The Tampa Bay Rays did battle with the the Boston Red Sox yesterday at Fenway Park with the Rays victorious 9 to 4. It was a huge win that rooters with Rays tickets aren’t likely to forget.
Rays pitcher Matt Garza (4.08 ERA) got the win, while Daisuke Matsuzaka (4.50 ERA) took the loss for the Red Sox. Matt Garza went 7 solid innings for the Rays, allowed 6 hits, no home runs and 3 earned runs with 2 walks and 5 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Rays was Randy Choate (5.79), Grant Balfour (1.64), and Joaquin Benoit (0.82). The Red Sox’s starter Daisuke Matsuzaka went 6 innings, allowed 4 hits, no home runs and 3 earned runs with 4 walks and 7 strikeouts. Scott Atchison (4.62), Manny Delcarmen (4.59), and Ramon Ramirez (4.88) also pitched for the Red Sox. With the win, Garza’s record goes to 9-5, while Matsuzaka drops to 5-3.
In addition to the 9 runs, the Rays put up 11 hits and committed no errors. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Rays, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. Sean Rodriguez had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Red Sox didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Red Sox mustered 4 runs, 8 hits and one error.
Umpiring duties were performed by Phil Cuzzi, Jerry Crawford, Chris Guccione and Brian O’Nora. There were 38,055 Red Sox ticket holders in attendance at Fenway Park.