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Red Sox go for sweep of Devil Rays

Aug 15, 2007 - 1:21 PM Tampa Bay (45-74) at Boston (72-47) 1:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox look to complete a three-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday.

In the first two games of the series, Tim Wakefield and Jon Lester combined to hold the Devil Rays to just one run in 15 innings.

Despite Lester's big effort Tuesday, the Red Sox had to rally in the bottom of the ninth inning. Mike Lowell homered with one out and Coco Crisp singled home the winning run two batters later, giving Boston a 2-1 triumph.

Boston moved five games in front of the New York Yankees (67-52) in the American League East.

Daisuke Matsuzaka (13-8, 3.59 ERA) is out to give the Red Sox another big pitching performance. The Japanese righthander is 1-1 against the Devil Rays this season, allowing a total of two runs in 14 1/3 innings.

The Devil Rays will counter with rookie Andy Sonnanstine (1-8, 6.35). The 24-year-old righthander has not won since June 10 - a span of 11 starts. He has yet to face the Red Sox.

Tampa Bay has been outscored by a lopsided 14-2 in losing its last three games.






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    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 4:49 PM


  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0
    BOSTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, GARY GLOVER (7TH), DAN WHEELER (8TH), AL
    REYES (9TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO, DIONER NAVARRO (9TH)
    BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA, JULIAN TAVAREZ (7TH),

    Aug 15 4:35 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED COCO CRISP.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.325, 0-FOR-3, BB)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 4:19 PM
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    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 4:19 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY MANNY RAMIREZ SCORED DAVID ORTIZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BOSTON 4 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.259, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 3:51 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED COCO CRISP.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.326, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 3:23 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY JASON VARITEK (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT
    IN THE 7TH OFF ANDY SONNANSTINE SCORED MIKE LOWELL.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, BOSTON 2
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.272, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 3:17 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY DIONER NAVARRO SCORED BRENDAN HARRIS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6
    BOSTON 0 TOP, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B ZOBRIST (.161, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 2:47 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE BY BRENDAN HARRIS SCORED CARLOS PENA.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 5
    BOSTON 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.265, 0-FOR-0, BB)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 1:56 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D YOUNG ON FIRST, C PENA ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 4
    BOSTON 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.295, 1-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 1:55 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY CARLOS PENA SCORED AKINORI IWAMURA AND CARL
    CRAWFORD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, C PENA ON SECOND, B UPTON ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    BOSTON 0 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.292, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 1:52 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 0
    BOSTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
    BOS - DAISUKE MATSUZAKA

    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.328, 5 HR, 36 RBI)
    K YOUKILIS (.299, 12 HR, 63 RBI)
    D ORTIZ (.313, 19 HR,

    Rays vs. Red SoxAug 15 1:16 PM

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