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Red Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
October 18, 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 October 18, 2008 at Tropicana Field.
Game Summary
| Date | October 18, 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 | October 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Josh Beckett |
| Home Starting Pitcher | James Shields |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| State | FL |
| Attendance | 40,947 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim McClelland 2B: Sam Holbrook 3B: Brian O'Nora |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Kevin Youkilis | Third Baseman |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
| Mark Kotsay | First Baseman |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
| Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
| Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
| Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
| Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Floyd | DH |
| Dioner Navarro | Catcher |
| Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
| Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
| Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Rays
Tropicana Field
October 18, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Shields
Crisp bunts towards third. Longoria fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Shields
Shields fires to first and picks off Crisp. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Beckett
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Beckett
Upton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Beckett
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Shields
Youkilis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Shields
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Longoria fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Shields
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Lowrie vs. Shields
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Beckett
Crawford 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, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Floyd vs. Beckett
Floyd strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Beckett
Navarro hits a line drive into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Shields
Crisp hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Pedroia moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Youkilis vs. Shields
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pedroia scores. Ortiz moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Drew vs. Shields
Drew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bay vs. Shields
Bay takes first base on ball four. Drew moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Kotsay vs. Shields
Kotsay hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Beckett
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Beckett
Bartlett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Beckett
Iwamura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Beckett
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beckett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Shields
Lowrie hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops it up and throws to first, with Shields covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Shields
Crisp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Beckett
Pena hits a popup towards third. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Beckett
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: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Beckett
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Floyd vs. Beckett
There goes Crawford. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Crawford steals second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Floyd vs. Beckett
Floyd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kotsay scoops it up and throws to first, with Beckett covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Shields
Youkilis hits a line drive towards third. Longoria reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gross. Drew reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Shields
Bay 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, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Beckett
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Beckett
Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Gabe Gross.
Zobrist 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartlett vs. Beckett
There goes Navarro. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Pedroia applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Beckett
Bartlett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Beckett
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Shields
Ben Zobrist now playing right field.
Kotsay hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Shields
Lowrie strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Shields
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Howell
J.P. Howell now pitching.
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartlett. Crisp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Ortiz vs. Howell
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crisp scores. Pedroia moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Howell
Youkilis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Upton hits a line drive towards third. Youkilis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Okajima
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Okajima
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crawford vs. Okajima
Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Howell
Drew hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Howell
Bay is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Howell
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Lowrie vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Varitek vs. Balfour
The ball gets by Navarro for a passed ball. Bay moves to third. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Varitek vs. Balfour
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Okajima
Willy Aybar pinch hits for Cliff Floyd.
Aybar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Okajima
Navarro hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Okajima
Zobrist hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Balfour
Crisp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Bradford
Chad Bradford now pitching.
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bradford fields it and throws to first for the out. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Bradford
Ortiz is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Youkilis vs. Bradford
Youkilis 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 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Masterson
Justin Masterson now pitching.
Bartlett is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Masterson
Iwamura strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Masterson
Upton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Masterson
Pena hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Bradford
Drew hits a line drive into left field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Bradford
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Miller
Trever Miller now pitching.
Kotsay hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Longoria vs. Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon now pitching.
Longoria hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lowrie scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Papelbon
Crawford strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Rays, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aybar vs. Papelbon
Aybar hits a line drive towards third. Youkilis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/18/2008 -- Boston at Tampa Bay (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Tampa Bay AB R H RBI
Crisp C, cf 4 1 3 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Pedroia D, 2b 4 1 0 0 Upton B, cf 4 1 1 1
Ortiz D, dh 4 0 2 1 Pena C, 1b 3 0 0 0
Youkilis K, 3b 5 1 1 2 Longoria E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Drew J, rf 4 0 2 0 Crawford C, lf 4 0 1 0
Bay J, lf 3 0 0 0 Floyd C, dh 2 0 0 0
Kotsay M, 1b 5 0 1 0 Aybar W, ph 2 0 0 0
Lowrie J, ss 3 0 0 0 Navarro D, c 3 0 1 0
Varitek J, c 4 1 1 1 Gross G, rf 1 0 0 0
Zobrist B, ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Bartlett J, ss 1 1 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 29 2 4 2
Boston 011 002 000 -- 4
Tampa Bay 100 010 000 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Beckett J (W) 5.0 4 2 2 1 3
Okajima H 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Masterson J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Papelbon J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO
Shields J (L) 5.2 9 4 3 3 3
Howell J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Balfour G* 0.1 0 0 0 2 0
Bradford C 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
Miller T 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Bartlett J
DP -- Boston 1, Tampa Bay 1
LOB -- Boston 12, Tampa Bay 4
2B -- Ortiz D, Drew J
HR -- Upton B, Youkilis K, Bartlett J, Varitek J
SB -- Crawford C
CS -- Navarro D
HBP -- by Beckett J (Bartlett J), by Howell J (Bay J), by Masterson J (Bartlett J)
PB -- Navarro D
T -- 3:48
A -- 40947
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