Archive for July, 2007
Devil Rays 5, Red Sox 2
Dioner Navarro, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena homered during a five-run seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Sunday to stop an eight-game losing streak.
Matsuzaka (12-8) took a six-hit shutout into the seventh before being lifted after allowing Navarro’s solo homer on an 0-2 pitch [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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D-Rays snap eight-game skid
Dioner Navarro, B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena homered during a five-run seventh inning and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox 5-2 Sunday to stop an eight-game losing streak.
Matsuzaka (12-8) took a six-hit shutout into the seventh before being lifted after allowing Navarro’s solo homer on an 0-2 pitch [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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Red Sox 12, Devil Rays 6
After Jonathan Papelbon blew a win for Jon Lester, the Red Sox bounced back.
Boston scored six runs in the 12th inning to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-6 on Saturday night, moving the Red Sox nine games in front of the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Jonny Gomes spoiled Lester’s bid for his [...]
Posted: July 29th, 2007.
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BoSox beat D-Rays in 12
After Jonny Gomes spoiled Jon Lester’s bid for his second straight win since rejoining the Red Sox, Boston rallied with six runs in the 12th inning to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-6 on Saturday night.
Gomes tied it at 6 with a two-run shot in the ninth off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, but [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Lester denied win by late Tampa Bay rally, but Red Sox rebound for 12-6 win in 12th
After Jonny Gomes spoiled Jon Lester’s bid for his second straight win since rejoining the Red Sox, Boston rallied with six runs in the 12th inning to beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 12-6 on Saturday night.
Gomes tied it at 6 with a two-run shot in the ninth off Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon, but [...]
Posted: July 28th, 2007.
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Surging BoSox beat struggling D-Rays
Tim Wakefield allowed one run over six innings and Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to lead the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-1 on Friday night.
Wakefield (12-9) gave up six hits and three walks, striking out seven as he won for the fifth time in six starts. The [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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Red Sox 7, Devil Rays 1
Tim Wakefield allowed one run over six innings and Kevin Youkilis hit a three-run homer to lead the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7-1 on Friday night.
Wakefield (12-9) gave up six hits and three walks, striking out seven as he won for the fifth time in six starts. The [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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Schilling looking at return on Aug 5 or 6
Boston right-hander Curt Schilling was upbeat one day after his second rehabilitation start and will likely rejoin the Red Sox rotation in a little more than one week.
Red Sox manager Terry Francona, before Friday night’s game at Tampa Bay, said Schilling’s probable return will be on Aug. 5 at Seattle or one day later against [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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Weekly pitchers report: Up and comers
Last week we finished our two-part look at the metric Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP).
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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Red Sox-Devil Rays Preview
The Boston Red Sox are streaking - and they’re running into the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at a good time.
The Red Sox hope to take advantage of the slumping Devil Rays and extend their AL East lead when the teams open a three-game series Friday night at Tropicana Field.
The Red Sox (62-40) have won six [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2007.
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