Fort Myers, FL (Sports Network) - Boston starter Jon Lester struck out six
over six perfect innings to help the Red Sox defeat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-1,
on Sunday in spring training action.
Anthony Carter and Joel Hanrahan each spun a perfect inning in relief to keep
the perfect game going, but in the ninth, Marco Duarte gave up a one-out
single to Jason Bourgeois, who scored two batters later on Cole Figueroa's
two-out double to account for Tampa Bay's lone run.
Jonny Gomes finished 3-for-3 with four RBI, while Lyle Overbay knocked in the
other run for the Red Sox.
Tampa Bay starter Alex Cobb gave up four runs -- three earned -- on six hits
over 5 1/3 frames.
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