Top 1

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Bedard
  
  Jennings strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Bedard
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Bedard
  
  Longoria hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ellsbury vs. Niemann
  
  Ellsbury strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Niemann
  
  Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Niemann
  
  Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Pedroia vs. Niemann
  
  Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Zobrist vs. Bedard
  
  Zobrist bunts towards third. Lowrie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Upton vs. Bedard
  
  Upton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zobrist moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Kotchman vs. Bedard
  
  Kotchman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zobrist moves to third. Upton moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
  Rodriguez vs. Bedard
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lowrie. Zobrist scores. Upton moves to third. Rodriguez moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Joyce vs. Bedard
  
  Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Upton scores. Rodriguez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
  Chirinos vs. Bedard
  
  Chirinos strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Reddick vs. Niemann
  
  Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Niemann
  
  Crawford strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Aviles vs. Niemann
  
  Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Bedard
  
  Jennings hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Damon vs. Bedard
  
  Damon hits a line drive into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Bedard
  
  Longoria strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Zobrist vs. Bedard
  
  Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Niemann
  
  Varitek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Niemann
  
  McDonald strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ellsbury vs. Niemann
  
  Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Niemann
  
  Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Gonzalez vs. Niemann
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Upton vs. Bedard
  
  Upton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Kotchman vs. Bedard
  
  Kotchman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Upton moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Rodriguez vs. Bedard
  
  Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie steps on third for one, throws to second for two, and onto first for the triple play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pedroia vs. Niemann
  
  Pedroia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reddick vs. Niemann
  
  Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Niemann
  
  Crawford strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Joyce vs. Bedard
  
  Joyce strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Chirinos vs. Bedard
  
  Chirinos hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Bedard
  
  Jennings hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Bedard
  
  Damon strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Aviles vs. Niemann
  
  Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Niemann
  
  Varitek strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Niemann
  
  McDonald strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Longoria vs. Bedard
  
  Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Zobrist vs. Bedard
  
  Zobrist hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Upton vs. Bedard
  
  Upton strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Kotchman vs. Bedard
  
  Kotchman hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Ellsbury vs. Niemann
  
  Ellsbury hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Niemann
  
  Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field. Jennings settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Niemann
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pedroia vs. Niemann
  
  Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Rodriguez vs. Albers
  
  Matt Albers now pitching.
  
  Rodriguez is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Joyce vs. Albers
  
  Joyce hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  Chirinos vs. Albers
  
  Chirinos hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it and throws to first for the out. Rodriguez moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Jennings vs. Albers
  
  Jennings hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Reddick vs. Niemann
  
  Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Crawford vs. Niemann
  
  Crawford strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Aviles vs. Niemann
  
  Aviles strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Albers
  
  Damon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Longoria vs. Albers
  
  Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Zobrist vs. Albers
  
  Zobrist hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Longoria moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Upton vs. Albers
  
  Upton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Longoria scores. Zobrist moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Kotchman vs. Morales
  
  Franklin Morales now pitching.
  
  There goes Zobrist. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Zobrist steals third. View Play 
• Rays, 4 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
  Kotchman vs. Morales
  
  There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play 
• Rays, 5 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Kotchman vs. Morales
  
  Kotchman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Upton scores. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Rodriguez vs. Morales
  
  Rodriguez strikes out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Joyce vs. Morales
  
  There's a wild pitch. Kotchman moves to second. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Joyce vs. Morales
  
  Joyce hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Varitek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Varitek vs. Niemann
  
  Varitek strikes out. Chirinos drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Varitek out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McDonald vs. Niemann
  
  McDonald hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Ellsbury vs. Niemann
  
  Ellsbury strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Chirinos vs. Wheeler
  
  Dan Wheeler now pitching.
  
  Chirinos hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Jennings vs. Wheeler
  
  Jennings hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Damon vs. Wheeler
  
  Damon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McDonald. Damon reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
  Longoria vs. Wheeler
  
  Longoria hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Lowrie vs. Niemann
  
  Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zobrist scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gonzalez vs. Niemann
  
  Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Rays, 6 - Red Sox, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Pedroia vs. Niemann
  
  Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Joyce settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/16/2011, game 2 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N)

  Tampa Bay          AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Jennings D, lf        5  1  2  1   Ellsbury J, cf        4  1  1  1   
Damon J, dh           5  0  2  0   Lowrie J, 3b          4  0  1  0   
Longoria E, 3b        5  1  0  0   Gonzalez A, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Zobrist B, 2b         4  2  3  0   Pedroia D, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Upton B, cf           4  2  3  1   Reddick J, rf         3  0  0  0   
Kotchman C, 1b        4  0  2  1   Crawford C, dh        3  0  0  0   
Rodriguez S, ss       3  0  0  0   Aviles M, ss          3  0  0  0   
Joyce M, rf           4  0  0  1   Varitek J, c          3  1  1  1   
Chirinos R, c         4  0  0  0   McDonald D, lf        3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 12  4                        30  2  3  2

Tampa Bay        020 010 030 --  6
Boston           001 001 000 --  2

  Tampa Bay            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Niemann J (W)         9.0  3  2  2  1 10

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bedard E (L)          6.0  7  3  1  0  6
Albers M              1.1  3  3  3  0  0
Morales F             0.2  1  0  0  0  1
Wheeler D             1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Lowrie J
TP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2
2B -- Damon J
HR -- Varitek J, Jennings D, Ellsbury J
SB -- Zobrist B 2, Upton B
HBP -- by Albers M (Rodriguez S)
WP -- Morales F
T -- 3:02
A -- 38278

    

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