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Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 8, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on April 8, 2009 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 8, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 8, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Kazmir |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 37,552 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Jeff Nelson 2B: Mark Carlson 3B: Tim Tschida |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Pat Burrell | DH |
Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
Ben Zobrist | Right Fielder |
Gabe Kapler | Center Fielder |
Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
Rocco Baldelli | Right Fielder |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
April 8, 2009
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Lester
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Lester covering, for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Lester
Longoria hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Longoria reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Lester
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Kazmir
Ellsbury hits a line drive towards first. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Kazmir
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Kazmir
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Kazmir
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Kazmir
Baldelli strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Lester
Burrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Lester
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Lester
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kapler vs. Lester
Kapler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Kazmir
Bay hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Kazmir
Lowell hits a popup towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Kazmir
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Kazmir
Varitek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Lester
Iwamura hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Iwamura reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Lester
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Youkilis. Iwamura scores. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Lester
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Lester
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
Bottom 3
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Kazmir
Ellsbury hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Kazmir
Pedroia hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kapler. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Kazmir
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Youkilis vs. Kazmir
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kapler throws the ball in to Iwamura who tags Youkilis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pedroia scores. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Lester
Burrell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Lester
Navarro hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Lester
Zobrist hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Kazmir
Baldelli hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Kazmir
Bay hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Kazmir
Lowell hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Lester
Kapler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Lester
Iwamura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kapler moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett bunts towards the mound. Lester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kapler scores. Iwamura moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Lester
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Iwamura moves to third. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Longoria vs. Lester
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Iwamura scores. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Pena vs. Lester
Pena hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Lester
Burrell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Kazmir
Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Kazmir
Varitek hits a line drive into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Kazmir
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Kazmir
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen now pitching.
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 -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Delcarmen
Zobrist 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, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Delcarmen
Kapler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Kazmir
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Kazmir
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Baldelli vs. Kazmir
Baldelli hits a line drive beyond second. Iwamura can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bay vs. Kazmir
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lowell vs. Kazmir
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Ramirez
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Ramirez
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Wheeler
Dan Wheeler now pitching.
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Wheeler
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Wheeler
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Saito
Takashi Saito now pitching.
Longoria hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Saito
Pena hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Varitek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Saito
Burrell hits a popup towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Saito
Navarro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Pedroia strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Howell
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Howell
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Howell
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Bay vs. Howell
Bay hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Bay reaches second base with a double. Ortiz scores. Youkilis moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowell vs. Howell
Lowell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Lowrie vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Lowrie strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Lopez
Javier Lopez now pitching.
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kapler vs. Lopez
Kapler hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Kapler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Iwamura vs. Lopez
Iwamura hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. There goes Kapler trying to get to third. Ellsbury throws the ball in to Lowell who tags Kapler for the out. Iwamura moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Lopez
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Iwamura moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Crawford vs. Lopez
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lopez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Iwamura scores. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Lopez
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Balfour
Varitek 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 -
Rays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Balfour
Ellsbury hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 7 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Balfour
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field. Kapler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/8/2009 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N) Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Bartlett J, ss 5 1 3 1 Ellsbury J, cf 5 0 1 0 Crawford C, lf 5 0 3 1 Pedroia D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Longoria E, 3b 5 1 2 1 Ortiz D, dh 3 1 1 0 Pena C, 1b 4 1 1 2 Youkilis K, 1b 4 0 3 1 Burrell P, dh 3 0 0 0 Baldelli R, rf 4 0 1 0 Navarro D, c 4 0 0 0 Bay J, lf 4 0 1 1 Zobrist B, rf 4 0 0 0 Lowell M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kapler G, cf 3 1 1 0 Lowrie J, ss 3 0 0 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 3 3 0 Varitek J, c 4 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 7 13 5 34 2 8 2 Tampa Bay 001 040 011 -- 7 Boston 001 000 010 -- 2 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Kazmir S (W) 6.0 5 1 1 3 4 Wheeler D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Howell J 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 Balfour G (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Lester J (L) 5.0 8 5 5 2 5 Delcarmen M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Ramirez R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Saito T 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 Lopez J 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 E -- Youkilis K DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Tampa Bay 5, Boston 9 2B -- Longoria E, Iwamura A, Pedroia D, Bay J, Kapler G HR -- Pena C, Longoria E HBP -- by Howell J (Lowell M) T -- 3:10 A -- 37552
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