Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Devil Rays
September 23, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 23, 2007 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury lf 3 1 1 0
Cora 2b 4 2 2 1
Ortiz dh 3 0 1 1
Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Drew rf 3 0 0 1
Crisp cf 4 0 1 1
Hinske 1b 4 0 0 0
Mirabelli c 3 0 0 0
  Varitek ph 1 0 0 0
Lugo ss 3 1 1 0
Wakefield p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 6 4
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ab   r   h rbi
Iwamura 3b 3 1 1 0
Velandia 2b 4 0 1 1
Pena 1b 2 0 0 0
Upton cf 3 1 1 0
Young rf 4 2 3 2
Casanova c 3 0 0 0
  Ruggiano pr 0 0 0 0
  Navarro c 0 0 0 0
Gomes lf 4 1 2 1
Guzman dh 4 0 2 0
Wilson ss 3 0 0 1
Jackson p 0 0 0 0
  Switzer p 0 0 0 0
  Glover p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Reyes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 5 10 5
Boston 000 003 010460
Tampa Bay 020 111 00x5100
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield  L (16-12) 5.0 7 4 4 3 5
  Tavarez   0.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Corey   1.2 0 0 0 1 1
  Timlin   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
4
6
  Tampa Bay Devil Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson  W (5-15) 5.1 5 3 3 3 5
  Switzer   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Glover   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wheeler   1.0 1 1 1 0 0
  Reyes  SV (25) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
4
4
3
7

  E–None.  DP–Boston 3. Cora-Lugo-Hinske, Corey-Lugo-Lowell-Mirabelli, Lowell-Cora-Hinske, Tampa Bay 1. Switzer-Casanova-Pena.  PB–Mirabelli (6).  2B–Tampa Bay Iwamura (20,off Wakefield); Young (38,off Wakefield).  HR–Boston Cora (3,8th inning off Wheeler 0 on 0 out), Tampa Bay Young (13,2nd inning off Wakefield 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Wilson (3,off Tavarez).  HBP–Casanova (1,by Timlin).  Team–7.  SB–Ellsbury (9,2nd base off Jackson/Casanova); Upton (21,2nd base off Wakefield/Mirabelli); Iwamura (12,2nd base off Wakefield/Mirabelli); Young (10,2nd base off Timlin/Mirabelli).  CS–Gomes (4,2nd base by Wakefield/Mirabelli).  U-HP–Laz Diaz, 1B–Mike DiMuro, 2B–Bill Welke, 3B–John Hirschbeck.  T–2:45.  A–30,310.
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