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Red Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
September 15, 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 15, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 15, 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 15, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Daisuke Matsuzaka |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Scott Kazmir |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 29,772 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jerry Meals 1B: Gary Darling 2B: Paul Emmel 3B: Jerry Crawford |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Right Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Floyd | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Eric Hinske | 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 15, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Kazmir
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Kazmir
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Kazmir
Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Kazmir
Youkilis hits a fly ball into left field. Hinske settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Kazmir
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Kazmir
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, 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 -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Matsuzaka
Bartlett strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Matsuzaka
Pena hits a line drive beyond short. Lowrie can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Matsuzaka
Longoria takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Floyd vs. Matsuzaka
Floyd hits a line drive towards first. Youkilis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Kazmir
Varitek is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Kazmir
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Kazmir
Kazmir fires to first and has Ellsbury trapped. There's the throw to Iwamura who tags Ellsbury for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Kazmir
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Kazmir
Pedroia hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Matsuzaka
Navarro hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Matsuzaka
Hinske strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Matsuzaka
Gross hits a popup towards third. Lowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Kazmir
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Navarro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Kazmir
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Kazmir
Lowell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Matsuzaka
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Matsuzaka
Iwamura hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Matsuzaka
Bartlett 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, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Matsuzaka
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Matsuzaka covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Kazmir
Bay hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Kazmir
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Kazmir
Varitek hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Kazmir
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields the ball and throws to Kazmir covering. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Kazmir
Crisp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Crisp reaches second base with a double. Ellsbury moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 7 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Pedroia vs. Talbot
Mitch Talbot now pitching.
Pedroia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellsbury scores. Crisp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Talbot
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura fields it and throws to second for the out. Crisp scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Talbot
Youkilis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Talbot
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Talbot
Bay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Matsuzaka
Longoria is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Matsuzaka
Floyd hits a fly ball into right field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Matsuzaka
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hinske vs. Matsuzaka
Hinske strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Talbot
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Talbot
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Talbot covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 11 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Talbot
Ellsbury hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Talbot
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Talbot
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Matsuzaka
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Matsuzaka
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis fields the ball and throws to Matsuzaka covering. Safe. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Aybar vs. Matsuzaka
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Akinori Iwamura.
Aybar hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Zobrist vs. Matsuzaka
Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Jason Bartlett.
Zobrist strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Matsuzaka
Dan Johnson pinch hits for Carlos Pena.
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Talbot
Willy Aybar now playing second base. Ben Zobrist now playing shortstop. Dan Johnson now playing first base. John Jaso now catching. Justin Ruggia
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gomes. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 12 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Youkilis vs. Talbot
Chris Carter pinch runs for David Ortiz.
Youkilis hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gomes. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. Carter scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lowell vs. Talbot
Lowell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Bay vs. Talbot
Alex Cora pinch runs for Mike Lowell.
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Zobrist fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Youkilis moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Lowrie vs. Talbot
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Varitek vs. Talbot
Varitek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jaso vs. Smith
Alex Cora now playing shortstop. Jed Lowrie now playing third base. Jacoby Ellsbury now playing left field. Chris Smith now pitching. David Ross
Jaso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Smith
Floyd hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Ruggiano vs. Smith
Ruggiano hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hinske vs. Smith
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 -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Smith
Gomes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Salas
Juan Salas now pitching.
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aybar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Salas
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Salas covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Salas
Kevin Cash pinch hits for Dustin Pedroia.
Cash takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Carter vs. Salas
Carter hits a line drive into right field. Ruggiano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Smith
Kevin Cash now playing third base. Alex Cora now playing second base. Jed Lowrie now playing shortstop.
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Smith
Aybar hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Smith
Zobrist hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Smith
Johnson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jaso vs. Smith
Jaso strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Salas
Jeff Bailey pinch hits for Kevin Youkilis.
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Salas
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Salas
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Gomes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrie vs. Salas
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Timlin
Jeff Bailey now playing first base. Mike Timlin now pitching. Michel Hernandez pinch hits for Cliff Floyd.
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ruggiano vs. Timlin
Ruggiano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hinske vs. Timlin
Hinske hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Van Every vs. Hammel
Jason Hammel now pitching.
Van Every strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Hammel
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hammel covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Hammel
Crisp hits a line drive into center field. Perez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Pauley
David Pauley now pitching.
Gomes strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Pauley
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Perez for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Pauley
Aybar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 13 - Rays, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Pauley
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/15/2008 -- Boston at Tampa Bay (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Crisp C, cf 3 2 1 0 Iwamura A, 2b 2 1 1 1
Pedroia D, 2b 3 1 1 1 Aybar W, ph-2b 2 1 1 0
Cash K, ph-3b 0 0 0 0 Bartlett J, ss 2 0 0 0
Ortiz D, dh 4 2 2 4 Zobrist B, ph-ss 3 0 0 0
Carter C, pr 1 1 0 0 Pena C, 1b 2 0 1 0
Youkilis K, 1b 4 1 2 3 Johnson D, ph-1b 2 1 1 2
Bailey J, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Longoria E, 3b 0 0 0 0
Lowell M, 3b 3 1 1 1 Jaso J, c 2 1 1 0
Cora A, pr-ss-2b 0 0 0 0 Floyd C, dh 3 0 0 0
Bay J, lf 4 1 1 1 Hernandez M, ph 1 0 0 0
Ross D, c 1 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 2 0 0 0
Lowrie J, ss-3b-ss 2 1 0 0 Ruggiano J, rf 1 1 1 2
Varitek J, c 3 1 1 2 Hinske E, lf-3b 4 0 0 0
Van Every J, rf 1 0 0 0 Gross G, rf 1 0 0 0
Ellsbury J, rf-lf 5 2 2 1 Gomes J, lf 2 0 0 0
Perez F, cf 4 0 1 0
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35 13 11 13 33 5 7 5
Boston 400 711 000 -- 13
Tampa Bay 001 002 200 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka D (W) 5.0 3 1 1 2 7
Smith C 2.0 4 4 4 0 3
Timlin M 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Pauley D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Kazmir S (L)* 3.0 6 9 9 4 2
Talbot M 3.0 5 4 4 3 2
Salas J 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Hammel J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 5 batters in 4th
DP -- Boston 1, Tampa Bay 2
LOB -- Boston 6, Tampa Bay 6
2B -- Crisp C, Ortiz D, Youkilis K
HR -- Ortiz D, Lowell M, Iwamura A, Bay J, Varitek J, Youkilis K, Ellsbury J, Ruggiano J, Johnson D
CS -- Ellsbury J
HBP -- by Kazmir S (Varitek J), by Matsuzaka D (Longoria E), by Talbot M (Lowell M)
T -- 3:20
A -- 29772
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