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Sonnanstine, Lester square off when Devil Rays host Red Sox

Aug 21, 2007 - 1:46 PM Boston (75-50) at Tampa Bay (47-77) 7:10 pm EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Andy Sonnanstine looks for his second straight win when the Tampa Bay Devil Rays host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday.

The 24-year-old righthander picked up a win in his second major league start on June 10 at Florida, then suffered through a stretch where he went 0-8 over 11 outings. He looked nothing like the pitcher who went 21-12 with a 2.66 ERA over 1 1/2 seasons in the minors.

But Sonnanstine (2-8, 6.17 ERA) put it all together last Wednesday against Boston, holding the powerful lineup to just two hits through six innings before surrendering three runs in the seventh. The strong performance earned him his second career win.

The Red Sox counter with Jon Lester (1-0, 5.14), who had his best start of the season on August 14 against the Devil Rays in his home debut. The 23-year-old lefthander allowed two hits and one run in seven innings at Fenway Park, but did not factor in the decision.

Boston picked up the win on Monday, getting to Devil Rays' ace Scott Kazmir for six runs en route to a 6-0 triumph. Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield pitched seven strong innings to improve his career mark to 19-2 against Tampa Bay.

The Red Sox hold a five-game lead over the New York Yankees (70-55) in the American League East.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    BOSTON 2 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 8 11 1
    TAMPA BAY 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 6 4 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: BOS - JON LESTER, MANNY DELCARMEN (6TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (7TH),
    JONATHAN PAPELBON (8TH) AND JASON VARITEK
    TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE, SCOTT DOHMANN (6TH), GRANT
    BALFOUR

    Aug 21 10:28 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY DUSTIN PEDROIA ALLOWED JOSH WILSON TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON FIRST, A IWAMURA ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8
    TAMPA BAY 6 BOTTOM, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B UPTON (.309, 0-FOR-2, BB)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 9:48 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY JOSH WILSON ALLOWED DUSTIN PEDROIA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M RAMIREZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 8
    TAMPA BAY 5 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M LOWELL (.313, 0-FOR-2, HBP)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 9:22 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY AKINORI IWAMURA (4) TO LEFT WITH 2
    OUT IN THE 5TH OFF JON LESTER SCORED JONNY GOMES AND DIONER
    NAVARRO.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7, TAMPA BAY 5
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.311, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 8:52 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JULIO LUGO SCORED JASON VARITEK AND COCO CRISP.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, J LUGO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 7
    TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.324, 0-FOR-2)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 8:18 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY COCO CRISP SCORED MIKE LOWELL AND J.D. DREW.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, C CRISP ON SECOND, J VARITEK ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 5
    TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.239, 0-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 8:15 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED DAVID ORTIZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VARITEK ON FIRST, J DREW ON SECOND, M
    LOWELL ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 3
    TAMPA BAY 2 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: C CRISP (.272, 0-FOR-1)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 8:10 PM


  • AL
    AT TAMPA BAY - SCORING UPDATE
    TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY CARLOS PENA (28) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF JON LESTER SCORED B.J. UPTON.
    CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 2, TAMPA BAY 2
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: D YOUNG (.288, 9 HR, 64 RBI)

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 7:27 PM


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

    CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JON LESTER
    TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.282, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
    C CRAWFORD (.312, 10 HR, 64 RBI)
    B UPTON (.311, 17 HR, 55

    Red Sox vs. RaysAug 21 7:20 PM

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