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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox
2008-09-09 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37573 · 68°F · Wind 9 mph R to L · 3:40
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox 5–4. Tampa Bay Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. Dan Wheeler earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save. Jason Bay went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
W: Dan Wheeler L: Jonathan Papelbon SV: Troy Percival
Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Dale Scott · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Willy Aybar | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Bartlett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Fernando Perez | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jed Lowrie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike Lowell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Bailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Ortiz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dan Wheeler | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Troy Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daisuke Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
 Javier Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Manny Delcarmen | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hideki Okajima | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F78D+
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Carlos Pena: S9/L89S
- Cliff Floyd: K
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8LD
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F8LXD+
- Dustin Pedroia: S8/L8LM
- Kevin Youkilis: D8/F8LXD+.1-H
- Jason Bay: W
- Mike Lowell: 6/P8LS
Top 2
- Willy Aybar: 8/F78D
- Eric Hinske: 3/G3
- Dioner Navarro: S9/G34
- Gabe Gross: S9/G34.1-3
- Jason Bartlett: 3/P3F
Bot 2
- Mark Kotsay: 63/G6S
- Jason Varitek: 8/F8RM
- Jeff Bailey: K
Top 3
- Akinori Iwamura: S5/BG25-
- Ben Zobrist: W.1-2
- Carlos Pena: W.2-3;1-2
- Cliff Floyd: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Willy Aybar: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H;2-3
- Eric Hinske: 4/L4
- Dioner Navarro: 3/G34S
Bot 3
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8RS
- Jed Lowrie: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 46(1)3/GDP/G4+
Top 4
- Gabe Gross: S4/G3
- Jason Bartlett: D7/G5.1-H;B-3(THH)
- Akinori Iwamura: 3/G3
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Carlos Pena: W
- Cliff Floyd: K
Bot 4
- Kevin Youkilis: 53/G56
- Jason Bay: K
- Mike Lowell: HR/F7D+
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LM
Top 5
- Willy Aybar: S8/G4
- Eric Hinske: W.1-2
- Dioner Navarro: 31/G34S.2-3;1-2
- Gabe Gross: K
- Jason Bartlett: 4/P89S
Bot 5
- Jason Varitek: 5/P5
- Jeff Bailey: 6/P7LS
- Coco Crisp: S8/G6M
- Jed Lowrie: W.1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9D
Top 6
- Akinori Iwamura: S9/G34
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6S-.1-2
- Carlos Pena: 7/F7LMF
- Cliff Floyd: 43/G34S-
Bot 6
- Kevin Youkilis: 5/L5
- Jason Bay: K
- Mike Lowell: S6/G15-
- Mark Kotsay: K
Top 7
- Willy Aybar: S7/G56
- Fernando Perez: W.1-2
- Dioner Navarro: 9/F9D+.2-3
- Gabe Gross: 7/F7M
- Jason Bartlett: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 7
- Jason Varitek: 7/F7LM
- David Ortiz: 9/F89M
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8RD
Top 8
- Akinori Iwamura: 43/G34S
- Ben Zobrist: 63/G6
- Carlos Pena: K
Bot 8
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6M
- Kevin Youkilis: W
- Jason Bay: HR/L7D+.1-H
- Mike Lowell: 63/G6
Top 9
- Dan Johnson: HR/F89XD+
- Willy Aybar: 8/L8RM+
- Fernando Perez: D8/F78XD+
- Dioner Navarro: D7/L7LM.2-H
- Gabe Gross: 7/F78D
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G56
Bot 9
- Mark Kotsay: W
- Jason Varitek: K
- David Ortiz: 9/F9M
- Coco Crisp: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Coco Crisp: 4/P9S