Boston 6 Tampa Bay 0

AL  FINAL
                    1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9     R  H  E
                    -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -     -  -  -
TAMPA BAY           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0     0  3  0
BOSTON              2  0  3   0  0  1   0  0  x     6  8  1      (FINAL)

BATTERIES: TAM - LUIS DE LOS SANTOS, BRANDON BACKE (7TH), STEVE KENT (8TH) AND
                 JOHN FLAHERTY

           BOS - PEDRO MARTINEZ, CHRIS HANEY (9TH) AND JASON
                 VARITEK


            WP - PEDRO MARTINEZ (13-2)
            LP - LUIS DE LOS SANTOS (0-2)
          SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE

           BOS - TROT NIXON (15) OFF LUIS DE LOS SANTOS IN THE 1ST, 1 ON
                 MANNY RAMIREZ (17) OFF LUIS DE LOS SANTOS IN THE 3RD, 1 ON
                 JASON VARITEK (7) OFF LUIS DE LOS SANTOS IN THE 3RD, 0 ON


     TIME: 2:10     ATT: 33,439

PROBABLES: NYY - MIKE MUSSINA (12-4, 4.40)
           TAM - JORGE SOSA (1-2, 5.36)

PROBABLES: BAL - RODRIGO LOPEZ (10-3, 3.13)
           BOS - ROLANDO ARROJO (4-2, 4.20)



Box Score
TAMPA BAY (0) VS BOSTON (6) - FINAL

TAMPA BAY              ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
R Winn cf               3  0  2  0   1  0   0  .319
A Sheets 2b             4  0  0  0   0  3   2  .300
A Huff dh               4  0  0  0   0  2   2  .284
S Cox 1b                4  0  0  0   0  2   1  .266
J Flaherty c            3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .253
B Grieve rf             2  0  0  0   0  0   0  .252
C Gomez ss              3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .249
J Sandberg 3b           3  0  0  0   0  3   1  .229
C Crawford lf           3  0  1  0   0  2   1  .286

Totals                 29  0  3  0   1 12   7

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - A Sheets 2, S Cox 1.
GIDP - A Huff. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: SB - R Winn  (20, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek).

FIELDING: Outfield assists - C Crawford (J Damon at 2nd base). DP: 2
(J Sandberg-A Sheets-S Cox, C Crawford-A Sheets).


BOSTON                 ab  r  h rbi bb so lob   avg
J Damon cf              4  1  2  0   0  0   0  .299
T Nixon rf              2  2  1  2   2  0   0  .275
N Garciaparra ss        4  0  1  0   0  0   2  .304
M Ramirez lf            4  1  1  2   0  0   2  .329
J Varitek c             4  2  2  1   0  0   2  .289
S Hillenbrand 3b        3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .299
B Daubach dh            2  0  1  1   0  1   0  .269
J Offerman 1b           3  0  0  0   0  0   0  .233
R Sanchez 2b            3  0  0  0   0  1   1  .305

Totals                 29  6  8  6   2  2   7

BATTING: 2B - J Varitek (18, L De  Los Santos). HR - T Nixon (15, 1st inning
off L De Los Santos 1 on, 0 Out), M Ramirez (17, 3rd inning off L De Los Santos
1 on, 2 Out), J Varitek (7, 3rd inning off L De Los Santos 0 on, 2 Out).
SF - B Daubach. RBI - T Nixon 2 (55), M Ramirez 2 (57), J Varitek (36),
B Daubach (44). 2-out RBI - M Ramirez 2, J Varitek. GIDP - M Ramirez. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: E - J Offerman (3, catch). DP: 1 (J Offerman-N Garciaparra-J Offerman).


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    TAMPA BAY       - 000 000 000   --   0
    BOSTON          - 203 001 00x   --   6
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY                    ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
L De Los Santos (L, 0-2)      6       8   6   6   2   2   3  12.60
B Backe                       1       0   0   0   0   0   0  14.54
S Kent                        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   4.46

BOSTON                       ip       h   r  er  bb  so  hr    era
P Martinez (W, 13-2)          8       2   0   0   1  11   0   2.50
C Haney                       1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.00

HBP - B Grieve (by P Martinez). Pitches-strikes: L De Los Santos 98-58;
B Backe 4-4; S Kent 11-7; P Martinez 108-77; C Haney 14-9. Ground balls-fly balls:
L De Los Santos 9-6; B Backe 0-3; S Kent 1-2; P Martinez 10-3; C Haney 2-0.
Batters faced: L De Los Santos 26; B Backe 3; S Kent 3; P Martinez 27; C Haney 4.

UMPIRES: HP--Mike Everitt. 1B--Chris Guccione. 2B--Doug Eddings. 3B--Joe West.

T--2:10. Att--33,439. 
Weather: 67 degrees, clear. Wind: 12 mph, right to left.

AL        TAMPA BAY AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S TROT NIXON EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10
          GAMES WITH A HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING.


AL        TAMPA BAY AT BOSTON
          NOTE: THE HOME RUNS BY BOSTON'S MANNY RAMIREZ AND JASON
          VARITEK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK


AL        TAMPA BAY AT BOSTON
          NOTE: THE HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S JASON VARITEK IN THE THIRD
          INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES.


AL        TAMPA BAY AT BOSTON
          NOTE: BOSTON'S PEDRO MARTINEZ HAS EIGHT STRIKEOUTS THROUGH
          FIVE INNINGS.