Rays 13, Red Sox 0
Jacoby Ellsbury takes a Matt Garza pitch high and inside. (Al Messerschmidt/Getty)
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
No pitcher has ever thrown a perfect game against the Red Sox, but Matt Garza was getting close when Jacoby Ellsbury singled to open the seventh. Josh Beckett did not fare nearly as well, allowing seven runs on 10 hits in his shortest outing of 2009.
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Tampa Bay 13, Boston 0
Today's Boxes 4/30/09
OAK 4, TEX 2
KC 8, TOR 6
NYY 7, LAA 4
STL 9, WSH 4
MIL 4, ARI 1
FLA 8, CHC 2
LAD 8, SD 5
April 30, 2009
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Boston
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Tampa Bay
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Standings thru 4/30/09 | Recap: BOS | TB | Gameday | Red Sox stats | Rays stats
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Ellsbury , CF
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.287
Pedroia , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.281
Ortiz , DH
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
.230
Lopez, Ja , P-RF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Youkilis , 1B
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.395
Bailey , 1B
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.200
Drew, J , RF
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.234
Van Every, J , RF-P
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.400
Bay , LF
3
0
0
0
0
3
0
.324
Lowell , 3B
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.310
Green , 3B
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.275
Kottaras , C
3
0
0
0
0
2
0
.118
Lugo , SS
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.333
Totals 27 0 1 0 2 11 4
BATTING TB : Ellsbury.GIDP : Pedroia.Team LOB : 2.
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Upton, B , CF
5
2
2
0
1
2
2
.177
Crawford , LF
4
1
1
1
1
0
0
.283
a-Zobrist , PH-LF
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
.289
Longoria , 3B
5
3
3
4
0
0
1
.369
Pena, C , 1B
4
1
2
0
1
2
1
.256
Burrell , DH
4
1
2
1
1
1
3
.268
Gross , RF
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
.211
Iwamura , 2B
5
2
2
2
0
2
3
.295
Bartlett , SS
5
1
1
0
0
1
2
.358
Hernandez, M , C
5
1
4
3
0
1
1
.429
Totals 42 13 18 13 5 11 17
BATTING 2B : Longoria (11, Beckett), Upton, B (3, Beckett), Crawford (5, Beckett), Iwamura 2 (9, Beckett,
Lopez, Ja), Gross (2, Lopez, Ja), Hernandez, M (1, Van Every, J).HR : Hernandez, M (1, 4th inning off Beckett,
0 on, 1 out), Longoria (6, 6th inning off Jones, H, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Upton, B 3; Crawford 2; Longoria 7; Pena,
C 2; Burrell 2; Gross 2; Iwamura 4; Bartlett; Hernandez, M 8.RBI : Longoria 4 (24), Burrell (9), Hernandez, M 3
(3), Crawford (10), Gross 2 (5), Iwamura 2 (9).2-out RBI : Burrell; Hernandez, M 2.Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out : Iwamura; Burrell; Zobrist.Team RISP : 7-for-14.Team LOB : 10.BASERUNNING SB :
Crawford (9, 3rd base off Beckett/Kottaras).FIELDING DP : (Iwamura-Bartlett-Pena, C).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (W, 2-2)
7.2
1
0
0
1
10
0
3.82
Balfour
1.1
0
0
0
1
1
0
6.14
Pitches-strikes : Beckett 113-68, Jones, H 29-21, Saito 16-11, Lopez, Ja 25-11, Van Every, J 15-9, Garza 108-75, Balfour
21-12.Groundouts-flyouts : Beckett 2-2, Jones, H 1-1, Saito 0-1, Lopez, Ja 1-0, Van Every, J 0-0, Garza 6-4, Balfour
1-1.Batters faced : Beckett 27, Jones, H 6, Saito 4, Lopez, Ja 6, Van Every, J 4, Garza 24, Balfour 5.Inherited
runners-scored : Jones, H 1-0, Van Every, J 1-1.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: John Hirschbeck. 2B: Wally
Bell. 3B: Marty Foster.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:20.Att :
20,341.April 30, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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