After being shutout for the first 5 innings, the Red Sox woke up from their early morning arrival and got to the Devil Rays for 3 runs in the 6th inning on a Kevin Youkilis 3-run homer. They added 4 more runs off the woeful bullpen to provide the final margin of 7-1. Tim Wakefield was good last night and that was to be expected since he pitches well in domes. He is now 8-0 at the Trop and has 17 career wins against the Devil Rays. Manny’s hot hitting continued as he had two more hits. Unfortunately in his return to the Trop, Julio Lugo’s 15 game hitting streak came to a close. Moving forward, let’s take a look at the headlines about last night’s game and happenings from the Boston and Tampa area media on this humid morning in RSN.
All’s well until the pen strikes. [St. Petersburg Times]
Sox find relief. [Boston Globe]
Red Sox Please Nation With Rout. [Tampa Tribune]
Wake means yet another funeral for hapless Rays. [Boston Herald]
Tropicana Sweet For Wakefield. [Hartford Courant]
Sox feel right at home in Florida. [Pro Jo]
Dukes Could Be Held In Contempt. [Tampa Tribune]
Schilling’s return on the horizon. [Boston Globe]
Julio Lugo enjoys the view from the other side. [St. Petersburg Times]
It’s a pirate’s life for for Sox’ super bullpen. [Boston Herald]
Lugo on familiar ground. [Pro Jo]
A shift in Devil Rays’ plans for Ortiz. [Boston Herald]
The Sox I Know, by Amalie Benjamin: Hideki Okajima and Kevin Youkilis [Boston Globe]
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