Article: PRO BASEBALL; FENWAY FROWNS; Red Sox find home cooking isn't answer to their woes

Mike Fine BOSTON

DEVIL RAYS 8

RED SOX 3 Generally, the best cure for those I'm-on-the- road-and-life-just-stinks blues is a return to Fenway Park. Apparently, the Red Sox don't feel that way. Good teams don't drop 8- 3 home games to Tampa Bay with Curt Schilling on the mound when they're faced with life-or-death situations and, make no mistake about it, the Sox are fighting for their lives - even if they won't admit it. "That's the thing," said catcher Jason Varitek when asked last night about the lack of momentum this team has exhibited. "If you lose one, you can buckle down and win the next day." Presumably, lose the day after that and start all over again. The Red Sox ...

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