Red Sox 7, Rays 4
Manny Ramirez acknowledges the cheers before his first at-bat. (Brita Meng Outzen/MLB.com)
By Mark Remme / MLB.com
Clutch hits by Jason Varitek (RBI single) and Coco Crisp (two-run double) in a four-run sixth helped Justin Masterson pick up his second victory. Mike Lowell and J.D. Drew homered as Boston moved within a half-game of Tampa Bay.
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Boston 7, Tampa Bay 4
Today's Boxes 6/3/08
ATL 5, FLA 4
PHI 3, CIN 2
HOU 2, PIT 0
TOR 9, NYY 3
STL 6, WSH 1
MIL 7, ARI 1
TEX 12, CLE 7
BAL 5, MIN 3
CWS 9, KC 5
CHC 9, SD 6
OAK 5, DET 4
LAA 5, SEA 4
COL 3, LAD 0
NYM 9, SF 6
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Standings thru 6/3/08 | Recap: TB | BOS | Gameday | Rays stats | Red Sox stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .272
Navarro , C5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .338
Upton , CF5 2 2 0 0 2 1 .307
Pena , 1B3 1 2 3 0 0 1 .227
Longoria , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .237
Floyd , DH3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .269
a-Aybar , PH-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
Hinske , LF2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .243
b-Gomes , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
c-Crawford , PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .275
Gross , RF4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .229
Bartlett , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .243
Totals 34 4 7 4 4 9 16
BATTING 2B : Upton (16, Masterson), Pena (7, Masterson).HR : Iwamura (4, 1st inning off Masterson, 0 on, 0 out), Pena (11, 6th inning off Masterson, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 4; Upton 3; Pena 6; Aybar; Gross.RBI : Iwamura (17), Pena 3 (35).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hinske; Bartlett 2.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Upton (18, 2nd base off Masterson/Varitek).FIELDING E : Bartlett (6, fielding).DP : 2 (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .284
Pedroia , 2B3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .276
Youkilis , 1B3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .305
Ramirez , DH4 2 1 0 0 0 3 .295
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .284
Drew , RF3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .296
Varitek , C4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .269
Crisp , CF4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .250
Lugo , SS2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .275
Cora , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
Totals 29 7 7 7 3 5 12
BATTING 2B : Drew (8, Garza), Crisp (10, Garza).HR : Lowell (8, 2nd inning off Garza, 1 on, 0 out), Drew (6, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Youkilis; Ramirez; Lowell 4; Drew 6; Varitek; Crisp 2.RBI : Lowell 2 (27), Drew (26), Varitek (21), Crisp 2 (13), Ellsbury (21).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo; Pedroia.SF : Ellsbury.GIDP : Ramirez 2.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB : Ellsbury (28, 2nd base off Garza/Navarro).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (L, 4-2)5.1 6 7 5 2 3 2 4.21
Balfour 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Glover 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.34
HBP : Pedroia (by Garza), Youkilis (by Garza), Pena (by Masterson).Pitches-strikes : Garza 96-55, Balfour 14-7, Glover 28-16, Masterson 91-61, Delcarmen 16-8, Lopez 8-3, Hansen 10-7, Papelbon 12-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 8-5, Balfour 0-1, Glover 2-3, Masterson 7-6, Delcarmen 1-1, Lopez 0-0, Hansen 2-0, Papelbon 1-0.Batters faced : Garza 26, Balfour 3, Glover 6, Masterson 27, Delcarmen 4, Lopez 2, Hansen 3, Papelbon 3.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 2-1, Hansen 2-0.Umpires : HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Rob Drake.Weather : 83 degrees, clear.Wind : 16 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:54.Att : 37,823.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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