Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Rays manhandle Bosox in 4 game sweep

April 19 - The upstart Tampa Bay Rays completed a four game series sweep of the Boston Red Sox on Patriots' Day with a 8-2 win. The Rays starter Jeff Niemann pitched 7 innings with 2 earned runs. BJ Upton provided the victory margin with a 3 run homer to highlight a 5 run inning off of the new Red Sox arrival John Lackey. Given the Bosox bitter rivarly with the NY Yankees, the Sox' first series sweep loss since August 2006 was more bitter tasting since the Yanks had just swept the Rangers.

April 17 - The Rays' Pat Burrell chose an opportune moment for his first homer and rbi of the 2010 season by hitting a 2 run dinger in dramatic fashion in the 12th inning of a suspended game from April 16th. Josh Beckett pitched good enough to win giving up no earned runs and one unearned run in 7 innings.

April 17 - In a second game on the same day, the Rays defeated the Red Sox 6-5 despite homers by Dustin Pedroia, Marco Scutaro and Kevin Youkilis. Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz allowed 4 runs in the first inning.

April 18 - The Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Garza threw an 8 inning 0 run gem. Garza's record went to 3 and 0 with an era of 0.75. The Rays scored 2 runs in the second and third innings providing all the offense needed.

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