Tampa Bay Rays

• Sox dreams dashed: No return trip to World Series as Rays win, 3-1
• End of the line: Rays survive Game 7, stop Red Sox run
• Just raise a toast to Tampa Bay
• Lester says he only wants one pitch back
• Francona: Opportunities lacking
• Pedroia just couldn’t find way in 8th
• It’s tough to eliminate a number of thoughts
  

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• Never say die: Sox are alive after improbable comeback
• Champs recover October magic
• Champions won’t go quietly
• Familiar refrain: Drew came through
• Crisp went to higher power for strength
• Strong statement is made by Ortiz
• Sox faithful revel in return from the brink
• Tampa Bay’s turn to tune out negativity
• Magical journey has hit a bump in the road

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• Waking nightmare: Staggered Sox knuckle under in another rout
• He was a broken knuckler
• Sox relievers knuckled under, too
• This time, hard to find a ray of hope

• Deep trouble: Homer-happy Rays pound Lester, Sox
• For Lester, two poor pitches lead to disaster
• Rays bring Sox and fans down to earth
• Scuffling Varitek catches a few boos
• Ellsbury hasn’t quite hit on a solution
• Tampa starter Garza kept Red Sox at bay
• Momentum has yet to swing Ortiz’s way
• It’s been a dream sequence for Baldelli
• Wakefield, Cash will be charged-up battery

• Up, up, and away: Rays endure in 11 to gain split in series
• A Nation worries about its ace
• Beckett received shot
• Result aside, it was smashing entertainment
• Early on, quite a blast: Hitters had a ball trading homers

• Dice-K sparkles as Sox take Game 1
• Matsuzaka’s outing out of left field
• Sox shut down Rays in opener