Lowell, Crisp, Lester shine
Red Sox 2, Devil Rays 1
Jon Lester allowed just two hits in seven innings of work. (Elise Amendola/AP)
By Mike Petraglia / Special to MLB.com
A game that started with a standing ovation for Jon Lester, making his first start at home since his successful battle with cancer, ended with the crowd roaring on its feet when Mike Lowell and Coco Crisp gave Boston the walk-off victory.
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Tampa Bay
(45-74)
Lost 3
Boston 2, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 8/14/07
FLA 14, ARI 5
BAL 12, NYY 0
DET 6, CLE 2
NYM 5, PIT 4
PHI 3, WSH 2
TOR 4, LAA 1
ATL 5, SF 4
CIN 6, CHC 5
STL 12, MIL 4
TEX 5, KC 3
OAK 4, CWS 3
SD 8, COL 0
MIN 11, SEA 3
HOU 7, LAD 4
Boston
(72-47)
Won 2
Standings thru 8/14/07  | Gameday  | Devil Rays Stats  | Red Sox Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .283
Crawford , LF3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .314
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .320
Pena , 1B3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .262
Young , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .293
Harris , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .293
Gomes , DH4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .265
Wilson , SS2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .247
Paul , C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 8 11
BATTING 2B : Crawford (30, Lester), Harris (26, Gagne).TB : Crawford 2; Upton; Harris 2; Gomes.RBI : Pena (74).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Upton 2; Gomes.S : Paul.SF : Pena.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING Outfield assists : Upton (Ramirez at 2nd base).DP : (Wilson-Pena).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lugo , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236
Pedroia , 2B4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .328
Ortiz , DH3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .313
Ramirez , LF3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .292
Lowell , 3B4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .311
Youkilis , 1B4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .299
Varitek , C2 1 1 0 2 1 1 .266
Crisp , CF4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273
Pena , RF2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218
a-Drew , PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261
Totals 31 2 7 2 4 10 10
a-Grounded into a double play for Pena in the 7th.
BATTING 2B : Pedroia (25, Kazmir), Varitek (13, Reyes).HR : Lowell (16, 9th inning off Reyes, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia 3; Ramirez; Lowell 4; Youkilis; Varitek 2; Crisp.RBI : Lowell (79), Crisp (44).2-out RBI : Crisp.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lowell.GIDP : Drew.Team LOB : 7.
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir 6.0 4 0 0 3 8 0 3.44
Glover (H, 6)1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.34
Wheeler (H, 8)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.37
Reyes (BS, 2)(L, 1-2)0.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4.64
IBB : Crawford (by Delcarmen).Pitches-strikes : Kazmir 95-55, Glover 10-6, Wheeler 17-9, Reyes 29-17, Lester 97-62, Delcarmen 20-9, Timlin 4-4, Gagne 17-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Kazmir 3-6, Glover 3-0, Wheeler 1-2, Reyes 0-0, Lester 9-8, Delcarmen 1-1, Timlin 0-0, Gagne 0-0.Batters faced : Kazmir 24, Glover 3, Wheeler 3, Reyes 5, Lester 24, Delcarmen 5, Timlin 1, Gagne 4.Inherited runners-scored : Timlin 3-0.Umpires : HP: Fieldin Culbreth. 1B: Paul Schrieber. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 66 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, Out to LF.T : 3:03.Att : 36,837.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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