ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay's Matt Garza and four relievers held Boston to three hits and the Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 Sunday to win the ALCS and move on to the World Series.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Clutch pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka and Justin Masterson Friday brought the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Boston will go with starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka against Tampa's James Shields in Friday's first game of the American League Championship series.
BOSTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Jed Lowrie's game-winning RBI single in the ninth Monday enabled the Boston Red Sox to advance to the AL Championship Series with a 3-2 win over the LA Angels.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- B.J. Upton hit two solo homers Monday to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-2 win over the Chicago White Sox and their first berth in an AL Championship Series.
BOSTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Saturday's contest between the New York Yankees and the Red Sox was postponed because of rain at Boston's Fenway Park.
BOSTON, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Jon Lester and three relievers combined on a two-hitter Thursday and the Boston Red Sox kept their slim division title hopes alive by downing Cleveland 6-1.
BOSTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Mark Kotsay doubled home the go-ahead run in the eighth inning Wednesday and Boston went on to edge Cleveland 5-4.
BOSTON, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Kevin Youkilis hit a two-run homer and Jason Bay a key RBI single Tuesday to carry the Boston Red Sox into a post-season berth with a 5-4 win over Cleveland.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- First baseman Carlos Pena, a member of the playoff-bound Tampa Bay Rays, was picked the American League player of the week Monday.
TORONTO, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Daisuke Matsuzaka combined with two relievers on a three-hit shutout Sunday in the Boston Red Sox' 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Willy Aybar helped Tampa Bay overcome an early deficit with a two-run homer Wednesday and the Rays went on to smash Boston 10-3.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Dioner Navarro's bases-loaded hit in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox.
