By Joe Smith 

Mike Lowell homered and Kevin Youkilis and Nick Green each drove in three runs to back Tim Wakefield's pitching and help the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-6 on Saturday night. 

Tropicana Field has turned into a house of horrors lately for the Boston Red Sox, but their relentless offense has helped them already match their win total there from the 2008 regular season. 

Tim Wakefield felt fortunate after the Boston Red Sox got their offense going again Saturday night, helping the knuckleballer get another victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. 

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Manager Joe Maddon plans to be patient even though the team has struggled through the first three weeks of the season. 

--RHP Andy Sonnanstine was encouraged with how he worked his way through control issues (four walks, one with the bases loaded) and made in-game mechanical adjustments, minimizing the damage (just two runs on eight hits) to win his first regular-season st 

Evan Longoria doesn't play like a 23-year-old who is the youngest Ray and barely into his second season. 

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By Marc Topkin 

Taking on the Boston Red Sox seems to bring out the best in the Tampa Bay Rays - especially Evan Longoria. 

Tampa Bay's Evan Longoria offers a simple explanation for his gaudy offensive numbers against AL East rival Boston: familarity with the Red Sox pitching staff. 

May 1, 2009 (AOL Weblogs delivered byNewstex) --by Jacob Wheatley-Schaller It's rather strange to say that 9-14 is a disappointing start for theTampaBayRays, but they've put us in that position after their incredible emergence in 2008.