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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
2008-06-05 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37639 · 59°F · Wind 11 mph from CF · 3:40
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 7–1. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Jon Lester earned the win. Manny Ramirez went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| BOS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
W: Jon Lester L: James Shields SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Rob Drake · 2B: Chad Fairchild · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonny Gomes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Justin Ruggiano | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Floyd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 J. D. Drew | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean Casey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Coco Crisp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Lugo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Carter | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 James Shields | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Grant Balfour | 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 J. P. Howell | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Glover | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Alberto Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Lester | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
 Mike Timlin | 1.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 David Aardsma | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F78M
- Jason Bartlett: S7/L8LM
- Carl Crawford: K
- B. J. Upton: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: K
- Dustin Pedroia: HP
- J. D. Drew: D8/F8LXD+.1-3
- Manny Ramirez: HR/F7D+.3-H;2-H
- Mike Lowell: 63/G6
- Sean Casey: S6/G6M
- Jason Varitek: K
Top 2
- Evan Longoria: K
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6
- Willy Aybar: D7/F7LD+
- Jonny Gomes: S7/G56.2-H
- Justin Ruggiano: S7/L78M.1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: 9/F89D+
Bot 2
- Coco Crisp: HP
- Julio Lugo: W.1-2
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G3S.1-2;2-3
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
- J. D. Drew: 8/F8LD+
Top 3
- Jason Bartlett: 9/L89M
- Carl Crawford: 63/G6
- B. J. Upton: 9/F89M
Bot 3
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Mike Lowell: 6/P6M
- Sean Casey: 43/G34
Top 4
- Evan Longoria: 8/F89XD
- Dioner Navarro: S7/L78M
- Willy Aybar: D7/F78XD+.1-3
- Cliff Floyd: K
- Justin Ruggiano: 53/G56
Bot 4
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4
- Chris Carter: S8/G4M
- Julio Lugo: S8/L4D.1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: 8/F89XD+.2-3
- Dustin Pedroia: SB2
- Dustin Pedroia: W
- J. D. Drew: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Manny Ramirez: S7/G6.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Mike Lowell: 54(1)/FO/G56
Top 5
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7D+
- Jason Bartlett: 7/F7D
- Carl Crawford: HP
- B. J. Upton: 64(1)/FO/G6MS
Bot 5
- Sean Casey: 8/F8RD+
- Jason Varitek: K
- Chris Carter: S7/G56
- Julio Lugo: 9/F89M
Top 6
- Evan Longoria: S7/L78M+
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Willy Aybar: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Bot 6
- Kevin Youkilis: K
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8LM
- J. D. Drew: 13/G3S-
Top 7
- Cliff Floyd: K
- Justin Ruggiano: S7/G6
- Akinori Iwamura: HP.1-2
- Jason Bartlett: 9/F89M
- Carl Crawford: K
Bot 7
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Mike Lowell: 9/F9LM
- Sean Casey: S9/G34.1-2
- Jason Varitek: K
- Chris Carter: 53/G56-
Top 8
- B. J. Upton: 9/F9LM
- Evan Longoria: W
- Dioner Navarro: E5/FO/G56.1-2
- Willy Aybar: 43/G34-.2-3;1-2
- Cliff Floyd: W
- Justin Ruggiano: K
Bot 8
- Julio Lugo: 5/P5S
- Kevin Youkilis: HP
- Dustin Pedroia: 9/L89D+
- J. D. Drew: W.1-2
- Kevin Cash: K
Top 9
- Akinori Iwamura: D8/L8LD+
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Carl Crawford: 63/G6MS-
- B. J. Upton: W
- Evan Longoria: WP.2-3;1-2
- Evan Longoria: K
Notes & reviews
- James Shields hit Coco Crisp on the leg as retaliation for Crisp's hard slide into second the previous day; Crisp charged the mound and dodged the punch thrown by Shields; Crisp then threw a glancing blow at Shields and then Dioner Navarro tackled Crisp; both benches emptied; Crisp, Shields and Jonny Gomes ejected by HP umpire Jeff Kellogg
- Debut game for Chris Carter
- Ellsbury made a sliding catch and rolled his wrist under
- Red Sox Jacoby Ellsbury left the game due to a strained right wrist
- Red Sox DH Manny Ramirez left with hamstring problems