Top 1

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Iwamura vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Iwamura hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Zobrist vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Zobrist strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Pena hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Floyd vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Floyd strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Crisp vs. Kazmir
  
  Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pedroia vs. Kazmir
  
  Pedroia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Youkilis vs. Kazmir
  
  Youkilis hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Zobrist. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. Pedroia goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Bay vs. Kazmir
  
  Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Lowell vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowell hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Aybar vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Aybar hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Hinske vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Hinske hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hinske for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Navarro vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Navarro hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Navarro moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Bartlett vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Bartlett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Kotsay vs. Kazmir
  
  Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Kazmir
  
  Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Bailey vs. Kazmir
  
  Bailey strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Iwamura vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Iwamura bunts towards third. Lowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Zobrist vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Iwamura moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Pena vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Pena takes first base on ball four. Iwamura moves to third. Zobrist moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
  Floyd vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Floyd is hit by the pitch. Iwamura scores. Zobrist moves to third. Pena moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
  Aybar vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Aybar hits a fly ball into right field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zobrist tags and scores. Pena tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Hinske vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Hinske hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Navarro vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Navarro for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Crisp vs. Kazmir
  
  Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Pedroia vs. Kazmir
  
  Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartlett vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Bartlett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. Gross goes all the way around to score. Bartlett moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
  Iwamura vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iwamura for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
  Zobrist vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Zobrist strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
  Pena vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
  Floyd vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Floyd strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Youkilis vs. Kazmir
  
  Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bay vs. Kazmir
  
  Bay strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lowell vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Kotsay vs. Kazmir
  
  Kotsay hits a fly ball into center field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Aybar vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Aybar hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Hinske vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Hinske takes first base on ball four. Aybar moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
  Navarro vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Matsuzaka covering, for the out. Aybar moves to third. Hinske moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
  Gross vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Gross strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
  Bartlett vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Bartlett hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Kazmir
  
  Varitek hits a popup towards third. Aybar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Bailey vs. Kazmir
  
  Bailey hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Crisp vs. Kazmir
  
  Crisp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrie vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowrie takes first base on ball four. Crisp moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
  Pedroia vs. Kazmir
  
  Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Iwamura vs. Matsuzaka
  
  Iwamura hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zobrist vs. Lopez
  
  Javier Lopez now pitching.
  
  Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Iwamura moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Pena vs. Lopez
  
  Pena hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Floyd vs. Lopez
  
  Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Youkilis vs. Kazmir
  
  Youkilis hits a line drive towards third. Aybar reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bay vs. Kazmir
  
  Bay strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lowell vs. Kazmir
  
  Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Kotsay vs. Kazmir
  
  Kotsay strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aybar vs. Lopez
  
  Aybar hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Perez vs. Lopez
  
  Fernando Perez pinch hits for Eric Hinske.
  
  Perez takes first base on ball four. Aybar moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Navarro vs. Delcarmen
  
  Manny Delcarmen now pitching.
  
  Navarro hits a fly ball into right field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aybar moves to third. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Gross vs. Delcarmen
  
  Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  Bartlett vs. Delcarmen
  
  Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Balfour
  
  Ben Zobrist now playing left field. Fernando Perez now playing center field. Grant Balfour now pitching.
  
  Varitek hits a fly ball into left field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Ortiz vs. Balfour
  
  David Ortiz pinch hits for Jeff Bailey.
  
  Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Crisp vs. Balfour
  
  Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Iwamura vs. Delcarmen
  
  Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Zobrist vs. Delcarmen
  
  Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Pena vs. Okajima
  
  Hideki Okajima now pitching.
  
  Pena strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Wheeler
  
  Dan Wheeler now pitching.
  
  Lowrie strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Pedroia vs. Wheeler
  
  Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Youkilis vs. Wheeler
  
  Youkilis takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Bay vs. Wheeler
  
  Bay hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Lowell vs. Wheeler
  
  Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Papelbon
  
  Justin Ruggiano pinch hits for Cliff Floyd. Jonathan Papelbon now pitching. Dan Johnson pinch hits for Justin Ruggiano.
  
  Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Aybar vs. Papelbon
  
  Aybar hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Perez vs. Papelbon
  
  Perez hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Crisp. Perez reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Navarro vs. Papelbon
  
  Navarro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Navarro reaches second base with a double. Perez scores. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Gross vs. Papelbon
  
  Gross hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Bartlett vs. Papelbon
  
  Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Kotsay vs. Percival
  
  Troy Percival now pitching.
  
  Kotsay takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Varitek vs. Percival
  
  Varitek strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Ortiz vs. Percival
  
  Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Crisp vs. Percival
  
  Jacoby Ellsbury pinch runs for Mark Kotsay.
  
  There goes Ellsbury. The throw from Navarro and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Crisp vs. Percival
  
  Crisp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/9/2008 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N)

  Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Iwamura A, 2b         5  1  2  0   Crisp C, cf           5  0  1  0   
Zobrist B, cf-lf      4  1  0  0   Lowrie J, ss          2  0  0  0   
Pena C, 1b            3  0  1  0   Pedroia D, 2b         4  1  1  0   
Floyd C, dh           3  0  0  1   Youkilis K, 1b        3  1  1  1   
Ruggiano J, ph        0  0  0  0   Bay J, lf             3  1  1  2   
Johnson D, ph         1  1  1  1   Lowell M, 3b          4  1  2  1   
Aybar W, 3b           4  0  2  1   Kotsay M, rf          3  0  0  0   
Hinske E, lf          2  0  0  0   Ellsbury J, pr        0  0  0  0   
Perez F, ph-cf        1  1  1  0   Varitek J, c          4  0  0  0   
Navarro D, c          5  0  2  1   Bailey J, dh          2  0  0  0   
Gross G, rf           5  1  2  0   Ortiz D, ph           2  0  0  0   
Bartlett J, ss        5  0  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  5 12  5                        32  4  6  4

Tampa Bay        002 100 002 --  5
Boston           100 100 020 --  4

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kazmir S              6.0  5  2  2  3  4
Balfour G             1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Wheeler D (W)         1.0  1  2  2  1  1
Percival T (S)        1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka D*          5.0  8  3  3  4  5
Lopez J+              1.0  1  0  0  1  0
Delcarmen M           1.2  0  0  0  0  0
Okajima H             0.1  0  0  0  0  1
Papelbon J (L)        1.0  3  2  2  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
  + Pitched to 2 batters in 7th

E -- Navarro D
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 13, Boston 6
2B -- Youkilis K, Bartlett J, Perez F, Navarro D
HR -- Lowell M, Bay J, Johnson D
SB -- Ellsbury J
SF -- Aybar W
HBP -- by Matsuzaka D (Floyd C)
T -- 3:40
A -- 37573

    

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