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Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox

2013-10-04 · 2013 Division Series · Game 1 of 4 Game 2 ▶ · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 38177 · 63°F · Wind 3 mph L to R · 3:33

Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 12–2. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Jon Lester earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TBA	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4
BOS	0	0	0	5	3	0	0	4		12	14

W: Jon Lester L: Matt Moore SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Chris Guccione · 1B: Eric Cooper · 2B: Dana DeMuth · 3B: Paul Emmel · LF: Mike Winters · RF: Larry Vanover

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Desmond Jennings	3	0	0	0	1	2
Ben Zobrist	4	1	1	1	0	1
Wil Myers	4	0	0	0	0	1
Evan Longoria	2	0	0	0	1	1
Delmon Young	3	0	1	0	0	0
Sean Rodriguez	3	1	1	1	0	0
Yunel Escobar	4	0	0	0	0	1
James Loney	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jose Lobaton	3	0	0	0	0	1
David DeJesus	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kelly Johnson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Matt Joyce	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacoby Ellsbury	5	1	2	1	0	1
Shane Victorino	4	1	3	2	0	1
Dustin Pedroia	5	2	2	0	0	1
David Ortiz	4	2	1	0	1	0
Mike Napoli	4	1	1	1	1	1
Jonny Gomes	4	2	1	2	1	1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	4	1	2	3	1	2
Stephen Drew	5	1	1	1	0	2
Will Middlebrooks	3	1	1	1	1	0

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Moore	4.1	8	2	4
Wesley Wright	0.1	1	1	1
Chris Archer	1.1	1	0	2
Alex Torres	1.0	0	0	2
Jamey Wright	1.0	4	2	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jon Lester	7.2	3	3	7
Junichi Tazawa	0.1	0	0	0
Ryan Dempster	1.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Desmond Jennings: K
Ben Zobrist: K
Wil Myers: K

Bot 1

Jacoby Ellsbury: 63/G
Shane Victorino: HP
Dustin Pedroia: 8/F
David Ortiz: SB2
David Ortiz: 63/G

Top 2

Evan Longoria: K
Delmon Young: 4/P-
Sean Rodriguez: HR/78/F
Yunel Escobar: 53/G+

Bot 2

Mike Napoli: K
Jonny Gomes: 7/L
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: W
Stephen Drew: WP.1-2
Stephen Drew: 63/G+

Top 3

James Loney: 43/G
Jose Lobaton: 8/F
Desmond Jennings: 9/F

Bot 3

Will Middlebrooks: 9/F
Jacoby Ellsbury: 31/G
Shane Victorino: K

Top 4

Ben Zobrist: HR/7/L
Wil Myers: 9/F
Evan Longoria: W
Delmon Young: S7/G+.1-2
Sean Rodriguez: 7/F
Yunel Escobar: 3/P3F

Bot 4

Dustin Pedroia: S8/G
David Ortiz: DGR/9/F.1-3
Mike Napoli: 4/P
Jonny Gomes: D8/F7DW.3-H;2-H
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
Stephen Drew: S3/G.2-H
Will Middlebrooks: D7/L.1-H
Jacoby Ellsbury: K+PB.2-3;B-1
Shane Victorino: S9/G+.3-H(UR);1-2
Dustin Pedroia: 43/G

Top 5

James Loney: 43/G+
Jose Lobaton: 8/F
Desmond Jennings: K

Bot 5

David Ortiz: 13/G
Mike Napoli: D7/L
Jonny Gomes: IW
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: D7/F.2-H;1-H
Stephen Drew: K
Will Middlebrooks: IW
Jacoby Ellsbury: S18/L.2-H;1-2
Shane Victorino: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Dustin Pedroia: K

Top 6

Ben Zobrist: 7/F
Wil Myers: 8/F
Evan Longoria: 43/G

Bot 6

David Ortiz: 43/G
Mike Napoli: 63/G
Jonny Gomes: K

Top 7

Delmon Young: 63/G
Sean Rodriguez: 7/F
Yunel Escobar: K

Bot 7

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
Stephen Drew: K
Will Middlebrooks: 43/G

Top 8

James Loney: W
Jose Lobaton: K
Desmond Jennings: W.1-2
Ben Zobrist: 9/F
Wil Myers: 9/F

Bot 8

Jacoby Ellsbury: S7/F-
Shane Victorino: SB2
Shane Victorino: S7/G.2-H
Dustin Pedroia: S8/L.1-3
David Ortiz: W.1-2
Mike Napoli: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jonny Gomes: 6(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S9/L.3-H
Stephen Drew: 13/G

Top 9

David DeJesus: K
Kelly Johnson: T8/F
Matt Joyce: K
Yunel Escobar: 43/G

Notes & reviews

RF Wil Myers called for the ball as he moved toward the warning track in front of the Red Sox bullpen; at the last second, he inexplicably stepped forward and let the ball drop behind him and it bounced into the bullpen for a ground-rule double
Drive high off left field wall; carom retrieved by CF Jennings

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