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Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 2008
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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 September 8, 2008 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 8, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Edwin Jackson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 37,662 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Mark Wegner 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Ron Kulpa |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Rocco Baldelli | DH |
| Willy Aybar | Third Baseman |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Fernando Perez | Left Fielder |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Kotsay | Right Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
September 8, 2008
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Lester
Iwamura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Lester
Upton bunts towards the mound. Lester catches it and throws to first to double up Iwamura. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Lester
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Jackson
Kotsay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Jackson
Pedroia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Upton. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Kotsay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Youkilis vs. Jackson
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Upton throws the ball in to Bartlett who tags Youkilis trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ortiz scores. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Jackson
Bay hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Jackson
Lowell strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Lester
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Lester
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Lester
Navarro strikes out. Varitek drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Navarro out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Jackson
Lowrie hits a fly ball into left field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Jackson
Varitek strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Jackson
Crisp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Jackson
There goes Crisp. The throw from Navarro and he is safe. Crisp steals second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Kotsay vs. Jackson
Kotsay strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett 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, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lester
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Lester
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Jackson
Pedroia hits a popup towards short. Bartlett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Jackson
Youkilis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Lester
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, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Lester
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Lester
Pena strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Jackson
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Jackson
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aybar fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Jackson
Lowrie strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Lester
Baldelli strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Lester
Aybar hits a popup towards third. Lowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Lester
Navarro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Lester
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Lester covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Jackson
Ben Zobrist now playing left field. Fernando Perez now playing center field.
Varitek bunts towards third. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Jackson
Crisp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Jackson
Kotsay hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gross throws the ball in to Bartlett who tags Kotsay trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Crisp moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Pedroia vs. Jackson
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lester
Perez bunts towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Lester
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Lester
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. Iwamura moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Lester
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Iwamura moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Baldelli vs. Lester
Baldelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Jackson
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ortiz for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Jackson
Youkilis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Jackson
Bay strikes out. There goes Youkilis. The throw from Navarro to second, and Youkilis is out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Lester
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Lester
Navarro hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Lester
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Lester
Gross hits a popup, foul, towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Jackson
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aybar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Jackson
Lowrie hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Jackson
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Lester
Perez hits a line drive towards short. Lowrie reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Lester
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Lester
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Lester
Pena hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Zobrist moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Baldelli vs. Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon now pitching.
Baldelli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Jackson
Crisp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Howell fires to first and has Crisp trapped. There's the throw to Bartlett who tags Crisp for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Howell
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Howell
Pedroia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Howell
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Papelbon
Aybar strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Papelbon
Navarro 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Papelbon
Eric Hinske pinch hits for Jason Bartlett.
Hinske hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Papelbon
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Hinske moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Papelbon
Gross strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2008 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N)
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Iwamura A, 2b 3 0 1 0 Kotsay M, rf 3 1 2 0
Upton B, cf 2 0 0 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 0 0
Zobrist B, lf 1 0 1 0 Ortiz D, dh 4 1 1 1
Pena C, 1b 4 0 1 0 Youkilis K, 1b 2 0 1 1
Baldelli R, dh 4 0 0 0 Bay J, lf 3 1 2 1
Aybar W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lowell M, 3b 3 0 0 0
Navarro D, c 3 0 1 0 Lowrie J, ss 3 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 3 0 2 0 Varitek J, c 3 0 0 0
Hinske E, ph 1 0 1 0 Crisp C, cf 3 0 3 0
Gross G, rf 4 0 0 0
Perez F, lf-cf 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 0 7 0 28 3 9 3
Tampa Bay 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 300 000 00x -- 3
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Jackson E (L)* 7.0 8 3 3 2 6
Howell J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lester J (W) 7.2 6 0 0 3 9
Papelbon J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
DP -- Tampa Bay 2, Boston 2
LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Boston 3
2B -- Ortiz D, Pena C
HR -- Bay J
SB -- Crisp C
CS -- Youkilis K, Crisp C
T -- 2:38
A -- 37662
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