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Boston Red Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-09-15 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 29772 · 72°F, dome · 3:20
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 13–5. Boston Red Sox put up 7 in the 4th. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the win. David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Video · ▶ 9/15/08: Red Sox 13 @ Rays 5 ↗ MLB Vault
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Scott Kazmir SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jerry Meals · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Paul Emmel · 3B: Jerry Crawford · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lowell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Bay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Jed Lowrie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Cash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Chris Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Cora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonathan Van Every | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Pena | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Hinske | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gabe Gross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fernando Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Willy Aybar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ben Zobrist | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Johnson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 John Jaso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Justin Ruggiano | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jonny Gomes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michel Hernandez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daisuke Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
 Chris Smith | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Timlin | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Pauley | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scott Kazmir | 3.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 Mitch Talbot | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
 Juan Salas | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jason Hammel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Coco Crisp: W
- Dustin Pedroia: W.1-2
- David Ortiz: HR/F89D+.2-H;1-H
- Kevin Youkilis: 7/F7M
- Mike Lowell: HR/F7D+
- Jason Bay: K
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F8LD
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7M
- Jason Bartlett: K
- Carlos Pena: S6/P8RS
- Evan Longoria: W.1-2
- Cliff Floyd: 3/L3+
Top 2
- Jason Varitek: HP
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Coco Crisp: POCS2(134)
- Coco Crisp: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 2/P2F
Bot 2
- Dioner Navarro: 8/F8RD
- Eric Hinske: K
- Gabe Gross: 5/P5
Top 3
- David Ortiz: 2/P25F
- Kevin Youkilis: 9/F89D
- Mike Lowell: K
Bot 3
- Fernando Perez: K
- Akinori Iwamura: HR/L78D+
- Jason Bartlett: 43/G4S
- Carlos Pena: 31/G3
Top 4
- Jason Bay: HR/F8LXD+
- Jed Lowrie: W
- Jason Varitek: HR/F7LD+.1-H
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S3/G3
- Coco Crisp: D9/F89M.1-3
- Dustin Pedroia: S9/L89M.3-H;2-3
- David Ortiz: 46(1)/FO/G34+.3-H
- Kevin Youkilis: HR/F7D+.1-H
- Mike Lowell: 53/G5
- Jason Bay: K
Bot 4
- Evan Longoria: HP
- Cliff Floyd: 9/F9LM
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Eric Hinske: K
Top 5
- Jed Lowrie: W
- Jason Varitek: 36(1)1/GDP/G34
- Jacoby Ellsbury: HR/F9D+
- Coco Crisp: W
- Dustin Pedroia: 9/F9D
Bot 5
- Gabe Gross: W
- Fernando Perez: S3/G34S-.1-2
- Willy Aybar: 7/F78D
- Ben Zobrist: K
- Dan Johnson: K
Top 6
- David Ortiz: D7/F7LM
- Kevin Youkilis: D7/L7LM+.2-H
- Mike Lowell: HP
- Jason Bay: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Jed Lowrie: W
- Jason Varitek: K
Bot 6
- John Jaso: S9/L9LS
- Cliff Floyd: 8/F8LM
- Justin Ruggiano: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Eric Hinske: 3/G3
- Jonny Gomes: K
Top 7
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4S
- Coco Crisp: 31/G3+
- Kevin Cash: W
- Chris Carter: 9/L89D+
Bot 7
- Fernando Perez: K
- Willy Aybar: S9/G34
- Ben Zobrist: 7/F78M
- Dan Johnson: HR/L9D+.1-H
- John Jaso: K
Top 8
- Jeff Bailey: K
- Alex Cora: W
- David Ross: 7/F78D
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F8LM
Bot 8
- Michel Hernandez: 43/G4
- Justin Ruggiano: W
- Eric Hinske: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 9
- Jonathan Van Every: K
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 31/G3
- Coco Crisp: 8/L8LD+
Bot 9
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Fernando Perez: 3/G3
- Willy Aybar: W
- Ben Zobrist: 43/G4
Notes & reviews
- Bay's fly ball landed in the 'C' ring catwalk for a ground rule home run
- Debut game for Mitch Talbot