Wakefield earns ninth win
Red Sox 7, Devil Rays 5
Tim Wakefield is now 16-2 in his career against the Devil Rays. (Elise Amendola/AP)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Tim Wakefield's dominance over the Devil Rays continued on Independence Day, as the veteran righty knuckled down to send the Rays to their 10th straight loss. Wakefield pitched 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits to improve to 16-2 in his career against Tampa Bay.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 04, 2007
Boston 7, Tampa Bay 5
Today's Boxes 7/4/07
WSH 6, CHC 0
MIN 6, NYY 2
SF 9, CIN 5
PHI 8, HOU 3
PIT 5, MIL 3
TOR 10, OAK 3
BAL 9, CWS 6
DET 6, CLE 4
STL 5, ARI 4
COL 17, NYM 7
SEA 4, KC 0
TEX 4, LAA 2
SD 1, FLA 0
ATL 5, LAD 2
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Standings thru 7/4/07 | Gameday | Devil Rays Stats | Red Sox Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .290
Crawford , LF5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .286
Harris , SS5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .305
Pena , 1B2 0 1 2 2 0 0 .285
Norton , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .195
a-Gomes , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246
Young , DH4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Wigginton , 2B4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .269
Casanova , C3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .306
Mohr , CF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .167
Totals 36 5 9 5 3 8 12
BATTING 2B : Harris (17, Wakefield), Crawford (20, Lopez).HR : Casanova (4, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura; Crawford 4; Harris 2; Pena; Wigginton; Casanova 5.RBI : Casanova (7), Crawford 2 (51), Pena 2 (49).2-out RBI : Casanova; Pena 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Norton 2; Harris.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (21, 2nd base off Wakefield/Mirabelli).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Crisp , CF4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263
Cora , 2B3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .283
Ortiz , DH3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .307
Drew , RF4 1 2 1 0 2 2 .261
Lowell , 3B4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .296
Hinske , 1B3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .210
Ellsbury , LF4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .286
Mirabelli , C4 0 1 2 0 3 0 .178
Lugo , SS3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192
Totals 32 7 9 7 2 9 9
BATTING 2B : Drew 2 (14, Jackson, Jackson), Ellsbury (1, Jackson), Cora (5, Jackson).3B : Crisp (3, Jackson).HR : Lowell (13, 5th inning off Jackson, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Crisp 3; Cora 2; Ortiz; Drew 4; Lowell 5; Ellsbury 2; Mirabelli.RBI : Cora (15), Ellsbury (1), Mirabelli 2 (7), Drew (33), Lowell 2 (57).2-out RBI : Ellsbury; Mirabelli 2; Drew; Lowell 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell.S : Cora.Team LOB : 4.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Jackson (L, 1-9)5.0 9 7 7 1 5 1 7.26
Stokes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.54
Fossum 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 7.17
WP : Jackson, Wakefield.Pitches-strikes : Jackson 101-64, Stokes 11-7, Fossum 30-19, Wakefield 90-59, Lopez 11-6, Delcarmen 21-11, Papelbon 9-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Jackson 4-6, Stokes 0-2, Fossum 3-0, Wakefield 4-13, Lopez 0-0, Delcarmen 1-0, Papelbon 1-0.Batters faced : Jackson 25, Stokes 3, Fossum 7, Wakefield 28, Lopez 3, Delcarmen 5, Papelbon 3.Inherited runners-scored : Lopez 3-3, Delcarmen 1-0.Umpires : HP: Chad Fairchild. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 80 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, Out to LF.T : 2:33.Att : 36,629.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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