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Red Sox Get Much-Needed Victory

The Associated Press

The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 25, 2008

TORONTO - The Red Sox warmed up for their final regular-season visit to Yankee Stadium with an extra-inning win over the Blue Jays.
Jed Lowrie hit a solo homer in the 11th, Dustin Pedroia had a three-run shot and the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 6-5 on Sunday.

Boston is off today before opening a three-game series Tuesday night in the Bronx.

"Any series we have with New York is going to be a big series, but when we come off of a win like this, I feel like everyone will show up and just have a little more energy and be able to feed off this game," Lowrie said.
Coco Crisp also homered for Boston, which has won 11 of 16 on the road. Jonathan Papelbon worked two scoreless innings and Manny Delcarmen closed it out for his second career save and first this season.
Manager Terry Francona called it "one of the funnest games I've been a part of in a long time."

"It was a great win," Francona said. "We've got a day to regroup and we probably need to."
Left fielder Jason Bay, who made a leaping catch at the wall in extra innings, called it a "huge win" for Boston, which leads the AL wild-card race and trail the Rays by 41/2 games in the AL East.

"A few of us were talking that it's probably a lot bigger than just a regular win, given the way the Blue Jays are playing and that they're trying to catch up to us," Bay said.

Lowrie hit a one-out drive to right, his second big-league homer, off right-hander Brandon League, who had not allowed a run in his previous 12 appearances. Lowrie, playing third base, also threw out a runner at the plate on a sixth-inning relay.

"He continues to impact the game and we'll take it. We need it," Francona said. "He's stepped in and been a valuable member of our ballclub."
Vernon Wells put Toronto in front with a two-run homer in the first, his third homer in two games and team-leading 13th.

"The minute you make a mistake, Vernon Wells hits it 400 feet," Francona said.

Boston moved in front with a four-run fourth. Alex Cora and Crisp drew one-out walks and, after Jacoby Ellsbury popped out, Pedroia hit his 14th homer. David Ortiz followed with a double and scored on Kevin Youkilis' single.

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