strike zone and pretty much making his pitches,'' Ortiz said. Jesse Crain came on to strike out Will Middlebrooks and Stephen Drew to end that threat, but the Red Sox got a run in the eighth after Matt Thornton walked Jarrod Saltalamacchia leading
ninth, Middlebrooks hit a drive that De Aza caught at the wall in center field. Konerko then made a diving stop on Stephen Drew 's grounder and flipped the ball to Reed covering first to end the game. The White Sox improved to 9-9 at home on
Pawtucket and allowed five runs in four innings. He's expected to make at least one more rehab start. ... Boston SS Stephen Drew missed his second straight game with a sore back. ... Patrick Renna and Chauncey Leopardi, aka ''Ham'' and
Everything he hits is hard. He looks great up there.'' NOTES: The Red Sox played without OFs Shane Victorino and Stephen Drew because of back injuries. Farrell said both were hopeful of playing on Sunday. ... Mauer returned to the lineup
Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz , Rodney struck out Mike Napoli before loading the bases with a walk to Daniel Nava . Stephen Drew struck out, but Middlebrooks then came up with his bases-clearing hit. ''The approach by everybody in the ninth
reliever Josh Roenicke (1-1) gave up a single and a walk to open the 10th. After the sacrifice by Middlebrooks, Stephen Drew was intentionally walked to load the bases. Then Gomes sent a drive to center field, where Aaron Hicks caught the
Stephen Drew reacts after his grand slam helped push the Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the Rays.
Power Rankings Video central | Photo galleries Transactions | Injuries | Stats Lester pitched seven solid innings and Stephen Drew hit his second career grand slam during an eight-run third inning that keyed a 9-2 victory over AL Cy Young winner
regroup after their season-high six-game winning streak ended with a 9-2 loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday. Stephen Drew hit his second career grand slam to highlight an eight-run third inning as Boston roughed up David Price to snap a
67 RBI at the Trop are second to Manny Ramirez's 72. Moore settled after the home run to retire 12 in a row until Stephen Drew doubled off the right field wall with one out in the fifth for Boston's third hit. Rays at a glance Looking for the