June 30, 2008 Red Sox 4, Rays 0

Two rookies put on a show today for the Red Sox as each have the best games of their so far short careers. Brandon Moss picks a great time to hit his first major league homerun, as he gets a hold of a Jason Shields fastball and clubs it over the fence for a 3-run bomb in the 4th after Kevin Youkilis had already knocked in a run for a four run Sox 4th inning. The homerun wasn't even needed, as Justin Masterson puts on a show. He holds the Rays hitless until Willy Aybar singleswith one out in the 7th inning, and Carl Crawford adds a single in the 9th as Masterson goes the distance for a 2-hit shutout and his fourth straight win. However, all is not totally good today. Dustin Pedroia cannot duplicate yesterday's hit-in-final-atbat performance, as he comes to bat in the 9th hitless so far on the day and strikes out for an 0 for 5 day, ending his hitting streak at 24 games. That will tie him with the Royals' Jose Guillen for the longest hitting streak in the majors so far this season.

Strat-O-Matic Report

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Boston Red Sox At 2008 Tampa Bay Rays                6/30/2008
 
  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Ellsbury CF       3  0  0  0 .346     B.Upton CF          4  0  0  0 .261  
  D.Pedroia 2B        5  0  0  0 .300     C.Crawford LF       4  0  1  0 .255  
  J.Drew RF           3  1  1  0 .279     W.Aybar 2B          4  0  1  0 .248  
  M.Ramirez DH        4  1  1  0 .303     C.Pena 1B           2  0  0  0 .179  
  M.Lowell 3B         4  0  3  0 .268     E.Longoria 3B       2  0  0  0 .288  
  K.Youkilis 1B       4  1  1  1 .333     E.Hinske DH         3  0  0  0 .188  
  B.Moss LF           4  1  1  3 .163     D.Navarro C         3  0  0  0 .251  
  J.Varitek C         4  0  1  0 .216     G.Gross RF          3  0  0  0 .249  
  J.Lugo SS           4  0  1  0 .333     J.Bartlett SS       2  0  0  0 .297  
                                        A-C.Floyd PH          1  0  0  0 .298  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  4  9  4                 Totals      28  0  2  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
 
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  9  0
Rays............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  2  0
 
Red Sox (52-33)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Masterson WIN(5-1)      9       2   0   0   2   7   0 112   2.48
Totals                    9       2   0   0   2   7   0
 
Rays (49-33)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Shields LOSS(8-6)       6       7   4   4   2   2   1  85   3.21
G.Balfour                 3       2   0   0   0   6   0  47   0.73
Totals                    9       9   4   4   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 30,562 DATE- Monday, June 30th 2008 TIME- Night 
UMPIRES- Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper, Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  Rays: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  Rays: 1
DOUBLES- M.Lowell(11th), J.Varitek(14th), J.Lugo(24th)
HOME RUNS- B.Moss(1st)
WALKS- J.Ellsbury, J.Drew, C.Pena, E.Longoria
HIT BY PITCH- J.Ellsbury
STRIKE OUTS- J.Ellsbury, D.Pedroia-2, J.Drew, K.Youkilis, B.Moss, J.Varitek,
             J.Lugo, B.Upton-3, C.Pena-2, E.Longoria, J.Bartlett
GIDP- D.Pedroia, E.Hinske
 
Justin Masterson carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning at Tropicana Field
where the blistering-hot Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays by the score
of 4 to 0.
 
Masterson(5-1) dominated Tampa Bay hitters.  He didn't give up much, just 2
hits and 2 walks in 9 innings reducing his ERA from 2.98 to 2.48.  The
right-handed Masterson had his no-hit bid broken up by Willy Aybar who
singled with one out in the 7th inning.  Neither team managed to score after
the 4th inning.  
 
James Shields(8-6) was the loser.  Boston continued their winning ways, with
their streak now at 8 games and counting.

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