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One for the show
Red Sox 4, Rays 2
The Red Sox celebrate following their Game 6 win at Tropicana Field. (Elsa/Getty Images)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Sox have again saved their playoff best for last, using solo homers from Jason Varitek and Kevin Youkilis, plus an RBI single by red-hot David Ortiz, to power past the Rays and force a Game 7 after trailing, 3-1, in the AL Championship Series.
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Rays win series, 4-3
Game Matchup Day Date Time ET TV
Gm 1 BOS 2 @ TB 0 Fri Oct. 10    
Gm 2 BOS 8 @ TB 9 Sat Oct. 11    
Gm 3 TB 9 @ BOS 1 Mon Oct. 13    
Gm 4 TB 13 @ BOS 4 Tue Oct. 14    
Gm 5 TB 7 @ BOS 8 Thu Oct. 16    
Gm 6 BOS 4 @ TB 2 Sat Oct. 18    
Gm 7 BOS 1 @ TB 3 Sun Oct. 19    
BOS
Boston 		TB
Tampa Bay
October 18, 2008
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Boston
 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0   4 10 0
Tampa Bay
 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0   2 4 1
Recap: BOS | TB  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Rays stats
BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Crisp, CF4130100.500
Pedroia, 2B4100112.333
Ortiz, DH4021110.174
Youkilis, 3B5112015.370
Drew, RF4020100.286
Bay, LF3000102.286
Kotsay, 1B5010004.269
Lowrie, SS3000112.118
Varitek, C4111004.063
Totals3641046419 

BATTING
2B: Ortiz (1, Shields), Drew (1, Shields).
HR: Youkilis (2, 2nd inning off Shields, 0 on, 0 out), Varitek (1, 6th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Crisp 3; Ortiz 3; Youkilis 4; Drew 3; Kotsay; Varitek 4.
RBI: Youkilis 2 (6), Varitek (1), Ortiz (4).
2-out RBI: Varitek; Ortiz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Varitek 3; Kotsay 2; Bay; Youkilis.
GIDP: Youkilis.
Team LOB: 12.

BASERUNNING
PO: Crisp (1st base by Shields).

FIELDING
DP: (Lowrie-Pedroia-Kotsay).
 
Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Iwamura, 2B4000022.200
Upton, CF4111002.375
Pena, C, 1B3000111.318
Longoria, 3B3000101.250
Crawford, LF4010011.385
Floyd, DH2000011.200
  b-Aybar, W, PH-DH2000000.375
Navarro, C3010000.174
Gross, RF1000010.000
  a-Zobrist, PH-RF2000001.000
Bartlett, SS1111000.250
Totals29242269 

a-Flied out for Gross in the 5th. b-Popped out for Floyd in the 7th.

BATTING
HR: Upton (4, 1st inning off Beckett, 0 on, 1 out), Bartlett (1, 5th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 2 out).
TB: Upton 4; Crawford; Navarro; Bartlett 4.
RBI: Upton (11), Bartlett (1).
2-out RBI: Bartlett.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Floyd.
GIDP: Longoria.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Crawford (3, 2nd base off Beckett/Varitek).
CS: Navarro (1, 2nd base by Beckett/Varitek).

FIELDING
E: Bartlett (1, throw).
PB: Navarro (1).
DP: (Longoria-Iwamura-Pena, C).
Pickoffs: Shields (Crisp at 1st base).
 
BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Beckett (W, 1-0)5.04221329.64
Okajima (H, 2)2.00001100.00
Masterson (H, 2)1.00000101.59
Papelbon (S, 2)1.00000100.00
 
Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Shields (L, 0-2)5.29433323.46
Howell 1.01000103.60
Balfour 0.100020019.29
Bradford 1.20001003.00
Miller 0.10000000.00

Balfour pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

IBB: Ortiz (by Bradford).
HBP: Bartlett (by Beckett), Bartlett (by Masterson), Bay (by Howell).
Pitches-strikes: Beckett 78-50, Okajima 32-20, Masterson 18-12, Papelbon 8-7, Shields 108-64, Howell 23-13, Balfour 18-7, Bradford 14-6, Miller 1-1.
Groundouts-flyouts: Beckett 6-5, Okajima 1-4, Masterson 0-2, Papelbon 1-1, Shields 3-10, Howell 1-1, Balfour 0-1, Bradford 4-1, Miller 0-1.
Batters faced: Beckett 19, Okajima 7, Masterson 4, Papelbon 3, Shields 28, Howell 6, Balfour 3, Bradford 5, Miller 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Howell 1-1, Balfour 1-0, Bradford 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Tim McClelland. 2B: Sam Holbrook. 3B: Brian O'Nora. LF: Brian Gorman. RF: Alfonso Marquez.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:48.
Att: 40,947.
October 18, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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