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Run prevention was Boston's buzzword in the offseason, and it was on full display at Tropicana Field, as southpaw Jon Lester yielded the Rays just one hit and recorded nine strikeouts over six shutout frames.

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Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Scutaro, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.257
Pedroia, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.270
Drew, J, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.272
Youkilis, 1B	2	1	0	0	2	0	2	.316
Ortiz, DH	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	.258
Beltre, A, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.327
Hermida, LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.222
McDonald, D, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.263
Varitek, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.294
Cameron, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.212
Totals	31	2	4	2	3	6	11	.266

Tampa Bay	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bartlett, SS	1	0	3	0	0	.244
Crawford, LF	1	0	1	1	1	.320
a-Rodriguez, S, PH-LF	1	0	0	1	1	.211
b-Brignac, PH-2B	1	0	0	1	0	.295
Zobrist, 2B-RF	4	0	0	3	3	.300
Longoria, 3B	3	0	1	1	2	.312
Aybar, W, DH	3	1	1	0	3	.247
Pena, C, 1B	4	0	0	2	3	.186
Upton, B, CF	4	0	0	2	2	.210
Navarro, C	3	0	0	0	0	.181
Kapler, RF-LF	3	0	0	1	0	.254
Totals	28	1	6	12	15	.256

a-Struck out for Crawford in the 5th. b-Struck out for Rodriguez, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Ortiz (8, Shields).
TB: Scutaro; Ortiz 2; Pedroia; Drew, J.
RBI: Ortiz 2 (25).
2-out RBI: Ortiz 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Beltre, A 3.
Team RISP: 1-for-5.
Team LOB: 5.

BATTING
TB: Aybar, W.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, W; Pena, C; Upton, B.
Team RISP: 0-for-5.
Team LOB: 7.

Boston	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA
Lester(W, 5-2)	6.0	1	5	9	3.15
Delcarmen(H, 4)	1.0	0	0	1	2.05
Bard(H, 9)	1.0	0	0	1	2.16
Papelbon(S, 11)	1.0	0	1	1	3.00
Totals	9.0	1	6	12	4.48

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Shields(L, 5-2)	8.0	4	2	2	2	5	2.99
Benoit	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	3	6	2.92

Pitches-strikes: Lester 111-64, Delcarmen 17-11, Bard 14-8, Papelbon 13-9, Shields 107-74, Benoit 16-7.
Groundouts-flyouts: Lester 5-2, Delcarmen 2-0, Bard 0-2, Papelbon 1-1, Shields 8-7, Benoit 2-0.
Batters faced: Lester 24, Delcarmen 3, Bard 3, Papelbon 4, Shields 30, Benoit 4.
Ejections: Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Carl Crawford ejected by HP umpire Bob Davidson (5th); Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Bob Davidson (5th)
Umpires: HP: Bob Davidson. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Tim Tschida.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 2:53.
Att: 24,307.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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