Knuckleballer baffles Rays
Red Sox 6, Devil Rays 0
Kevin Cash (left) and Dustin Pedroia celebrate after scoring in the second. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Dawn Klemish / MLB.com
With seven scoreless frames, Tim Wakefield maintained his flawless record at Tropicana Field, improving to 9-0 there and 19-2 against the Rays in his career. He got plenty of support as Mike Lowell drove in three and Manny Ramirez added a pair of RBIs.
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Boston
(75-50)
Won 1
Boston 6, Tampa Bay 0
Today's Boxes 8/20/07
SF 8, FLA 7
STL 6, CHC 4
OAK 6, TOR 4
ATL 14, CIN 4
WSH 7, HOU 0
SEA 9, MIN 4
CWS 4, KC 3
PIT 4, COL 2
MIL 9, ARI 0
LAA 7, NYY 6
Tampa Bay
(47-77)
Lost 1
Standings thru 8/20/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .325
Youkilis , 1B4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .290
Kielty , LF5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .209
Ramirez , DH4 0 1 2 0 2 2 .290
Lowell , 3B2 1 2 3 2 0 0 .314
Drew , RF4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .262
Crisp , CF4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .273
Lugo , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .239
Cash , C3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Totals 34 6 8 6 5 9 16
BATTING 2B : Lowell (31, Kazmir), Crisp (21, Kazmir).HR : Lowell (17, 5th inning off Kazmir, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia 2; Youkilis; Ramirez; Lowell 6; Crisp 3.RBI : Lowell 3 (85), Pedroia (38), Ramirez 2 (84).2-out RBI : Lowell 2; Ramirez 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew 3.GIDP : Cash.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP : (Youkilis).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .282
Crawford , LF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .312
Upton , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311
Pena , 1B3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .266
Young , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
Harris , 2B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293
Gomes , DH3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257
Wilson, Jo , SS3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238
Paul , C3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .190
Totals 29 0 4 0 1 7 6
BATTING TB : Upton; Pena; Wilson, Jo; Paul.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena; Paul.Team LOB : 3. BASERUNNING SB : Wilson, Jo (4, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash), Iwamura (10, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash).CS : Upton (7, 2nd base by Wakefield/Cash). FIELDING DP : (Wilson, Jo-Harris-Pena).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (L, 9-8)5.2 7 6 6 4 8 1 3.65
Salas 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.25
Switzer 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.86
WP : Kazmir.IBB : Lowell (by Kazmir).Pitches-strikes : Wakefield 77-56, Delcarmen 13-7, Timlin 6-5, Kazmir 108-64, Salas 26-14, Switzer 20-16.Ground outs-fly outs : Wakefield 5-10, Delcarmen 1-1, Timlin 1-1, Kazmir 5-4, Salas 0-3, Switzer 3-3.Batters faced : Wakefield 24, Delcarmen 3, Timlin 3, Kazmir 28, Salas 5, Switzer 6.Inherited runners-scored : Salas 1-0.Umpires : HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:26.Att : 16,843.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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