Rays Crush Sox....Again

For the second consecutive day the Tampa Bay Rays busted out the bats in a big way at Fenway Park, knocking Red Sox pitching all over the park en route to a 13-4 victory.

The loss marks the third game in a row that a Boston starter has been roughed up early as Tim Wakefield lasted just 2 1/3 innings giving up fives runs including three homeruns.

Rookie sensation Evan Longoria continues to tear the cover off ball for the Rays as he hit yet another homerun in the first inning of Wakefield. Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar also homered for Tampa. Carl Crawford led all Tampa Bay hitters with five hits. He finished the game a homer shy of the cycle.

The Red Sox have now lost three of four home playoff games this season. That comes a big surprise as they had the second best record in all of baseball at home during the regular season, second only to the Rays, a team they will now have to beat at their place if they hope to advance to the World Series. The good news for Sox fans is that Boston is no stranger to ALCS comebacks. Last season they climbed out of a 3-1 hole against the Cleveland Indians to win the series. And who can forget the 3-0 deficit in 2004 against the New York Yankees that the Sox erased en route to winning the ALCS and ultimately the World Series.