Dice-K pitches Red Sox over Rays in ALCS opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching.
Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the defending World Series champions played a little better in every way, beating the Rays 2-0 Friday night in the opener of the AL championship series.
Jed Lowrie snapped a scoreless tie with a sacrifice fly and Kevin Youkilis drove home another run with a seventh-inning double off left fielder Carl Crawford’s glove as the playoff-savvy Red Sox beat baseball’s best home team on its own turf.
Jonathan Papelbon closed out Boston’s team-record sixth straight postseason road win. Now the upstart Rays, who held off Boston for the AL East title, are the ones doing the chasing.
Game 2 is Saturday night at Tropicana Field.
Crawford singled leading off the seventh for Tampa Bay’s first hit and raced to third when Cliff Floyd followed with a s
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Trail Blazers cruise to preseason win over Hawks
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NFL’s review of ‘Pacman’ scuffle not completed
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