 1
SD 7, FLA 2
LAD 12, COL 7
TEX 6, OAK 3
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Standings thru 5/3/08 | Recap: TB | BOS | Gameday | Rays stats | Red Sox stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .214
Crawford , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .290
Hinske , DH4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .280
Pena , 1B4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .214
Longoria , 3B4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239
Navarro , C4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .372
Gross , RF2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .188
Haynes , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .244
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232
Cannizaro , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 5 11
BATTING 2B : Hinske (6, Beckett).HR : Gross (1, 2nd inning off Beckett, 1 on, 2 out), Iwamura (2, 8th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 5; Hinske 2; Pena; Longoria; Navarro 2; Gross 4.RBI : Gross 2 (5), Longoria (11), Iwamura (8).2-out RBI : Gross 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cannizaro.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING Outfield assists : Gross (Varitek at 2nd base).DP : (Iwamura-Pena).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .293
Pedroia , 2B5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .316
Lowrie , 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Ortiz , DH5 2 3 2 0 1 1 .216
Ramirez , LF3 2 1 2 2 1 3 .322
Lowell , 3B5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .220
Youkilis , 1B2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .291
Drew , RF4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .280
Varitek , C4 0 1 3 0 1 4 .256
Cash , C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313
Lugo , SS5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .288
Totals 37 12 15 12 7 7 21
BATTING 2B : Ortiz 2 (4, Shields, Shields), Lugo (5, Shields), Pedroia (13, Shields), Lowell (4, Howell), Ellsbury (2, Miller), Drew (3, Dohmann).TB : Ellsbury 3; Pedroia 4; Ortiz 5; Ramirez; Lowell 2; Youkilis; Drew 3; Varitek; Lugo 2.RBI : Ortiz 2 (24), Ramirez 2 (22), Pedroia (17), Lugo (8), Varitek 3 (11), Youkilis (16), Drew 2 (15).2-out RBI : Lugo; Varitek.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Varitek; Lowell; Ellsbury; Lugo 2; Ortiz.GIDP : Varitek.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING Outfield assists : Ramirez (Pena at home).DP : (Ramirez-Varitek).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett (W, 3-2)8.0 7 4 4 1 5 2 4.19
Aardsma 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.87
WP : Shields.HBP : Varitek (by Howell).Pitches-strikes : Shields 98-55, Howell 39-23, Miller 22-12, Dohmann 22-12, Beckett 100-68, Aardsma 28-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Shields 5-3, Howell 6-0, Miller 0-1, Dohmann 0-1, Beckett 5-13, Aardsma 2-1.Batters faced : Shields 24, Howell 11, Miller 4, Dohmann 6, Beckett 31, Aardsma 5.Inherited runners-scored : Howell 2-1.Umpires : HP: Bill Welke. 1B: Chris Guccione. 2B: Tim Welke. 3B: Chuck Meriwether.Weather : 46 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, R to L.T : 3:13.Att : 37,700.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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