CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – Jon Lester pitched five solid innings and Chris Carter hit his sixth home run of spring training, sending the Boston Red Sox over the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Sunday.

A week before the World Series champion Phillies play Atlanta in the major league opener, they scored their only run on a bases-loaded walk to Ryan Howard.

“We’re not playing good right now. We’re not knocking the runs in, we’re not hitting the ball good. We have to do better,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

The Phillies have won only 10 of 28 games this spring.

“We’re still in the process of getting (Chase) Utley, (Pedro) Feliz, (Shane) Victorino and (Jimmy) Rollins some at-bats,” Manuel said. “Victorino got behind at the World Baseball thing. At the start of spring training, our goal was to get everyone at-bats and have everyone ready to go when the season starts. We’re going to run short with some of those guys.”

“It takes you a while to get your timing, get good playing condition, things like that when you get started,” Manuel said. “Am I concerned about it? I’ve been in spring training for 40-some years. I know you’ve got to have at-bats. There’s nothing we can do about it.”

Lester gave up six hits, walked four and struck out five. He has a 1.72 ERA this spring.

Closer Jonathan Papelbon took over in the sixth, striking out the first two hitters he faced before Chris Coste and Rollins worked walks. Papelbon got out of trouble when Victorino grounded out.

“You never want to see guys lose a hitter or two, but I’m glad he had to work a little,” Boston manager Terry Francona said. “Because that was going to be too quick of an inning.”

Philadelphia starter Joe Blanton allowed two runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings.

Jacoby Ellsbury also homered for the Red Sox.

Notes: Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels, scheduled to throw in a minor league game Sunday, had his appearance wiped out by rain. Hamels, who had an anti-inflammatory shot for elbow tightness two weeks ago, was rescheduled for Monday. … Philadelphia LF Raul Ibanez, who signed a three-year, $31.5 million deal in the offseason, finished 3-for-4. He’s hitting .290 in 23 Grapefruit League games. … Boston RF J.D. Drew, a 1997 first-round pick of the Phillies in 1997 who refused to sign with the team, was loudly booed each time he stepped to the plate. He went 1-for-4 and is hitting .226 this spring.

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