The Red Sox made a late run at the Rays in the eighth inning after Garza left the game, having allowed four hits and one run in seven innings.
Youkilis drilled a one-out single — the seventh straight time he’d reached base and making him 8-for-11 in the series — off Brian Shouse. Joe Nelson took over with two outs and walked Bay, then gave up an RBI double to Lowell that chopped Tampa Bay’s lead to 4-2. But with the tying runs in scoring position, Nelson struck Lowrie out swinging on a 3-and-2 pitch to get out of the jam.