MLB American League: Rays defeated Red Sox by 16-5
BOSTON: Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox by 16-5 in their important Major League Baseball match played here at Fenway Park on late Monday.
Johnny Damon & Matt Joyce. Courtesy: AP PHOTO
The star Boston player Daisuke Matsuzaka was smashed by Rays players right from the start of the match and he was knocked out in the third innings as Boston’s Japanese starter was went for seven runs and eight hits.
Jarrod Saltalamacchia consoles Daisuke Matsuzaka. Courtesy: GETTY IMAGES
“It’s frustrating for the team. We want to go out and play well. We took the series from the Yankees and we wanted to keep that going. Tonight is just a night we’re going to have to forget about,” Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia said.
This was also the first match of former Tampa Bay player Carl Crawford with Boston Red Sox against his former team where he spends his first nine years of his career.
Sam Fuld celebrates with Reid Brignac. Courtesy: REUTERS
Matsuzaka was disappointed on his performance and said, “Based on the previous outing, I wanted to go aggressive to pound the strike zone, however my balls came into the middle of the zone and I didn’t have enough life (on pitches) to get batters out.”
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