Game Wrapup


	Bright day for Penny

Rays 5, Red Sox 3

Brad Penny walked just three batters on Sunday. (Mike Carlson/AP)

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

Brad Penny did his job, allowing six hits and three runs over six innings and striking out eight, giving the Red Sox their first quality start in almost a week. Kevin Youkilis bashed a two-run homer in the eighth to make it a close game, but the rally ultimately fell short.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 04/30: TB 13, BOS 0
Fri. 05/01: TB 6, BOS 2
Sat. 05/02: BOS 10, TB 6
Sun. 05/03: TB 5, BOS 3

Boston (15-10)
Lost 1

Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3

Tampa Bay (11-15)
Won 1

May 3, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Boston	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	8	1
Tampa Bay	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	X	5	10	0

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Ellsbury, CF	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	.282
Pedroia, 2B	4	2	1	0	0	0	2	.307
Ortiz, D, DH	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.208
Youkilis, 1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.407
Drew, J, RF	4	0	3	1	0	1	0	.267
Bay, LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	4	.304
Lowell, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.299
Varitek, C	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.239
Lugo, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.214
Totals	34	3	8	3	3	6	14
BATTING 2B: Drew, J (8, Shields). HR: Youkilis (6, 8th inning off Howell, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Ellsbury 2; Pedroia; Drew, J 4; Youkilis 5. RBI: Drew, J (14), Youkilis 2 (20). 2-out RBI: Youkilis 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lowell 3; Bay. Team RISP: 3-for-8. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Pedroia (4, 2nd base off Howell/Hernandez, M). CS: Ellsbury (3, 2nd base by Shields/Hernandez, M). FIELDING E: Varitek (1, throw).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Upton, B, CF	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.162
Crawford, C, LF	4	2	4	1	1	0	0	.317
Longoria, 3B	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.365
Pena, C, 1B	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.271
Burrell, DH	3	0	0	1	0	2	3	.253
Zobrist, RF	3	1	0	0	1	2	5	.264
Iwamura, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.295
Bartlett, SS	4	1	3	1	0	0	0	.368
Hernandez, M, C	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	.353
Totals	33	5	10	5	2	10	20
BATTING 2B: Pena, C (4, Penny), Iwamura (10, Penny), Bartlett (4, Penny). TB: Bartlett 4; Longoria; Crawford, C 4; Pena, C 2; Iwamura 2. RBI: Pena, C (28), Bartlett (8), Hernandez, M (4), Burrell (12), Crawford, C (11). 2-out RBI: Crawford, C. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Zobrist 2; Pena, C; Upton, B; Burrell; Hernandez, M; Iwamura 2; Longoria. SAC: Hernandez, M. Team RISP: 4-for-17. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Crawford, C 6 (17, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek, 3rd base off Penny/Varitek, 2nd base off Delcarmen/Varitek, 2nd base off Ramirez, R/Varitek), Hernandez, M (1, 2nd base off Penny/Varitek), Bartlett (6, 3rd base off Ramirez, R/Varitek).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Penny (L, 2-1)	6.0	6	3	3	2	8	0	7.61
Delcarmen	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0.63
Jones, H	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2.84
Ramirez, R	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shields (W, 3-2)	7.1	6	2	2	2	6	0	3.51
Howell (H, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3.48
Wheeler, D (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.00
Percival (S, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45

HBP: Longoria (by Penny), Pena, C (by Delcarmen), Burrell (by Delcarmen).
Pitches-strikes: Penny 110-69, Delcarmen 21-9, Jones, H 12-7, Ramirez, R 8-6, Shields 102-65, Howell 10-6, Wheeler, D 11-5, Percival 14-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Penny 3-5, Delcarmen 0-0, Jones, H 1-1, Ramirez, R 0-0, Shields 6-8, Howell 1-0, Wheeler, D 0-1, Percival 1-1.
Batters faced: Penny 27, Delcarmen 5, Jones, H 4, Ramirez, R 3, Shields 29, Howell 3, Wheeler, D 2, Percival 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Jones, H 3-0, Ramirez, R 1-1, Howell 1-1, Wheeler, D 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marty Foster. 1B: Marvin Hudson. 2B: John Hirschbeck. 3B: Wally Bell.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:15.
Att: 32,332.
Venue: Tropicana Field.
May 3, 2009
May 3, 2009

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

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