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Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays

2004-09-27 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 17602 · 72°F, dome · Wind L to R · 3:01

Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–3. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 5th. Bronson Arroyo earned the win. Johnny Damon went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	7	12
TBA	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	7

W: Bronson Arroyo L: Jorge Sosa SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bruce Dreckman · 1B: Greg Gibson · 2B: Larry Poncino · 3B: Gerry Davis · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Damon	5	1	2	3	0	0
Mark Bellhorn	5	1	1	0	0	3
Manny Ramirez	3	1	1	2	0	1
Kevin Millar	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jason Varitek	5	1	2	1	0	2
Orlando Cabrera	5	0	3	0	0	0
Dave McCarty	4	2	2	1	0	2
Kevin Youkilis	2	1	0	0	2	1
Gabe Kapler	3	0	1	0	1	1
Adam Hyzdu	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dave Roberts	1	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	1	0	0	0	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carl Crawford	4	1	2	0	1	1
Jose Cruz	3	0	0	0	1	2
Aubrey Huff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rocco Baldelli	3	0	0	1	0	0
Tino Martinez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Midre Cummings	4	2	2	1	0	1
Julio Lugo	4	0	2	1	0	0
Geoff Blum	4	0	0	0	0	1
Toby Hall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jorge Cantu	2	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bronson Arroyo	6.1	6	1	4
Mike Myers	0.0	0	1	0
Curt Leskanic	0.2	0	0	0
Mike Timlin	1.0	1	0	0
Keith Foulke	1.0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Scott Kazmir	3.1	0	1	6
Jorge Sosa	1.0	4	1	1
Chad Gaudin	2.2	2	1	3
Lance Carter	0.2	4	0	1
Trever Miller	0.1	1	0	1
Rob Bell	1.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Damon: 53/G5S-
Mark Bellhorn: K
Manny Ramirez: K

Bot 1

Carl Crawford: 7/P7LS
Jose Cruz: W
Aubrey Huff: 6(1)/FO/G6.B-2(E6/TH1)
Rocco Baldelli: 43/G4

Top 2

Kevin Millar: K
Jason Varitek: K
Orlando Cabrera: 2/P2RF

Bot 2

Tino Martinez: 43/G4
Midre Cummings: S5/G
Julio Lugo: D7/G5+.1-H;B-3(THH)
Geoff Blum: 5/P5
Toby Hall: 2/P25F

Top 3

Dave McCarty: K
Kevin Youkilis: W
Gabe Kapler: K
Johnny Damon: 5/P56S-

Bot 3

Carl Crawford: S8/L8LS
Jose Cruz: K
Aubrey Huff: HP.1-2
Rocco Baldelli: WP.2-3;1-2
Rocco Baldelli: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
Tino Martinez: HP
Midre Cummings: 9/L9M+

Top 4

Mark Bellhorn: 6/P6
Manny Ramirez: HP
Kevin Millar: HP.1-2
Jason Varitek: K
Orlando Cabrera: 4/P4D

Bot 4

Julio Lugo: S9/L89S
Geoff Blum: 6/P6MD
Toby Hall: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Dave McCarty: S7/L78M+
Kevin Youkilis: W.1-2
Gabe Kapler: 8/F8LM
Johnny Damon: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
Mark Bellhorn: D9/G3
Manny Ramirez: HR/F8RXD+.2-H
Kevin Millar: 53/G5
Jason Varitek: D7/F7D+
Orlando Cabrera: S9/G34.2-3
Dave McCarty: K

Bot 5

Carl Crawford: S9/L89S+
Jose Cruz: K
Jorge Cantu: 9/F89D
Rocco Baldelli: 7/F78M

Top 6

Kevin Youkilis: 8/F8LD
Gabe Kapler: W
Johnny Damon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Tino Martinez: 9/F9LM
Midre Cummings: K
Julio Lugo: 8/F8RD+

Top 7

Mark Bellhorn: K
Manny Ramirez: 5/P56S
Kevin Millar: K

Bot 7

Geoff Blum: K
Toby Hall: D8/F8LXD+
Carl Crawford: W
Jose Cruz: 3/P9LSF
Jorge Cantu: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 8

Jason Varitek: HR/F8RXD+
Orlando Cabrera: S9/L9LD+.BX2(96)
Dave McCarty: HR/F8LXD+
Kevin Youkilis: K
Gabe Kapler: S4/G34-
Johnny Damon: S8/G4MD.1-3
Mark Bellhorn: K

Bot 8

Rocco Baldelli: 53/G5
Tino Martinez: 53/G6S
Midre Cummings: HR/F7D+
Julio Lugo: 2/P2LF

Top 9

Adam Hyzdu: W
Dave Roberts: 3/P34S
Jason Varitek: 8/L8RM
Orlando Cabrera: S9/G34.1-2
Doug Mientkiewicz: 9/L9LM+

Bot 9

Geoff Blum: 9/F9LD+
Toby Hall: 53/G56
Carl Crawford: K

Notes & reviews

the umpires huddled but did not issue a warning
both sides warned
Scott Kazmir and Manager Lou Piniella ejected by HP umpire Bruce Dreckman; benches emptied
9 minute delay before game resumed

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