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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox

2009-09-13 · Night game · Fenway Park · Att: 37271 · 78°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph to RF · 2:35

Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4–0. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 6th. Jon Lester earned the win. Jason Bay went 1-for-4 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	4
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1		4	7

W: Jon Lester L: James Shields SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Marvin Hudson · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Kevin Causey · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jason Bartlett	4	0	0	1
Carl Crawford	4	0	0	0
Evan Longoria	3	1	1	0
Ben Zobrist	3	1	1	1
Willy Aybar	4	0	0	3
Gabe Kapler	3	1	1	1
Dioner Navarro	2	1	0	0
B. J. Upton	3	0	0	1
Fernando Perez	2	0	0	1
Pat Burrell	1	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dustin Pedroia	4	0	1	0	0	0
Victor Martinez	4	0	1	0	0	2
J. D. Drew	1	2	1	0	3	0
Jason Bay	4	1	1	1	0	2
David Ortiz	3	0	1	0	1	1
Mike Lowell	4	1	1	1	0	1
Jason Varitek	4	0	1	2	0	0
Alex Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
James Shields	6.0	6	3	6
Lance Cormier	1.1	1	1	0
Dan Wheeler	0.2	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	8.0	2	3	7
Billy Wagner	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jason Bartlett: 7/F7LS
Carl Crawford: 53/G6S
Evan Longoria: 63/G6

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 3/G34S
Dustin Pedroia: 3/G34
Victor Martinez: K

Top 2

Ben Zobrist: 7/F7D+
Willy Aybar: K
Gabe Kapler: S7
Dioner Navarro: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Bot 2

J. D. Drew: W
Jason Bay: K
David Ortiz: DGR/F9LD+.1-3
Mike Lowell: 53/G56.3-H
Jason Varitek: 31/G3+

Top 3

B. J. Upton: K
Fernando Perez: K
Jason Bartlett: K

Bot 3

Alex Gonzalez: K
Jacoby Ellsbury: 4/L4D
Dustin Pedroia: 1/L13+

Top 4

Carl Crawford: 3/G34S
Evan Longoria: W
Ben Zobrist: K
Willy Aybar: SB2
Willy Aybar: K

Bot 4

Victor Martinez: S9/L4D
J. D. Drew: W.1-2
Jason Bay: K
David Ortiz: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Lowell: 5/L5
Jason Varitek: 13/G13

Top 5

Gabe Kapler: W
Dioner Navarro: 3/SH/BG34S+.1-2
B. J. Upton: 53/G56
Fernando Perez: 53/G56

Bot 5

Alex Gonzalez: 63/G6
Jacoby Ellsbury: 31/G34
Dustin Pedroia: S5/G25-
Victor Martinez: K

Top 6

Jason Bartlett: 53/G56S+
Carl Crawford: 43/G4S-
Evan Longoria: 4/F8RS-

Bot 6

J. D. Drew: S7/L6D
Jason Bay: 8/F8LM
David Ortiz: K
Mike Lowell: D7/L7LM+.1-3
Jason Varitek: S9/G3.3-H;2-H
Alex Gonzalez: 7/L78S

Top 7

Ben Zobrist: W
Willy Aybar: 9/L9M
Gabe Kapler: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 7

Jacoby Ellsbury: HP
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4.1-2
Victor Martinez: 7/F78M
J. D. Drew: W
Jason Bay: CS2(24)

Top 8

Dioner Navarro: S7/L6D
B. J. Upton: WP.1-2
B. J. Upton: 8/F8LXD+.2-3
Pat Burrell: K
Jason Bartlett: 7/F78S

Bot 8

Jason Bay: HR/F9LD+
David Ortiz: 9/L9D+
Mike Lowell: K
Jason Varitek: 6/F6D-

Top 9

Carl Crawford: 3/G34S
Evan Longoria: DGR/F9D+
Ben Zobrist: S9/F9S-.2-3
Willy Aybar: K
Gabe Kapler: K

Notes & reviews

Rays pinch hitter Pat Burrell ejected by HP umpire Lance Barksdale for arguing the check swing call on strike three; the first words out of his mouth got him tossed

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