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Boston Red Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2008-09-17 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 36048 · 72°F, dome · Wind from LF · 3:16
Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox 10–3. Tampa Bay Rays put up 3 in the 1st. Grant Balfour earned the win. David Ortiz went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| TBA | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
W: Grant Balfour L: Tim Wakefield SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Paul Emmel · 1B: Jerry Crawford · 2B: Jerry Meals · 3B: Gary Darling · 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 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jed Lowrie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Sean Casey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Cash | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Bailey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jason Bartlett | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Pena | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Evan Longoria | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willy Aybar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dioner Navarro | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Justin Ruggiano | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Gabe Gross | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Fernando Perez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Wakefield | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
 Devern Hansack | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Javier Lopez | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 David Aardsma | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Delcarmen | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Hideki Okajima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 David Pauley | 0.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Chris Smith | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Matt Garza | 4.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Grant Balfour | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 J. P. Howell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chad Bradford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S7
- Dustin Pedroia: 8/F8RD
- David Ortiz: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Kevin Youkilis: 4/P4D
- Mark Kotsay: K
Bot 1
- Akinori Iwamura: S3/G34
- Jason Bartlett: SB2
- Jason Bartlett: S7/L7S+.2-3
- Carlos Pena: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8RD
- Willy Aybar: SB2
- Willy Aybar: HR/F7D+.2-H
- Dioner Navarro: 43/G4
Top 2
- Jed Lowrie: 6/P6M-
- Sean Casey: 8/L8RM+
- Coco Crisp: 3/G3+
Bot 2
- Justin Ruggiano: K
- Gabe Gross: HR/F89D+
- Fernando Perez: HR/F7LD+
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Jason Bartlett: 3/P3F
Top 3
- Kevin Cash: K
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S3/G34+
- Dustin Pedroia: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 3
- Carlos Pena: 13/G13
- Evan Longoria: D7/L7LS+
- Willy Aybar: S4/G4M.2-H;B-2(TH)
- Dioner Navarro: PO2(E1).2-3
- Dioner Navarro: W
- Justin Ruggiano: K
- Gabe Gross: E1/G13.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
- Fernando Perez: S9/L8RS.2-H(UR);1-3
- Akinori Iwamura: W.1-2
- Jason Bartlett: 13/G13
Top 4
- David Ortiz: HR/F9D+
- Kevin Youkilis: W
- Mark Kotsay: 2/P25F
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Sean Casey: 43/G4D+
Bot 4
- Carlos Pena: 43/G34D
- Evan Longoria: 8/F8LD
- Willy Aybar: S1/P6M-
- Dioner Navarro: 9/L9M+
Top 5
- Coco Crisp: 6/P
- Kevin Cash: W
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 46(1)/FO/G4M
- Dustin Pedroia: S7/G56+.1-2
- David Ortiz: 8/F8LXD+
Bot 5
- Justin Ruggiano: K
- Gabe Gross: K
- Fernando Perez: 43/G4
Top 6
- Kevin Youkilis: D4/F9LS
- Mark Kotsay: 6/P6D
- Jed Lowrie: K
- Sean Casey: 8/F8LD
Bot 6
- Akinori Iwamura: 63/G6
- Jason Bartlett: 63/G6
- Carlos Pena: W
- Evan Longoria: K
Top 7
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8LM
- Jeff Bailey: K
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G34
Bot 7
- Willy Aybar: 3/P4S
- Dioner Navarro: K
- Justin Ruggiano: K
Top 8
- Dustin Pedroia: 53/G56
- David Ortiz: 8/F89XD
- Kevin Youkilis: 9/F89M
Bot 8
- Gabe Gross: S5/G56
- Fernando Perez: HP.1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Jason Bartlett: S7/L7S+.2-H;1-2
- Carlos Pena: S7/L7S+.2-H;1-2
- Evan Longoria: 8/L8RD+.2-3
- Willy Aybar: 9/F89D
Top 9
- Mark Kotsay: 9/L89M+
- Jed Lowrie: 3/L34+
- Sean Casey: HP
- Coco Crisp: 8/F8LXD