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December 2, 2008 3:47:40 AM CST



Rays Rout Boston, 13-4; Lead Series 3-1

Posted Oct 14, 08 10:32 PM CDT in Sports 

(AP) – Tampa Bay rocked Tim Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox tonight in a 13-4 victory at Fenway that put the defending champs on the brink of elimination. Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willie Aybar also homered off aging knuckleballer Wakefield.The Rays now lead the best-of-7 series 3-1 and are a game away from their first AL pennant.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Carlos Pena and Boston Red Sox catcher Kevin Cash watch Pena's two-run home run in the first inning.   (Elise Amendola)
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Andy Sonnanstine pitches against Boston during the first inning in Game 4.   (Winslow Townson)
Tampa Bay Rays' Evan Longoria hits a solo home run in the first inning against Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield.   (Chris O'Meara)
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