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Red Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
September 17, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox, played on September 17, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 17, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tim Wakefield |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Matt Garza |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 36,048 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Emmel 1B: Jerry Crawford 2B: Jerry Meals 3B: Gary Darling |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Left Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Kevin Youkilis | Third Baseman |
| Mark Kotsay | Right Fielder |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Sean Casey | First Baseman |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Cash | Catcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Willy Aybar | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Justin Ruggiano | Left Fielder |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Fernando Perez | Center Fielder |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
September 17, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Garza
Ellsbury hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Garza
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Garza
Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Garza
Youkilis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Garza
Kotsay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Wakefield
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Casey fields the ball and throws to Wakefield covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Wakefield
There goes Iwamura. The throw from Cash and he is safe. Iwamura steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Wakefield
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Iwamura moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Pena vs. Wakefield
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Iwamura tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Wakefield
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aybar vs. Wakefield
There goes Bartlett. The throw from Cash and he is safe. Bartlett steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Aybar vs. Wakefield
Aybar hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Wakefield
Navarro 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
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Garza
Lowrie hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Garza
Casey hits a line drive into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Garza
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crisp for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ruggiano vs. Wakefield
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Wakefield
Gross hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Wakefield
Perez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Wakefield
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Wakefield
Bartlett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garza
Cash strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Garza
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields the ball and throws to Garza covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Garza
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Wakefield
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wakefield fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Wakefield
Longoria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ellsbury. Longoria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Aybar vs. Hansack
Devern Hansack now pitching.
Aybar hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Longoria scores. Aybar moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Navarro vs. Hansack
Hansack spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Hansack. Aybar moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Navarro vs. Hansack
Navarro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Ruggiano vs. Hansack
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Gross vs. Lopez
Javier Lopez now pitching.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez juggles the ball. That's an error on Lopez. Aybar scores. Navarro moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. Lopez
Perez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Navarro scores. Gross moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Iwamura vs. Lopez
Iwamura takes first base on ball four. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Bartlett vs. Aardsma
David Aardsma now pitching.
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aardsma fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Garza
Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Garza
Youkilis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Garza
Kotsay hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Garza
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Garza
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Aardsma
Pena 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Aardsma
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Aardsma
Aybar hits a popup towards the mound. Aardsma can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Aardsma
Navarro hits a line drive into right field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Garza
Crisp hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Garza
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Garza
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Garza
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ellsbury moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ruggiano vs. Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen now pitching.
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Delcarmen
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Delcarmen
Perez 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
Top 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Balfour
Youkilis hits a line drive off the glove of Iwamura, and into shallow right field. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Kotsay vs. Balfour
Kotsay hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Balfour
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Casey vs. Balfour
Casey hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Delcarmen
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Delcarmen
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Delcarmen
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Delcarmen
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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 -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Balfour
Jeff Bailey pinch hits for Kevin Cash.
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ellsbury for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Okajima
David Ross now catching. Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Aybar hits a popup towards first. Casey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Okajima
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ruggiano vs. Okajima
Ruggiano strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Howell
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Howell
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Howell
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Pauley
David Pauley now pitching.
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Pauley
Perez is hit by the pitch. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Iwamura vs. Pauley
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bartlett vs. Pauley
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gross scores. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Pauley
Pena hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Perez scores. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Smith
Chris Smith now pitching. Dan Johnson pinch runs for Carlos Pena.
Longoria hits a line drive into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Aybar vs. Smith
Aybar hits a fly ball into right field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Bradford
Dan Johnson now playing first base. Chad Bradford now pitching.
Kotsay hits a line drive into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Bradford
Lowrie hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Bradford
Casey is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Bradford
Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/2008 -- Boston at Tampa Bay (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Ellsbury J, lf 4 1 2 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 1 1 0
Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bartlett J, ss 5 1 2 1
Ortiz D, dh 4 2 2 3 Pena C, 1b 3 0 1 2
Youkilis K, 3b 3 0 1 0 Johnson D, pr-1b 0 0 0 0
Kotsay M, rf 4 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 5 1 1 0
Lowrie J, ss 4 0 0 0 Aybar W, dh 5 2 3 3
Casey S, 1b 3 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 3 1 0 0
Crisp C, cf 4 0 0 0 Ruggiano J, lf 4 0 0 0
Cash K, c 1 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 4 2 2 1
Bailey J, ph 1 0 0 0 Perez F, cf 3 2 2 2
Ross D, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 6 3 36 10 12 9
Boston 200 100 000 -- 3
Tampa Bay 323 000 02x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Wakefield T (L) 2.1 6 6 6 0 2
Hansack D 0.1 1 2 0 1 1
Lopez J* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0
Aardsma D 1.1 1 0 0 0 0
Delcarmen M 2.0 0 0 0 1 3
Okajima H 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Pauley D 0.1 3 2 2 0 1
Smith C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Garza M 4.2 5 3 3 2 3
Balfour G (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Howell J 1.1 0 0 0 0 0
Bradford C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd
E -- Hansack D, Lopez J
DP -- Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Boston 5, Tampa Bay 7
2B -- Longoria E, Youkilis K
HR -- Ortiz D 2, Aybar W, Gross G, Perez F
SB -- Iwamura A, Bartlett J
SF -- Pena C
HBP -- by Pauley D (Perez F), by Bradford C (Casey S)
T -- 3:16
A -- 36048
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