The Boston Red Sox did battle with the the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday at Tropicana Field with the Red Sox victorious 8 to 4. It was a huge win that rooters with Red Sox tickets aren’t likely to forget. You never know what you’ll see at a baseball game so get your cheap tickets today!
Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester (3.58 ERA) got the win, while Andy Sonnanstine (6.62 ERA) took the loss for the Rays. Jon Lester went 6 innings for the Red Sox, allowed 7 hits, one home run and 2 earned runs with 2 walks and 9 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Red Sox was Billy Wagner (0.00), and Hideki Okajima (3.19). The Rays’s starter Andy Sonnanstine went 4 innings, allowed 8 hits, 2 home runs and 3 earned runs with 4 walks and 2 strikeouts. Brian Shouse (5.14), Lance Cormier (3.00), Chad Bradford (2.57), Randy Choate (3.81), Dan Wheeler (3.56), Grant Balfour (4.55), and J.P. Howell (2.47) also pitched for the Rays. With the win, Lester’s record goes to 11-7, while Sonnanstine drops to 6-8. Jonathan Papelbon earned the save for the Red Sox, bringing his saves up to 33.
In addition to the 8 runs, the Red Sox put up 12 hits and committed one error. It wasn’t a huge day for anyone at the plate for the Red Sox, as nobody managed more than 2 hits. David Ortiz had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Rays didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. B.J. Upton could not get much going at the plate as he left 5 runners on base. The Rays mustered 4 runs, 11 hits and 3 errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Paul Nauert, Joe West, Ed Rapuano and Paul Schrieber. There were 17,692 Rays ticket holders in attendance at Tropicana Field.
The win puts the Red Sox at a record of 77-54, (6.5 games behind first place in the division), while the loss brings the Rays to 71-60, (12.5 games behind the division leader). The Rays will try to get a game back from the Red Sox tomorrow. There are still plenty of tickets available so take a look.