Sox flex muscles in finale
Red Sox 15, Devil Rays 4
Coco Crisp follows through on his first-inning grand slam. (Charles Krupa/AP)
By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
Mike Lowell belted a career-high five hits, Coco Crisp smacked a first-inning grand slam and the Red Sox swept aside the Rays by belting out a season-high 21 hits to give Josh Beckett his 12th victory of the season.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 05, 2007
Tampa Bay
(33-51)
Lost 11
Boston 15, Tampa Bay 4
Today's Boxes 7/5/07
PIT 6, MIL 3
DET 12, CLE 3
NYY 7, MIN 6
FLA 3, SD 2
CHC 4, WSH 2
CIN 6, SF 3
STL 3, ARI 2
NYM 6, HOU 2
CWS 11, BAL 6
LAA 5, TEX 2
OAK 3, SEA 2
ATL 8, LAD 6
Boston
(53-31)
Won 4
July 5, 2007
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Standings thru 7/5/07  | Gameday  | Devil Rays Stats  | Red Sox Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .294
Crawford , LF4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .286
Mohr , LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154
Harris , SS3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .305
Wilson , SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213
Pena , 1B5 0 1 0 0 4 3 .283
Wigginton , 2B3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .270
Cantu , 2B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .226
Norton , DH3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .188
Young , CF4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .275
Gomes , RF3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .248
Navarro , C3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .181
1-Casanova , PR-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297
Totals 37 4 11 4 3 10 20
1-Ran for Navarro in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Gomes (8, Beckett), Harris (18, Beckett), Young (17, Beckett).TB : Iwamura 2; Crawford; Harris 2; Pena; Wigginton; Young 4; Gomes 2; Navarro.RBI : Harris 2 (36), Navarro (12), Young (45).2-out RBI : Harris 2; Navarro; Young.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Navarro; Wigginton; Crawford; Gomes 2.GIDP : Cantu.Team LOB : 10. BASERUNNING SB : Iwamura (8, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek). FIELDING DP : 3 (Wigginton-Harris-Pena, Cantu-Wilson-Pena, Wilson-Cantu-Pena).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Drew , RF4 1 2 0 0 1 4 .265
Pena , RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212
Pedroia , 2B5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .322
Ortiz , DH5 4 3 0 0 0 3 .313
b-Cora , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281
Ramirez , LF3 3 2 1 1 0 0 .289
Ellsbury , LF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375
Lowell , 3B6 3 5 5 0 1 0 .307
Varitek , C3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .277
a-Mirabelli , PH-C 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .178
Crisp , CF5 1 2 5 1 1 7 .265
Hinske , 1B2 0 0 0 3 1 3 .205
Lugo , SS4 0 1 2 1 0 5 .192
Totals 42 15 21 15 10 5 24
a-Walked for Varitek in the 6th. b-Flied out for Ortiz in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Ortiz (28, Stokes), Ramirez (19, Switzer), Crisp (13, Camp).HR : Crisp (5, 1st inning off Howell, 3 on, 1 out), Lowell (14, 2nd inning off Stokes, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Drew 2; Pedroia 2; Ortiz 4; Ramirez 3; Ellsbury 2; Lowell 8; Varitek 2; Crisp 6; Lugo.RBI : Ramirez (45), Varitek (36), Crisp 5 (27), Lowell 5 (62), Lugo 2 (38), Mirabelli (8).2-out RBI : Lugo 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pedroia; Drew 2; Lugo; Crisp 2.GIDP : Ortiz; Crisp; Lugo.Team LOB : 13. FIELDING DP : (Lugo-Pedroia-Hinske).
WP : Snyder.HBP : Gomes (by Beckett).Pitches-strikes : Howell 43-22, Stokes 31-18, Switzer 40-27, Camp 32-19, Hammel 33-20, Witasick 13-8, Glover 17-12, Beckett 105-73, Snyder 25-14, Timlin 20-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Howell 1-0, Stokes 1-3, Switzer 0-2, Camp 3-1, Hammel 2-1, Witasick 2-1, Glover 0-2, Beckett 4-5, Snyder 0-2, Timlin 2-4.Batters faced : Howell 10, Stokes 9, Switzer 9, Camp 8, Hammel 7, Witasick 3, Glover 6, Beckett 29, Snyder 6, Timlin 6.Inherited runners-scored : Stokes 2-0.Umpires : HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: Brian Gorman. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 15 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:36.Att : 37,044.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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