The Boston Red Sox didn’t have any problems beating the Tampa Bay Rays on Wedneday night by the score of 5-1. The Red Sox scored three runs runs in the third inning and then single runs in the fourth and seventh innings to get the win.
Five different Red Sox players recorded rbi’s in the game. Jacoby Ellsbury, J.D. Drew, Manny Ramirez, Kevin Youkilis, and Coco Crisp all had a rbi. Pretty much every other batter in the lineup did some damage to the Rays pitching staff if you look at the box score.
Josh Beckett pitched six innings to pick up the win and improve his record to 6-4 on the season. By only giving up the one run Beckett also lowerd his era to .
Manny Delcarmen pitched a scoreless seventh inning before Hideki Okajima pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Craig Hansen was then brought in to pitch the ninth inning and finish the game.
