Mendoza off mark; Varitek: Righty's woeful day not that bad.(Sports) From: The Boston Herald | Date: July 25, 2003| Author: Thompson, Rich | COPYRIGHT 2003 Boston Herald. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: RICH THOMPSON

Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek said Ramiro Mendoza pitched better yesterday than his dreadful performance indicated during a 15-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Fenway Park.

Mendoza (3-4, 6.33 ERA) allowed eight earned runs on nine hits (one home run) with two walks and four strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings. The right-hander was charged with two of the runs that scored on a grand slam by Damian Rolls off reliever Chad Fox in the top of the...