Boston Red Sox vs Tampa Bay Rays
June 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 30, 2008 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay 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 Rays 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0
Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0
Drew rf 4 1 1 1
Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 1 3 1
Youkilis 1b 4 1 1 0
Moss lf 3 0 2 1
Varitek c 3 0 0 1
Lugo ss 4 0 0 0
Masterson p 0 0 0 0
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Upton cf 5 1 1 1
Crawford lf 4 1 0 0
Aybar 2b 1 1 1 0
Pena 1b 3 0 1 1
Longoria 3b 3 0 0 0
Hinske dh 2 0 0 0
  Gomes ph,dh 1 0 0 1
Navarro c 3 1 0 0
Gross rf 2 1 2 2
Bartlett ss 4 0 1 0
Shields p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Balfour p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
  Percival p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 5 6 5
Boston 000 101 002481
Tampa Bay 100 210 10x560
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Masterson  L(4-2) 6.0 5 4 4 5 5
  Smith   0.1 0 1 1 3 0
  Lopez   1.2 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
1
0
0
0
0
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Shields  W(6-5) 6.1 5 2 2 1 5
  Miller   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Balfour   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Percival   0.2 3 2 2 0 1
  Howell  SV(2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Lopez (2).  DP–Boston 2. Pedroia-Lugo-Youkilis, Lugo-Pedroia-Youkilis.  2B–Boston Lowell (19,off Percival); Moss (3,off Percival), Tampa Bay Pena (9,off Masterson).  HR–Boston Drew (16,6th inning off Shields 0 on 2 out), Tampa Bay Upton (6,1st inning off Masterson 0 on 0 out); Gross (6,4th inning off Masterson 1 on 2 out).  SF–Varitek (1,off Percival).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Aybar (1,off Smith).  HBP–Aybar (3,by Masterson).  Team–9.  CS–Moss (1,2nd base by Shields/Navarro).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Brian Gorman, 2B–Gerry Davis, 3B–Bruce Dreckman.  T–2:55.  A–34,145.
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