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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox

2020-08-10 · Night game · Fenway Park · 91°F, cloudy · Wind 7 mph to CF · 4:24

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Boston Red Sox 8–7. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts doubles (4) on a fly ball to left fielder Austin Meadows. Alex Verdugo scores. J.D. Martinez to 3rd. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 6th — Ji-Man Choi singles on a ground ball to right fielder Kevin Pillar. Michael Perez scores. Yandy Diaz to 3rd. The game's biggest swing came in the 7th: Kevin Kiermaier doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Alex Verdugo. Yoshi Tsutsugo scores. Manuel Margot scores — worth 21% in win probability.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	1	0	2	1	1	2	1	0	8	16
BOS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	7	12

W: Aaron Loup L: Jeffrey Springs SV: Andrew Kittredge

Umpires — HP: Stu Scheurwater · 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt · 2B: Vic Carapazza · 3B: Joe West · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Meadows	4	0	2	0	2	0
Brandon Lowe	6	0	1	0	0	2
Yandy Diaz	4	1	0	0	2	1
Ji-Man Choi	3	0	1	1	2	2
Joey Wendle	3	0	1	1	0	1
Yoshi Tsutsugo	4	2	1	0	0	1
Manuel Margot	4	2	4	1	1	0
Kevin Kiermaier	4	1	2	3	1	1
Michael Perez	5	1	2	2	0	0
Jose Martinez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Willy Adames	1	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Brosseau	1	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kevin Pillar	5	0	0	0	0	2
Alex Verdugo	4	1	1	0	1	1
J. D. Martinez	4	2	3	1	1	0
Xander Bogaerts	5	1	1	1	0	1
Michael Chavis	5	1	1	1	0	2
Kevin Plawecki	4	1	3	2	0	0
Jose Peraza	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jackie Bradley	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jonathan Arauz	4	0	3	2	0	0
Andrew Benintendi	0	1	0	0	1	0
Christian Vazquez	0	0	0	0	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Yarbrough	4.1	5	2	1
Chaz Roe	1.1	3	0	0
Aaron Loup	1.0	1	0	3
Pete Fairbanks	1.0	1	1	2
Jose Alvarado	0.2	1	1	0
Andrew Kittredge	0.2	1	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ryan Brasier	1.0	1	1	1
Colten Brewer	3.0	5	2	2
Marcus Walden	0.2	1	2	2
Jeffrey Springs	1.1	5	1	1
Phillips Valdez	2.0	3	2	2
Dylan Covey	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Austin Meadows: 43/G34
Brandon Lowe: D9/L9LD+
Yandy Diaz: K
Ji-Man Choi: W
Joey Wendle: 13/G13

Bot 1

Kevin Pillar: 7/L7D+
Alex Verdugo: S9/L89S
J. D. Martinez: W.1-2
Xander Bogaerts: D7/L7D.2-H;1-3
Michael Chavis: 63/G56S-.3-H;2-3
Kevin Plawecki: S9/G34.3-H
Jose Peraza: 4/P4MD

Top 2

Yoshi Tsutsugo: 63/G6MS+
Manuel Margot: D8/L8XD
Kevin Kiermaier: S9/G34.2-H;BX2(96)
Michael Perez: 8/L89XD+

Bot 2

Jackie Bradley: 43/G34
Jonathan Arauz: 8/L8XD
Kevin Pillar: K

Top 3

Austin Meadows: W
Brandon Lowe: SB2
Brandon Lowe: K
Yandy Diaz: 9/F9
Ji-Man Choi: W
Joey Wendle: K.BX1(23)

Bot 3

Alex Verdugo: 53/G56
J. D. Martinez: HR/F7D
Xander Bogaerts: 43/G4MD
Michael Chavis: 43/G4

Top 4

Yoshi Tsutsugo: E4/G34D+.B-1
Manuel Margot: S4/P89S.1-2
Kevin Kiermaier: 16(1)/FO/G1S-.2-3;B-1
Michael Perez: SB2
Michael Perez: S8/L8S.3-H(UR);2-H
Austin Meadows: D7/F8XD.1XH(762);B-3
Brandon Lowe: 3/G3

Bot 4

Kevin Plawecki: 63/G6D
Jose Peraza: 9/L9D
Jackie Bradley: 63/G6M+

Top 5

Yandy Diaz: W
Ji-Man Choi: K
Joey Wendle: T8/L8XD.1-H
Yoshi Tsutsugo: K
Manuel Margot: W
Kevin Kiermaier: SB2
Kevin Kiermaier: K

Bot 5

Jonathan Arauz: S8/L8
Kevin Pillar: 14(1)/FO/G1-.B-1
Alex Verdugo: WP.1-2
Alex Verdugo: W
J. D. Martinez: S8/F89S.2-3;1-2
Xander Bogaerts: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 6

Michael Perez: S8/L8
Austin Meadows: 9/L9
Brandon Lowe: 5/P5DF/FL
Yandy Diaz: W.1-2
Ji-Man Choi: S9/G3.2-H;1-3
Jose Martinez: 53/G5

Bot 6

Michael Chavis: D7/L7LD
Kevin Plawecki: S9/L9LS.2-H
Jose Peraza: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Jackie Bradley: K

Top 7

Yoshi Tsutsugo: S9/G3
Manuel Margot: S7/G6.1-2
Kevin Kiermaier: D7/L78D+.2-H;1-H
Michael Perez: 8/F8
Austin Meadows: SB3
Austin Meadows: W
Brandon Lowe: K
Yandy Diaz: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Jonathan Arauz: S7/L7D+
Kevin Pillar: K
Alex Verdugo: K
J. D. Martinez: 64(1)/FO/G6.B-1

Top 8

Yandy Diaz: 43/G4M
Ji-Man Choi: K
Willy Adames: S7/L7+
Mike Brosseau: S7/L78S.1-2
Manuel Margot: D7/L7LD.2-H;1-3
Kevin Kiermaier: W
Michael Perez: 3/G3

Bot 8

Xander Bogaerts: K
Michael Chavis: K
Kevin Plawecki: S9/G3
Andrew Benintendi: WP.1-2
Andrew Benintendi: W
Christian Vazquez: W.2-3;1-2
Jonathan Arauz: S8/L78.3-H;2-H;1-3
Kevin Pillar: 54(1)/FO/G56.B-1

Top 9

Austin Meadows: S8/L89D
Brandon Lowe: 46(1)3/GDP/G34
Yandy Diaz: 63/G6

Bot 9

Alex Verdugo: 2/P2F-/FL
J. D. Martinez: S7/L78
Xander Bogaerts: 9/L9LD
Michael Chavis: K

Notes & reviews

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Red Sox challenged call that Perez was safe at home; call overturned - out trying to score
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Rays challenged call that Meadows was out at 2nd; call upheld - caught stealing
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On-field Delay.
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