Rays Sting Green Monster, Lead Series 3-1

Tampa Bay Rays v/s Boston Red Sox

ALCS Game 3 Recap:

Final: Rays 9, Red Sox 1

This game was all Tampa Bay which led 5-0 going into the 7th inning. They were looking to shutout the Sox at home in Boston. FUN FACT: Red Sox have not been shutout at home since the 1918 Worlds Series Game 5 against the Chicago Cubs.




Boston's Jacoby Ellsbury destroyed the chance for the Tampa Bay shutout with 1 out in the bottom of the 7th. Jacoby had a base hit to right field that scored Jason Varitek from 3rd base. This Made the score Rays 5, Red Sox 1

FUN FACT: Tampa Bay Rays have stole 3rd, 28 times this season which is tied for 1st in the MLB with the NY Mets. Top of the 8th, the Rays had a 3 run HR with 1 out for Rocco Baldelli which gives the Rays an even lareger lead, 8-1.


Disappointment: The "Fenway Faithful" started heading for the gates after this HR. Come on Boston fans, you guys are ridiculous!!! You really would give up on your team that easy? "Faithful" is a joke!

Top of the 9th, Carlos Pena hit a Solo Home Run gave the Rays the final score of 9-1. This marks Boston's Jon Lester first loss since April 9th.

ALCS Game 4 Recap:

It seems this game was all Rays from the beginning. It wasn't as close as the score led you to believe. It all started in the first inning for the Ray when Carlos Pena homered to left field and scored BJ Upton. The Rays weren't finished with the 1st inning just yet as Evan Longoria homered to left again. This put the Rays up 3-0.

The 2nd inning was quite with no runs scored by either team.

The bats cam blazing once again in the 3rd as Tampa Bay's Aybar homered to left scored Crawford in the process. Boston answered back as Cash also homered to left which made the score Rays 5- Sox 1.

The 4th inning was quite once again as no teams scored.

The 5th inning saw Willy Aybar single to shallow left once again scoring Crawford scored. Only if Aybar's base running was better, he was thrown out attempting to return to first. Rays up 6-1.

More cam in the 6th as BJ Upton singled to shallow left scoring Bartlett and moving Iwamura to second. Rays lead 7-1.

The 6th was a very busy inning for the Rays as they scored 5 runs: Bartlett, Iwamura, Upton, Pena, and Longoria.

Bostons showed a glimmer of life in the 7th as Keving Youkilis grounded out to shortstop and scored David Ortiz scored which made the score 11-2 Rays.



The 8th inning was busy for both teams as the Rays Crawford tripled to deep center scoring Pena scored and the man of the day Aybar singled to right scoring the waiting Crawford. Boston tried to rally back as Pedroia singled to shallow center while Lowrie scored and Kevin Youkilis doubled to left center scoring the patient Pedroia. This was all Boston had left.

The Rays win 13-4 in Boston.


The Tampa Bay Rays are one win from their first AL pennant after another blowout in Boston. They look to face the Phillies in the World Series. "We know we're real close now to going to the World Series," said Carl Crawford, who tied an AL Championship Series record with five hits. "A lot of guys won't say it: There's a nice vibe right now."

Boston's "Fenway Faithful" lined up for the exits after the Red Sox went down 1-2-3 in the sixth, this was the third inning in a row they were Bostons was retired in order. You know it's a boring game when the King of horror, Stephen King, was aired reading a book in the stands, bored out of his mind. Maybe this will be one of his next horror novels?

"They're dangerous, they play loose and have good chemistry. Sometimes it's an advantage when there aren't a lot of expectations," said Red Sox pitcher Paul Byrd, who was on the Indians when they blew a 3-1 lead over Boston in last year's ALCS. "I don't think anybody thought we would go back to our place and get beat up like this."