No ninth inning rally this time

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me. Al Reyes did not allow this quote to ring true shutting down Boston’s second attempt at a ninth inning rally in back-to-back games closing the door in the ninth in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6-5 win. Although...

8/15: Brooms?

August 15th, 2007 GAME THREAD Tampa Bay Devil Rays (45-74) @ Boston Red Sox (72-47) Andy Sonnanstine, RHP (1-8, 6.35) @ Daisuke Matsuzaka, RHP (13-8, 3.59) 1:05 PM EDT at Fenway Park (Boston, MA) TV: NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850, WROL (Sp.) AL EAST GAMES: BAL @ NYY | LAA @...

Wakefield picks up slipping Red Sox

Tim Wakefield made Manager Terry Francona’s decision in how to use his bullpen in this game by pitching for 8 shutout innings while tossing a no-hitter into the top of the seventh inning in the Boston 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Jonathan Papelbon...

No sweep for Sox in final game of series

Boston (64-41) was looking to sweep the series against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (39-65), but Scott Kazmir stood in the way pitching 6 scoreless innings in the 5-2 win over the Red Sox. Kazmir did not earn the win, but kept his team in it long enough as Tampa scored...