Buchholz Dodges Bullets, Davis Takes a Beating
The Red Sox took the first game of the series from the Rays, beating up on Wade Davis.
| Final - 5.24.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Stories
Red Sox Seek Redemption Against the Rays
The Red Sox are looking to give some payback to the Rays after a 4-game sweep at Fenway. Do they have what it takes?
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| Victor Martinez, C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Jason Varitek, pr,2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 |
| J.D. Drew, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .335 |
| Jeremy Hermida, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Marco Scutaro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 |
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Youkilis, Ortiz
Doubles - Pedroia
Grounded into DP - 2 Scutaro
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Youkilis, Ortiz
Doubles - Pedroia
Grounded into DP - 2 Scutaro
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz (W, 6-3) | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3.07 | 0 | 108-69 |
| Hideki Okajima | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.60 | 0 | 21-16 |
| Daniel Bard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Ben Zobrist, 9,4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .307 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 |
| John Jaso, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 |
| Hank Blalock, DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .191 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .215 |
| Reid Brignac, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 |
| Gabe Kapler, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Pena
Doubles - Bartlett
Grounded into DP - Jaso
Team LOB - 5
Home runs - Pena
Doubles - Bartlett
Grounded into DP - Jaso
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Davis (L, 4-4) | 3.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.01 | 0 | 97-58 |
| Lance Cormier | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.15 | 0 | 37-24 |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.60 | 0 | 38-29 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 3:08
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Tim Tschida, First Base Umpire - Bob Davidson, Second Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Duration: 3:08
