Julio Lugo (23) exchanges congratulations with Mike Lowell, center, and rookie Jacoby Ellsbury after Lowell and Ellsbury scored on a single by Doug Mirabelli in the fourth inning yesterday at Fenway Park.

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BOSTON — No Manny. No Youkilis. No Pedroia.

No problem.

With three of their regular starters on the bench for yesterday’s Fourth of July matinee, the Red Sox turned to their reserves and posted a 7-5 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Doug Mirabelli, Alex Cora and Jacoby Ellsbury combined for four runs batted in as the Sox won their third straight. It was the 10th consecutive loss for Tampa Bay.

“That’s a compliment to the depth on our team,” said Mike Lowell, whose two-run homer in the fifth inning played a big role in the victory. “We got some nice contributions, and that’s a good sign for us.”

Echoed manager Terry Francona, who watched his team raise its record to 52-31: “A couple of guys didn’t play today and we were still able to have some production througout the lineup. We talk so much about wanting to use the whole team, and we do, and it’s nice when you can get rewarded with it.”

Manny Ramirez and Dustin Pedroia each received a day of rest, while Kevin Youkilis missed his second of the last three games with soreness in his left quadriceps. Youkilis had played in Tuesday night’s opener with the D-Rays, but Francona said he was sore yesterday. The team will be cautious with the first baseman, and believe that the three-day rest for the All-Star break will make a big difference for Youkilis. Eric Hinske got the start at first. .

Starter Tim Wakefield (9-8, 4.39 ERA) cruised along early in the game, giving up only a solo home run to Raul Casanova in the second.

Wakefield also got a big lift from J.D. Drew in right field as he turned a potential triple by speedster Carl Crawford into a single.

Meanwhile, the Boston offense gave the knuckleballer plenty of run support. It would come in handy in the seventh when he faltered a bit.

Coco Crisp led off the first inning with a triple to right, and now has a six-game hit streak. The center fielder is hitting .360 (27-for-75) in his last 20 games. The next batter, Cora, took the first offering from Devil Rays starter Edwin Jackson and laid a bunt down the first-base line to score Crisp.

“That’s the game,” Cora said of his sacrifice. “You look around, see what’s going on.”

Boston added three runs in the fourth, all with two out. Jacoby Ellsbury, who started for Ramirez in left field, doubled home David Ortiz for his first extra-base hit and first RBI in the majors.

“He’s a smart kid,” Francona said about Jacoby before the game. “He can get the ball wherever it is.”

Doug Mirabelli, behind home plate with Wakefield on the mound, followed with a single to center, scoring two and snapping an 0-for-10 slump. It was just his second hit in 18 at-bats.

Mirabelli’s hit was “huge for a couple of reasons,” said Francona. “He helps win the game, and we catch Jason (Varitek) so much. (And) when he drives in runs, it is easier to stay away from Jason. There are days when he needs to not squat behind the plate. When we get that production from Dougie, that helps so much.”

Three more runs in the fifth — again with two outs — upped the Sox’ lead to 7-1. Drew knocked in Cora with a double off the wall, and Lowell’s 13th home run of the year ended up in the third row of the Monster seats.

“Our offense made it a whole lot easier to pitch,” said Wakefield. “They scored a lot of runs today and the defense played unbelieveable. The play J.D. Drew made was phenomenal, saved the triple, an easy triple. He probably saved us a run there. Dougie had a huge two-out hit. Mikey Lowell, a two-out homer. We did all of our damage with two outs today.”

Though Wakefield said he felt great “the whole game,” he gave up singles to three of the first four batters in the seventh, loading the bases and ending his day. Lefty Javier Lopez allowed the three runners he inherited to score, plus one more, on a two-run double by Crawford and a two-run single by Carlos Pena.

Manny Delcarmen got the ball for the final out of the inning, fanning pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes, and threw a clean eighth. Jonathan Papelbon closed out the game for his 20th save of the season.

Despite his 1-8 record when the day began, D-Rays starter Jackson had been solid in his previous three starts, allowing five earned runs over 16 2/3 innings.

But he couldn’t close out innings yesterday and picked up his ninth loss of the year.

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