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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox

2017-04-15 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 36686 · 69°F, cloudy · Wind 23 mph to CF · 2:54

Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 2–1. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 2nd — Mitch Moreland homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. The game's biggest swing came in the 8th: Evan Longoria grounds into a double play, third baseman Pablo Sandoval to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Mitch Moreland. Corey Dickerson out at 2nd. Evan Longoria out at 1st — worth 22% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3
BOS	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		2	6

W: Chris Sale L: Tommy Hunter SV: Craig Kimbrel

Umpires — HP: John Tumpane · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Angel Hernandez · 3B: Lance Barksdale · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Steven Souza	3	0	1	0	1	2
Peter Bourjos	3	0	0	0	0	2
Evan Longoria	4	0	1	1	0	1
Rickie Weeks	3	0	0	0	1	3
Derek Norris	3	0	0	0	0	1
Logan Morrison	4	0	1	0	0	0
Daniel Robertson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Kevin Kiermaier	2	1	0	0	1	1
Tim Beckham	2	0	0	0	0	2
Brad Miller	1	0	0	0	0	1
Corey Dickerson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shane Peterson	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dustin Pedroia	3	0	1	0	1	1
Andrew Benintendi	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mookie Betts	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hanley Ramirez	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mitch Moreland	4	2	3	1	0	1
Xander Bogaerts	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pablo Sandoval	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Young	2	0	1	0	1	1
Sandy Leon	3	0	0	1	0	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Odorizzi	1.0	1	0	0
Erasmo Ramirez	4.0	3	0	2
Tommy Hunter	1.1	2	1	1
Xavier Cedeno	0.2	0	1	0
Jumbo Diaz	1.0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chris Sale	7.0	3	3	12
Matt Barnes	1.0	0	2	1
Craig Kimbrel	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Steven Souza: K
Peter Bourjos: 9/F9S
Evan Longoria: 6/F7LS

Bot 1

Dustin Pedroia: S7/G56
Andrew Benintendi: 7/L78M
Mookie Betts: 8/L8RD+
Hanley Ramirez: 8/F8RD

Top 2

Rickie Weeks: K
Derek Norris: 8/F8LD
Logan Morrison: S98/F89D
Daniel Robertson: 53/G56

Bot 2

Mitch Moreland: HR/F9LD+
Xander Bogaerts: 7/F78M
Pablo Sandoval: 8/F8LXD+
Chris Young: K

Top 3

Kevin Kiermaier: W
Tim Beckham: K
Steven Souza: S7/L56D+.1-2
Peter Bourjos: K
Evan Longoria: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-3
Rickie Weeks: W.1-2
Derek Norris: K

Bot 3

Sandy Leon: 9/L9D+
Dustin Pedroia: K
Andrew Benintendi: 43/G34-

Top 4

Logan Morrison: 43/G4
Daniel Robertson: W
Kevin Kiermaier: 1(B)3(1)/LDP/L13

Bot 4

Mookie Betts: 13/G13S-
Hanley Ramirez: 9/F89M
Mitch Moreland: D7/F7D
Xander Bogaerts: 53/G56-

Top 5

Tim Beckham: K
Steven Souza: K
Peter Bourjos: K

Bot 5

Pablo Sandoval: 9/L89D+
Chris Young: S5/G5
Sandy Leon: 43/G34.1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G4MD+

Top 6

Evan Longoria: K/UREV
Rickie Weeks: K
Derek Norris: 53/G5+

Bot 6

Andrew Benintendi: K
Mookie Betts: 63/G6S-
Hanley Ramirez: 53/G5

Top 7

Logan Morrison: 3/L34-
Daniel Robertson: K
Kevin Kiermaier: K

Bot 7

Mitch Moreland: S8/L6MD+
Xander Bogaerts: S9/G4+.1-2
Pablo Sandoval: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3
Chris Young: W.1-2
Sandy Leon: 43/G4S-.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dustin Pedroia: IW
Andrew Benintendi: 63/G4

Top 8

Brad Miller: K
Steven Souza: W
Corey Dickerson: W.1-2
Evan Longoria: 54(1)3/GDP/G56

Bot 8

Mookie Betts: 53/G56+
Hanley Ramirez: 9/L9D+
Mitch Moreland: K

Top 9

Rickie Weeks: K
Shane Peterson: K
Logan Morrison: 53/G4M+

Notes & reviews

Rays pitcher Jake Odorizzi left the game due to an injured leg
replay,6,longe001,TBA,barrt901,BOS07,,N,M,TBA,N $Evan Longoria's fly down the RF line was caught by a fan who reached out over the wall; the play was ruled a foul ball and no fan interference but Rays manager Kevin Cash challenged the ruling; the call was upheld and the fan removed

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