Pitching staff melts down
Red Sox 16, Devil Rays 10
Andy Sonnanstine allowed five runs on eight hits over 3 1/3 innings. (Steven Senne/AP)
By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
The Rays recent pitching staff took a turn for the worse on Tuesday, quickly coughing up an eight-run lead. Carlos Pena led a potent Rays offensive attack with three hits, including his 39th homer and Dioner Navarro had four hits. Grant Balfour allowed four runs in relief without getting an out.
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Boston 16, Tampa Bay 10
Today's Boxes 9/11/07
TEX 13, DET 6
LAA 10, BAL 5
COL 8, PHI 2
MIL 6, PIT 1
DET 4, TEX 1
FLA 13, WSH 8
NYY 9, TOR 2
ATL 13, NYM 5
CIN 7, STL 2
HOU 5, CHC 4
MIN 6, KC 3
CLE 8, CWS 3
OAK 7, SEA 4
SD 9, LAD 4
SF 2, ARI 1
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Standings thru 9/11/07 | Gameday | Devil Rays Stats | Red Sox Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 3B6 1 3 3 0 1 3 .287
Crawford , LF5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .312
Pena , 1B5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .279
Upton , CF5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .309
Young , RF5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .295
Harris , 2B5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .282
Gomes , DH4 1 1 0 0 3 1 .243
a-Norton , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .222
Navarro , C4 3 4 2 1 0 0 .229
Wilson, Jo , SS4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .262
Totals 44 10 18 10 2 12 17
BATTING 2B : Wilson, Jo (14, Wakefield), Navarro (16, Wakefield), Iwamura 2 (18, Wakefield, Lopez), Upton (24, Timlin).HR : Harris (11, 2nd inning off Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out), Pena (39, 4th inning off Snyder, 2 on, 1 out).TB : Iwamura 5; Pena 6; Upton 2; Young; Harris 5; Gomes; Navarro 5; Wilson, Jo 4.RBI : Harris (56), Navarro 2 (40), Iwamura 3 (30), Crawford (78), Pena 3 (109).2-out RBI : Iwamura.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gomes; Crawford 2; Iwamura 2; Young.GIDP : Young.Team LOB : 9.BASERUNNING SB : Gomes (9, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash), Young (8, 2nd base off Wakefield/Cash).FIELDING E : Navarro (9, missed catch).PB : Navarro (6).DP : 2 (Pena-Wilson, Jo-Sonnanstine, Wilson, Jo-Harris-Pena).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , LF5 1 2 2 1 1 1 .373
Pedroia , 2B5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .325
Ortiz , DH4 2 2 1 1 0 3 .320
Lowell , 3B5 3 4 0 0 0 0 .326
Drew , RF4 4 3 1 1 1 2 .259
Moss , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214
Youkilis , 1B4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .289
Crisp , CF4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .271
Lugo , SS5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .241
Cash , C4 0 1 3 0 1 1 .125
Totals 40 16 20 16 4 4 14
BATTING 2B : Lugo (35, Dohmann), Crisp (26, Balfour), Youkilis (34, Salas).3B : Youkilis (2, Balfour).HR : Ellsbury (3, 3rd inning off Sonnanstine, 0 on, 1 out), Pedroia (7, 6th inning off Switzer, 0 on, 0 out), Ortiz (29, 7th inning off Salas, 0 on, 0 out), Drew (8, 7th inning off Salas, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Ellsbury 5; Pedroia 5; Ortiz 5; Lowell 4; Drew 6; Youkilis 5; Crisp 3; Lugo 3; Cash.RBI : Ellsbury 2 (10), Lugo 2 (69), Cash 3 (4), Pedroia 2 (47), Crisp 2 (58), Youkilis 3 (80), Ortiz (99), Drew (50).2-out RBI : Ellsbury.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Drew; Ortiz 2; Ellsbury; Lugo.SF : Pedroia; Crisp; Cash.GIDP : Pedroia; Ortiz.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING DP : (Lugo-Pedroia-Youkilis).
Pitches-strikes : Sonnanstine 80-50, Dohmann 28-17, Switzer 7-5, Balfour 22-13, Salas 25-16, Witasick 12-8, Wakefield 65-45, Snyder 38-21, Lopez 13-8, Corey 10-7, Delcarmen 18-12, Timlin 7-7, Gagne 20-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Sonnanstine 6-2, Dohmann 0-4, Switzer 1-0, Balfour 0-0, Salas 3-3, Witasick 2-0, Wakefield 2-3, Snyder 2-0, Lopez 0-0, Corey 2-0, Delcarmen 1-1, Timlin 1-1, Gagne 0-2.Batters faced : Sonnanstine 18, Dohmann 9, Switzer 3, Balfour 4, Salas 10, Witasick 3, Wakefield 19, Snyder 8, Lopez 3, Corey 2, Delcarmen 5, Timlin 4, Gagne 5.Inherited runners-scored : Dohmann 2-1, Switzer 1-0, Balfour 1-1, Salas 1-1, Snyder 2-2, Lopez 2-1, Corey 1-0.Umpires : HP: Tony Randazzo. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Larry Vanover. 3B: Chad Fairchild.Weather : 62 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, In from RF.T : 3:45 (:12 delay).Att : 36,640.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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