ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay's Matt Garza took a perfect game into the seventh inning and Evan Longoria homered and drove four runs to help the AL Championship Series MVP shut down the Boston Red Sox 13-0 on Thursday night.

Garza, facing the Red Sox at Tropicana Field for the first time since beating them in Game 7 of last season's ALCS, allowed his first baserunner on Jacoby Ellsbury's infield single leading off the seventh inning.

Ellsbury fouled off an 0-2 pitch and took two balls before hitting a squibber past Garza over the mound. The speedy Boston center fielder easily beat shortstop Jason Bartlett's throw to first base.

Garza (2-2) threw 75 of his 108 pitches for strikes, walked one and struck out 10 in 7 2-3 innings.