Rocco and the raccoon

Well, the parking was much smoother before today's game with the Red Sox here at Charlotte Sports Park.

The only snag was a raccoon that got into the stadium and kept animal control officials busy for a while before trapping the critter and releasing it somewhere outside the stadium.

Rocco Baldelli made the trip to Port Charlotte and received a nice hand from the crowd during the pregame introductions.

Here are the lineups:

Red Sox
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Jed Lowrie SS
Kevin Youkilis 1B
Rocco Baldelli DH
Jason Bay LF
Brad Wilkerson RF
Dusty Brown C
Nick Green 2B
Angel Chavez 3B
Michael Bowden P

Rays
Fernando Perez CF
Jason Bartlett SS
Evan Longoria 3B
Pat Burrell DH
Willy Aybar 1B
Dioner Navarro C
Ben Zobrist LF
Gabe Gross RF
Elliot Johnson 2B
Jeff Niemann P