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Boston Red Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-09-16 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 32079 · 72°F, dome · Wind to CF · 2:51
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Dan Wheeler earned the win. Carlos Pena went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| TBA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
W: Dan Wheeler L: Justin Masterson SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gary Darling · 1B: Paul Emmel · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Jerry Meals · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Lowell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jason Varitek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Coco Crisp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Bartlett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Cliff Floyd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Hinske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Justin Ruggiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Josh Beckett | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 Justin Masterson | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Andy Sonnanstine | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Dan Wheeler | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 31/G3+
- Dustin Pedroia: S6/G6
- David Ortiz: 8/F89M
- Kevin Youkilis: K
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: 7/F7M
- Jason Bartlett: 63/G6
- Carlos Pena: K
Top 2
- Mike Lowell: W
- Mark Kotsay: K
- Jed Lowrie: S9/L9S.1-2
- Jason Varitek: K
- Coco Crisp: K
Bot 2
- Evan Longoria: K
- Cliff Floyd: 7/L7M+
- Dioner Navarro: 9/L9M+
Top 3
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 43/G4+
- Dustin Pedroia: 9/F89S-
- David Ortiz: 8/F89XD
Bot 3
- Eric Hinske: 43/G4-
- Gabe Gross: 43/G34
- Fernando Perez: K
Top 4
- Kevin Youkilis: 63/G56-
- Mike Lowell: 4/P8RS
- Mark Kotsay: 9/F89S
Bot 4
- Akinori Iwamura: 53/G5-
- Jason Bartlett: 53/G5S-
- Carlos Pena: 4/L34D-
Top 5
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Jason Varitek: W
- Coco Crisp: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 5
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8LD+
- Cliff Floyd: S9/G34+
- Dioner Navarro: W.1-2
- Eric Hinske: K
- Gabe Gross: K
Top 6
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S4/G4MS-
- Dustin Pedroia: E5/FO/G5.1-2
- David Ortiz: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: 7/SF/F78D.3-H(UR)
- Mike Lowell: 3/P34-
Bot 6
- Fernando Perez: 2/BP2RF-
- Akinori Iwamura: S7
- Jason Bartlett: 14(1)3/GDP/G15
Top 7
- Mark Kotsay: 8/F8LXD
- Jed Lowrie: 8/F8RD
- Jason Varitek: 5/P5F
Bot 7
- Carlos Pena: HR/F7D
- Evan Longoria: K
- Cliff Floyd: 3/G
- Dioner Navarro: 63/G6MS-
Top 8
- Coco Crisp: 8/F89XD
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S6/G6M-
- Dustin Pedroia: CS2(24)
- Dustin Pedroia: 4/P34D-
Bot 8
- Justin Ruggiano: HP
- Gabe Gross: 3/G3S+.1-2
- Fernando Perez: K
- Akinori Iwamura: 8/F8LXD
Top 9
- David Ortiz: 63/G4
- Kevin Youkilis: 13/G15-
- Mike Lowell: S7
- Mark Kotsay: W.1-2
- Jed Lowrie: K
Bot 9
- Jason Bartlett: S9/P3D-
- Carlos Pena: W.1-2
- Evan Longoria: K
- Cliff Floyd: HP.2-3;1-2
- Dioner Navarro: S8/F8RXD+.3-H;2-3;1-2