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October 13, 2008

http://watchmlbonlinelive.b... - Watch Boston Red Sox Game Online B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria hit third-inning home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 in Game 3 of the Ameri...

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B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria hit third-inning home runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 9-1 in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series.

Matt Garza took a shutout into the seventh inning at Fenway Park in Boston, while Upton hit a three-run homer and Longoria had a solo shot during the Rays' four-run third inning.

``I just kept attacking their hitters,'' Garza said in a televised interview. ``And my guys got to (Red Sox pitcher Jon) Lester early and stayed on him. I was able to keep that dangerous lineup down today.''

Baldelli added a three-run home run in the eighth inning and Carlos Pena had a solo blast in the ninth for Tampa Bay, which has won two straight to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of- seven Major League Baseball playoff series. The defending World Series-champion Red Sox host Game 4 tomorrow.

The AL pennant winner advances to the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies or Los Angeles Dodgers. The Phillies hold a 2-1 lead in the National League Championship Series, which continues with Game 4 tonight in Los Angeles.

After splitting the first two games of the AL series in Tampa, Florida, the Rays struck first in Boston. Longoria walked to lead off the second inning, advanced to third base on a single and passed ball, and then scored on a groundout.

Third Inning

The AL East-champion Rays opened the third inning with three straight hits off Lester. Jason Bartlett led off with a single, Akinori Iwamura doubled and Upton followed with his major league-leading fifth homer of the playoffs.

They were the first earned runs allowed by Lester since Game 2 of the 2007 ALCS against Cleveland, snapping a streak of 24 2/3 innings. Lester hadn't allowed an earned run in winning his previous two starts this postseason.

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Longoria homered to centerfield two batters later to give the Rays a 5-0 lead. It was his fourth homer of the postseason, matching the rookie record set by Miguel Cabrera in 2003.

Lester allowed five runs -- four earned -- and eight hits over 5 2/3 innings to take the loss. The 24-year-old left-hander had been 11-1 in 17 home starts during the regular season and entered the game with a 4-0 record all-time against the Rays.

Lester is the first Red Sox starter to lose in the team's past 14 playoff games. Josh Beckett was tagged for eight runs in 4 1/3 innings in Boston's Game 2 loss, though he didn't factor in the decision as the Rays won 9-8 in 11 innings.

It's the first time in franchise history that Boston has allowed eight or more runs in consecutive playoff games.

Garza scattered six hits and left after issuing a walk to Jason Varitek and a single to Alex Cora to start the seventh inning. J.P. Howell came on in relief and gave up a sacrifice fly to Jacoby Ellsbury before getting Dustin Pedroia to hit into an inning-ending double play.

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