The Rays continued to burn Matsuzaka with the longball, homering for the third straight inning and padding their lead to 4-0 in the fourth.
Backup catcher Shawn Riggans blasted a homer into the Red Sox bullpen leading off the fourth. It was the second time in Matsuzaka’s major-league career he had given up three homers in a single game. The other time was July 8, 2007 in Detroit when Matsuzaka was a rookie.
All four Tampa Bay runs had come on homers. Five of the Rays’ six hits in the first four innings were for extra bases.