5/2 - Rays @ Red Sox: Game 1

The Rays and Red Sox went head to head today in Boston, opening up a three game series. The Red Sox scored first in the bottom of the second with a two-run blast off the bat of Jason Varitek. The Red Sox then extended their lead in the fifth with an RBI hit by Dustin Pedroia scoring J.D. Drew. Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield was pitching a perfect game until the sixth when Dioner Navarro broke it up, but the Rays wouldn't score until eighth inning with an RBI hit off the bat of Rocco Baldelli scoring Dioner Navarro. The Rays then came back and took the lead in the ninth with back-to-back blasts by B.J. Upton who hit a two run homer to tie it, and Carlos Pena with a solo homer for the lead, but the Rays couldn't keep the lead. Troy Percival came in in the bottom of the ninth to close it out, but couldn't hang onto the lead. After a single by Julio Lugo and a ground rule double hit by Jason Varitek, there were runners on second and third and Jacoby Ellsbury came to the plate, and hit a ground ball to Iwamura, who decided to get the force out at first rather than throw home, and the Red Sox tied it up. The Rays then took their lead back in the eleventh with a sacrifice hit of their own off the bat of Evan Longoria scoring Akinori Iwamura, and the Rays held on to this lead. Rays starting pitcher Andy Sonnanstine pitched seven and two-thirds innings giving up three runs on seven hits and striking out six.

Final Score:

Rays: 5

Red Sox: 4

WP - Al Reyes (2-1) | LP - Tim Wakefield (2-1) | SV - Jason Hammel (1)

HR:

Jason Varitek - Red Sox (4)

B.J. Upton - Rays (8)

Carlos Pena - Rays (13)