Rays 2, Red Sox 1
Kevin Youkilis produced Boston's only run with a sac fly in the sixth. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Boston had a taste of first after taking the opener, but it could not reclaim the top spot in the AL East all to itself, falling to the Rays on Dioner Navarro's walk-off single. Ace Josh Beckett did all he could, throwing eight strong innings.
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Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1
Today's Boxes 9/16/08
PHI 8, ATL 7
CWS 6, NYY 2
LAD 6, PIT 2
CLE 12, MIN 9
BAL 2, TOR 0
FLA 5, HOU 1
WSH 1, NYM 0
CIN 7, STL 2
TEX 5, DET 4
CHC 5, MIL 4
KC 6, SEA 3
COL 10, SD 3
ARI 2, SF 0
OAK 8, LAA 1
Standings thru 9/16/08 | Recap: BOS | TB | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Rays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF
4
1
2
0
0
0
0
.269
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.327
Ortiz , DH
4
0
0
0
0
0
3
.262
Youkilis , 1B
3
0
0
1
0
1
1
.310
Lowell , 3B
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
.275
1-Van Every, J , PR
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.250
Cora , SS
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.283
Kotsay , RF
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
.278
Lowrie , SS-3B
4
0
1
0
0
2
2
.275
Varitek , C
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
.223
Crisp , CF
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.286
Totals 30 1 5 1 3 6 14
BATTING TB : Ellsbury 2; Pedroia; Lowell; Lowrie.RBI : Youkilis (106).Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Crisp; Lowell; Lowrie.SF : Youkilis.GIDP : Crisp.Team RISP :
0-for-5.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Ellsbury (10, 2nd base by Howell/Navarro).FIELDING DP : (Beckett-Pedroia-Youkilis).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.277
Bartlett , SS
4
1
1
0
0
0
1
.276
Pena, C , 1B
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
.246
Longoria , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
3
2
.278
Floyd, C , DH
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
.274
Navarro , C
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.293
Hinske , LF
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
.244
Ruggiano , LF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.231
Gross , RF
3
0
0
0
0
1
3
.244
Perez, F , CF
3
0
0
0
0
2
1
.226
Totals 29 2 5 2 2 8 10
BATTING HR : Pena, C (29, 7th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura; Bartlett; Pena, C
4; Floyd, C; Navarro.RBI : Pena, C (89), Navarro (47).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gross;
Iwamura.GIDP : Bartlett.Team RISP : 1-for-6.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E :
Longoria (9, fielding).DP : (Bartlett-Iwamura-Pena, C).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Beckett
8.0
3
1
1
1
7
1
3.96
Masterson (L, 6-5)
0.1
2
1
1
1
1
0
3.18
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Sonnanstine
6.0
3
1
0
2
5
0
4.33
Balfour
1.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.58
Howell
1.1
2
0
0
1
0
0
2.36
Wheeler (W, 5-5)
0.1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2.69
HBP : Ruggiano (by Beckett), Floyd, C (by Masterson).Pitches-strikes : Beckett 95-63, Masterson 22-14, Sonnanstine
93-60, Balfour 14-11, Howell 21-12, Wheeler 4-3.Groundouts-flyouts : Beckett 9-2, Masterson 0-0, Sonnanstine 6-5,
Balfour 0-3, Howell 2-0, Wheeler 0-0.Batters faced : Beckett 28, Masterson 5, Sonnanstine 23, Balfour 4, Howell
6, Wheeler 1.Inherited runners-scored : Wheeler 2-0.Umpires : HP: Gary Darling. 1B: Paul Emmel. 2B:
Jerry Crawford. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:51.Att :
32,079.September 16, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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