Red Sox 8, Devil Rays 6
Akinori Iwamura celebrates his fourth long ball of the year with Jonny Gomes. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Carlos Pena smacked his career-best 28th long ball, and Akinori Iwamura added a three-run tater, but Rays starter Andy Sonnanstine was roughed up by the Red Sox. The right-hander fanned five batters and walked none, but he yielded seven runs on eight hits over five innings.
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Boston
(76-50)
Won 2
Boston 8, Tampa Bay 6
Today's Boxes 8/21/07
DET 2, CLE 1
PHI 5, LAD 4
BAL 6, TEX 2
OAK 6, TOR 4
CIN 8, ATL 7
NYM 7, SD 6
WSH 11, HOU 6
STL 5, FLA 2
SEA 7, MIN 2
CWS 5, KC 2
COL 9, PIT 2
MIL 7, ARI 4
LAA 18, NYY 9
CHC 5, SF 1
Tampa Bay
(47-78)
Lost 2
Standings thru 8/21/07  | Gameday  | Red Sox Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .324
Youkilis , 1B5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .289
Ortiz , DH4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .318
Ramirez , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .290
Lowell , 3B3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .315
Drew , RF4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .262
Varitek , C4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .265
Crisp , CF4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .273
Lugo , SS4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .242
Totals 37 8 11 7 1 7 11
BATTING 2B : Youkilis (30, Sonnanstine), Crisp (22, Sonnanstine), Lugo (29, Sonnanstine), Pedroia (27, Dohmann).3B : Ortiz (1, Sonnanstine).TB : Pedroia 2; Youkilis 2; Ortiz 4; Ramirez; Lowell; Drew; Varitek; Crisp 2; Lugo 3.RBI : Ortiz (80), Ramirez (85), Varitek (52), Crisp 2 (46), Lugo 2 (61).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Youkilis; Drew.SF : Ramirez.GIDP : Ramirez.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Pedroia (5, fielding).DP : (Lowell-Pedroia-Youkilis).Pickoffs : Lester (Iwamura at 1st base).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B3 1 1 3 2 0 0 .282
Crawford , LF4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .312
Upton , CF3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .308
Pena , 1B3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .266
Young , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .287
Harris , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .290
Gomes , DH4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .257
Wilson , SS1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .236
a-Norton , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211
Navarro , C4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .202
Totals 30 6 4 5 6 10 11
a-Struck out for Wilson in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Pena (28, 1st inning off Lester, 1 on, 2 out), Iwamura (4, 5th inning off Lester, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Iwamura 4; Crawford; Pena 4; Gomes.RBI : Pena 2 (81), Iwamura 3 (19).2-out RBI : Pena 2; Iwamura 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Upton.GIDP : Harris.Team LOB : 4. BASERUNNING CS : Iwamura (7, 2nd base by Lester/Varitek).PO : Iwamura (1st base by Lester). FIELDING E : Wilson (15, fielding).DP : (Wilson-Harris-Pena).
WP : Lester.HBP : Wilson (by Delcarmen), Lowell (by Sonnanstine).Pitches-strikes : Lester 97-54, Delcarmen 23-11, Okajima 21-14, Papelbon 15-11, Sonnanstine 99-67, Dohmann 29-19, Balfour 20-11, Glover 15-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Lester 6-5, Delcarmen 3-0, Okajima 0-1, Papelbon 0-1, Sonnanstine 4-6, Dohmann 2-2, Balfour 1-2, Glover 2-1.Batters faced : Lester 23, Delcarmen 5, Okajima 5, Papelbon 4, Sonnanstine 24, Dohmann 8, Balfour 5, Glover 3.Inherited runners-scored : Delcarmen 1-0, Okajima 2-1, Papelbon 1-0, Balfour 2-0.Umpires : HP: Laz Diaz. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:17.Att : 16,393.
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