Wakefield Struggles, Devil Rays Edge Red Sox
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Boston knuckleballer Tim Wakefield continues his late season struggles, and Tampa Bay edges the Red Sox, making the AL East race even tighter.
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Daisuke Matsuzaka got as much support from slumping Julio Lugo on Tuesday night as he had gotten from the Red Sox in any of his six previous starts, pitching eight shutout innings to lead Boston to a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay, the Devil Rays' ninth straight loss.
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The Yankees fell behind twice but rallied twice and defeated the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday thanks in part to three runs batted in by Derek Jeter.
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Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of the four-game series at Fenway Park.
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Coco Crisp hit a grand slam in the first inning, and Josh Beckett earned his 12th win as the Boston Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 15-4 on Thursday night, the Devil Rays' 11th consecutive loss.
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Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu homered to back the pitching of Andy Pettitte and lead the New York Yankees to a 7-3 victory over the struggling Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Thursday night.
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The biggest lesson of the racetrack -- i.e. there are no sure things -- was reinforced at Fenway Park last night. Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez came rolling into the game having won three straight, and having pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings. The last time he faced the lowly Tampa Bay Devil Rays at home (Aug. 12), he hurled a ...
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Johnny Damon hit a three-run homer and Manny Ramirez a two-run homer Monday to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
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David Ortiz hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning that barely cleared the low right-field wall &#151; eluding a twisting Delmon Young &#151; and lifted the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4 Wednesday night.
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Tadahito Iguchi tied it with a two-out, two-run homer, and Jim Thome celebrated his return to the lineup with a go-ahead single as the White Sox scored three in the eighth and beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 5-4, last night in Chicago.
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BOSTON - Tim Wakefield pitched eight strong innings and the Boston Red Sox moved a season-high 15 games over .500 with a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night.    Kevin Millar and Bill Mueller each drove in two runs for Boston, which improved to 67-52 with its ninth win in 12 games...
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For the first time in their history, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays won&#39;t finish last. Rob Bell came within an out of his first career shutout before Ivan Rodriguez doubled for his 1,000th career RBI, and the Devil
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Casey Fossum held his former team to one run in six innings and Greg Norton homered and drove in two runs, leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays past the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Saturday night.
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The Boston Red Sox crept closer to the New York Yankees in the AL East on Tuesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 10-8 on Kevin Millar&#39;s two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning.
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Melrose entered its Thanksgiving Day matchup with Wakefield as an undefeated powerhouse bound for the postseason. But Wakefield has tripped up the Red Raiders in recent years -- and yesterday was no exception.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Boston Red Sox clinched their second straight playoff spot Monday night, rallying past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 7-3, behind Manny Ramirez&#39;s American League-leading 43rd home run.
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The Tampa Bay Devil Rays won their fourth straight road game for the first time in more than three years as they crushed the New York Yankees 9-1 at Yankee Stadium on Friday.