Rays 5, Red Sox 4
Dioner Navarro blows a kiss after knocking in the go-ahead run in the ninth. (AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
It was a roller-coaster ride, but the Rays held on, besting the opposition to extend their lead in the AL East to 1 1/2 games. With a game-tying homer from Dan Johnson and the go-ahead RBI double by Dioner Navarro, Tampa Bay shocked the crowd at Fenway Park in the ninth inning.
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Series at a glance:
Mon. 09/08:
BOS 3, TB 0
Tue. 09/09:
TB 5, BOS 4
Wed. 09/10:
@ BOS, 7:05 PM ET
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 4
Today's Boxes 9/9/08
TOR 3, CWS 1
ATL 5, COL 4
CLE 6, BAL 1
FLA 10, PHI 8
OAK 3, DET 2
NYM 10, WSH 8
CIN 5, MIL 4
HOU 9, PIT 3
MIN 7, KC 2
TOR 8, CWS 2
STL 4, CHC 3
LAD 6, SD 2
NYY 7, LAA 1
TEX 7, SEA 3
SF 5, ARI 4
Standings thru 9/9/08 | Recap: TB | BOS | Gameday | Rays stats | Red Sox stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B
5
1
2
0
0
0
1
.280
Zobrist , CF-LF
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
.217
Pena, C , 1B
3
0
1
0
2
1
1
.245
Floyd, C , DH
3
0
0
1
0
2
4
.274
b-Ruggiano , PH-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.186
c-Johnson, D , PH-DH
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
.500
Aybar, W , 3B
4
0
2
1
0
0
0
.256
Hinske , LF
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
.249
a-Perez, F , PH-CF
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
.182
Navarro , C
5
0
2
1
0
0
6
.299
Gross , RF
5
1
2
0
0
1
5
.241
Bartlett , SS
5
0
1
1
0
0
7
.281
Totals 38 5 12 5 5 6 28
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (20, Matsuzaka), Perez, F (1, Papelbon), Navarro (24, Papelbon).HR : Johnson,
D (1, 9th inning off Papelbon, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Pena, C; Johnson, D 4; Aybar, W 2; Perez, F 2; Navarro
3; Gross 2; Bartlett 2.RBI : Floyd, C (36), Aybar, W (27), Bartlett (29), Johnson, D (1), Navarro (46).Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett 5; Navarro; Floyd, C 2.SF : Aybar, W.Team RISP : 1-for-17.Team
LOB : 13.FIELDING E : Navarro (4, throw).DP : (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, C).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF
5
0
1
0
0
0
1
.290
Lowrie , SS
2
0
0
0
2
1
0
.272
Pedroia , 2B
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
.327
Youkilis , 1B
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
.315
Bay , LF
3
1
1
2
1
2
0
.291
Lowell , 3B
4
1
2
1
0
0
2
.277
Kotsay , RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.288
1-Ellsbury , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.263
Varitek , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.225
Bailey , DH
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.286
a-Ortiz , PH-DH
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.268
Totals 32 4 6 4 5 6 9
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (38, Kazmir).HR : Lowell (16, 4th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 2 out), Bay (29,
8th inning off Wheeler, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Crisp; Pedroia; Youkilis 2; Bay 4; Lowell 5.RBI : Youkilis
(99), Lowell (72), Bay 2 (97).2-out RBI : Youkilis; Lowell; Bay 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Lowell; Pedroia; Crisp.GIDP : Pedroia.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB :
Ellsbury (45, 2nd base off Percival/Navarro).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir
6.0
5
2
2
3
4
1
2.99
Balfour (H, 13)
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.66
Wheeler (BS, 4)(W, 4-5)
1.0
1
2
2
1
1
1
2.74
Percival (S, 28)
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
4.79
HBP : Floyd, C (by
Matsuzaka).Pitches-strikes : Kazmir 108-68, Balfour 11-8, Wheeler 19-11, Percival 19-10, Matsuzaka 102-61, Lopez,
Ja 16-10, Delcarmen 14-8, Okajima 4-3, Papelbon 20-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Kazmir 3-6, Balfour 0-3, Wheeler 2-0,
Percival 0-1, Matsuzaka 4-3, Lopez, Ja 2-1, Delcarmen 3-2, Okajima 0-0, Papelbon 1-2.Batters faced : Kazmir 25,
Balfour 3, Wheeler 5, Percival 4, Matsuzaka 28, Lopez, Ja 5, Delcarmen 5, Okajima 1, Papelbon 6.Inherited runners-scored :
Lopez, Ja 1-0, Delcarmen 2-0.Umpires : HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Dan Iassogna. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B: Dale Scott.Weather :
68 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 9 mph, R to L.T : 3:40.Att : 37,573.September 9, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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