A week from now, the Boston Redsox will honor the centennial of hallowed Fenway Park. The Tampa Bay Rays pitching staff were giving away free runs in advance of that milestone anniversary, resulting in a 12-2 trampling.
The Rays’ first scored in the second inning; Ben Zobrist led off with a base hit and scored on Jeff Keppinger’s follow-up double.
Starting lefty David Price lasted a mere three innings against the Crimson Stawkings; after pitching his way out of a two-on, no-outs jam in the second inning, he gave up a three spot in the third, hitting former C Kelly Shoppach, yielding a double to Jacoby Ellsbury and walking Dustin Pedroia to load the bases. Adrian Gonzalez singled home a run to tie it up, followed by a sac fly from Kevin Youkilis for the lead. David Ortiz’s infield single capped the scoring in the third.
This article appears in Apr 12-18, 2012.