Franklin Morales News

Friday's game at Fenway Park will be remembered by most for the ninth-inning skirmish that emptied both dugouts and bullpens after Red Sox reliever Franklin Morales drilled Rays designated hitter Luke Scott with a purpose pitch.

Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine called out theTampa Bay Rays' coaching staff a day after the teams were involved in a benches-clearing scrum.

Scott Atchison was the first one in, and he contributed three scoreless, two-hit innings beginning in the fifth.

BOSTON Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the ninth inning.

"We have three guys at the end of the game who were starters in spring training," manager Bobby Valentine said.

Boston Red Sox pitcher Franklin Morales, right, looks into his dugout after Philadelphia Phillies' Freddy Galvis, left, hit a solo home run in the eight inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 18, 2012, in Philadelphia.

On April 21, The Boston Red Sox held a 9-1 lead over their rivals, the New York Yankees , when starter Felix Doubront gave way to Vicente Padilla for the seventh inning.

LF Rich Thompson was pumped to get his first big-league start Thursday considering it took 13 pro seasons to accomplish the feat.

An Afghan National Army soldier carries his rockets while on patrol in Logar province, east Afghanistan, Thursday, May 17, 2012.

Here are the lineups: RED SOX Aviles SS Pedroia 2B Ortiz DH Gonzalez 1B Middlebrooks 3B Ross RF Nava LF Byrd CF Shoppach C Pitching: LHP Felix Doubront RAYS TBA Pitching: LHP Matt Moore Game time: 7:10 p.m. TV/Radio: NESN, MLB Network / WEEI Rays vs.

MAY 16: Infielder Adrian Gonzalez #28 of the Boston Red Sox fouls off a pitch against the Tampa Bay Rays during the game at Tropicana Field on May 16, 2012 in St.

Last night, Will Rhymes was plunked on the arm with a fastball from Franklin Morales that had a rather sickening sound to it.

Sox reliever Franklin Morales questions plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt after being called for an eighth-inning balk.

Tropicana Field grew eerily quiet as Will Rhymes collapsed after being hit by a pitch on his right arm, but he was OK and is day-to-day. Tropicana Field grew eerily quiet as Will Rhymes collapsed after being hit by a pitch on his right arm, but he was OK and is day-to-day. Afterward there was laughter.

Tampa Bay Rays infielder Will Rhymes passed out on the field Wednesday night after being hit by a pitch.

Friday night rolled together a lot of what the Red Sox haven't seen lately: a win, a win at Fenway Park and a quality start from Clay Buchholz.

When Ryan Flaherty of Portland singled off Clay Buchholz in the fourth inning, it was a big moment for the kid from Deering High.

When the Red Sox and Royals begin a three-game series on Monday at Kauffman Stadium, it will be a homecoming of sorts for Red Sox shortstop Mike Aviles.

As the Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park, somebody should tell the players to join the party.

Mark Reynolds, who hit his first homer of the season in the third, added a sacrifice fly in the 13th and Jim Johnson put Boston down in order to end the game after 4 hours and 37 minutes.