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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
2008-09-08 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37662 · 76°F · Wind 8 mph L to R · 2:38
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 3–0. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Jon Lester earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Jason Bay went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Jon Lester L: Edwin Jackson SV: Jonathan Papelbon
Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Mark Wegner · 2B: Dan Iassogna · 3B: Ron Kulpa · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 B. J. Upton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rocco Baldelli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dioner Navarro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Gross | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Fernando Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Kotsay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lowell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Coco Crisp | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edwin Jackson | 7.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Lester | 7.2 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: W
- B. J. Upton: 1/DP/BP13.1X1(13)
- Carlos Pena: 63/G4
Bot 1
- Mark Kotsay: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 4/L4
- David Ortiz: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
- Kevin Youkilis: S8/G4M.2-H;BX2(836)
- Jason Bay: HR/F8LXD+
- Mike Lowell: K
Top 2
- Rocco Baldelli: K
- Willy Aybar: 8/F8LM
- Dioner Navarro: K23
Bot 2
- Jed Lowrie: 7/F78M
- Jason Varitek: K
- Coco Crisp: S8/L8LM
- Mark Kotsay: SB2
- Mark Kotsay: K
Top 3
- Jason Bartlett: S4/G4MS
- Gabe Gross: K
- Fernando Perez: 54(1)3/GDP/G5S
Bot 3
- Dustin Pedroia: 6/P
- David Ortiz: 3/G3
- Kevin Youkilis: 3/P3DF
Top 4
- Akinori Iwamura: 43/G34
- B. J. Upton: 63/G6
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 4
- Jason Bay: S6/G6+
- Mike Lowell: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
- Jed Lowrie: K
Top 5
- Rocco Baldelli: K
- Willy Aybar: 5/P6-
- Dioner Navarro: W
- Jason Bartlett: S7/L78M.1-2
- Gabe Gross: 31/G34S
Bot 5
- Jason Varitek: 53/BG5S
- Coco Crisp: S9/L9LM
- Mark Kotsay: S9/L9M.1-3;BX2(956)
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F89M
Top 6
- Fernando Perez: 3/BG3S
- Akinori Iwamura: S7/L7M
- Ben Zobrist: W.1-2
- Carlos Pena: 8/F8RM.2-3
- Rocco Baldelli: K
Bot 6
- David Ortiz: 3/G3
- Kevin Youkilis: W
- Jason Bay: K+CS2(24)/DP
Top 7
- Willy Aybar: K
- Dioner Navarro: S7/G56
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Gabe Gross: 3/P3F
Bot 7
- Mike Lowell: 53/G5
- Jed Lowrie: 9/F89D+
- Jason Varitek: K
Top 8
- Fernando Perez: 6/L6+
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Ben Zobrist: S7/F7D+
- Carlos Pena: DGR/F9LM/FINT.1-3
- Rocco Baldelli: K
Bot 8
- Coco Crisp: S7/L78S
- Mark Kotsay: POCS2(136)
- Mark Kotsay: S8/G4
- Dustin Pedroia: 4/P89S
- David Ortiz: K
Top 9
- Willy Aybar: K
- Dioner Navarro: 8/F8RM
- Eric Hinske: S8/L8RM
- Gabe Gross: DI.1-2
- Gabe Gross: K
Notes & reviews
- Rays center fielder B. J. Upton left the game due to an injured leg
- fan interference