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Red Sox hope for return to form against Rays

May 2, 2008 - 1:45 PM Tampa Bay (16-12) at Boston (17-13) 7:05 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - When the Boston Red Sox last saw the Tampa Bay Rays, their vaunted offense struggled to come through on many scoring opportunities. As they meet again on Friday, little has changed.

The Red Sox hope to shake their offensive woes when they embark on a three-game set with the Rays in a battle of the American League East's top two teams.

Boston was fourth in the major leagues in runs last season, and similar production was expected from an offense that returned all of its major contributors. However, the Red Sox managed a total of five runs - one in the final two games - in Tampa Bay over the weekend as the Rays swept the three-game series.

While Boston returned to Fenway Park to take two of three from Toronto in the series after, its offensive struggles continued. The Red Sox managed just three runs in that three-game set, including Thursday's 3-0 loss in the series finale.

Clay Buchholz (1-2, 4.08 ERA) will certainly be hoping for a return to form by his offense as he takes the mound on Friday. The 23-year-old turned in his second straight impressive start on Saturday - striking out nine in eight innings - but took the fall due to the Red Sox's offensive woes in a 2-1 loss to the Rays.

The young righthander will get another opportunity to take on the pitcher he faced in the first matchup when Edwin Jackson (2-2, 3.86) makes his sixth start of the season.

The 24-year-old righthander did not factor into the decision on Saturday, but allowed just one run and five hits over seven innings in Saturday's triumph.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7 0
    BOSTON 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 x 7 13 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON, KURT BIRKINS (5TH), JASON HAMMEL (7TH) AND
    DIONER NAVARRO
    BOS - CLAY BUCHHOLZ, JAVIER LOPEZ (6TH), MANNY
    DELCARMEN (7TH), HIDEKI OKAJIMA (8TH)

    May 3 12:48 AM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JASON VARITEK SCORED BRANDON MOSS.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J VARITEK ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    BOSTON 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J LUGO (.296, 2-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays 3, Red Sox 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 3 12:28 AM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY CARL CRAWFORD SCORED JASON BARTLETT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 3
    BOSTON 6 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.237, 0-FOR-3)

    Rays 3, Red Sox 6  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 2 11:59 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY AKINORI IWAMURA SCORED JUSTIN RUGGIANO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BARTLETT ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2
    BOSTON 6 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.304, 2-FOR-2, BB)

    Rays 2, Red Sox 6  Top 7, 0 OutsMay 2 11:59 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY CLAY BUCHHOLZ ALLOWED JASON BARTLETT TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C CRAWFORD ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    BOSTON 6 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.241, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays 1, Red Sox 6  Top 5, 0 OutsMay 2 11:18 PM


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    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID ORTIZ SCORED DUSTIN PEDROIA.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, D ORTIZ ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    BOSTON 6 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.330, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays 0, Red Sox 6  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 2 11:04 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED JULIO LUGO AND JACOBY
    ELLSBURY.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    BOSTON 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.194, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays 0, Red Sox 5  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 2 11:02 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACOBY ELLSBURY SCORED JASON VARITEK.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J ELLSBURY ON FIRST, J LUGO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    BOSTON 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.296, 1-FOR-2, RBI)

    Rays 0, Red Sox 3  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 2 10:59 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY BRANDON MOSS (2) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 4TH OFF EDWIN JACKSON.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, BOSTON 2
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J VARITEK (.240, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 0, Red Sox 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsMay 2 10:52 PM


  • AL
    AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DUSTIN PEDROIA SCORED JULIO LUGO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D PEDROIA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    BOSTON 1 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D ORTIZ (.194, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays 0, Red Sox 1  Bot 3, 0 OutsMay 2 10:32 PM
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    roots
    anorexicivan Added 5 roots

    Rays vs. Red SoxMay 2 5:02 AM

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