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Boston Red Sox @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2021-10-08 · 2021 Division Series · Game 2 of 4 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 37616 · 72°F, dome · 3:56
Boston Red Sox defeated Tampa Bay Rays 14–6. Boston Red Sox opened the scoring in the 1st — Xander Bogaerts singles on a ground ball to right fielder Manuel Margot. Kyle Schwarber scores. Enrique Hernandez to 3rd. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 1st — Jordan Luplow hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Wander Franco scores. Nelson Cruz scores. Yandy Diaz scores. Boston Red Sox took the lead in the 5th — J.D. Martinez homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Rafael Devers scores. Xander Bogaerts scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 1st: Jordan Luplow hits a grand slam (1) to left field. Wander Franco scores. Nelson Cruz scores. Yandy Diaz scores — worth 24% in win probability.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 20 | |
| TBA | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
W: Tanner Houck L: Collin McHugh SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: D.J. Reyburn · 1B: Sam Holbrook · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Greg Gibson · LF: Brian Knight · RF: Dan Bellino
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Schwarber | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Enrique Hernandez | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Devers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
 Xander Bogaerts | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Alex Verdugo | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 J. D. Martinez | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Hunter Renfroe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Christian Vazquez | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Christian Arroyo | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Dalbec | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Randy Arozarena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Wander Franco | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Lowe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Nelson Cruz | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Yandy Diaz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jordan Luplow | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Manuel Margot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Zunino | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kevin Kiermaier | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ji-Man Choi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Austin Meadows | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Francisco Mejia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chris Sale | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
 Tanner Houck | 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
 Ryan Brasier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Hansel Robles | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Matt Barnes | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Baz | 2.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
 Collin McHugh | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Matt Wisler | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 David Robertson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Michael Wacha | 2.2 | 9 | 0 | 4 |
 J. T. Chargois | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Kyle Schwarber: W
- Enrique Hernandez: D7/G5.1-3
- Rafael Devers: K
- Xander Bogaerts: S9/G34.3-H;2-3
- Alex Verdugo: S8/L8D+.3-H;1-2
- J. D. Martinez: S9/L9.2-3;1-2
- Hunter Renfroe: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 1
- Randy Arozarena: S7/G6+
- Wander Franco: S9/G34.1-2
- Brandon Lowe: K
- Nelson Cruz: W.2-3;1-2
- Yandy Diaz: S9/G34+.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jordan Luplow: HR/F7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Manuel Margot: 9/F9LS
- Mike Zunino: K
Top 2
- Christian Vazquez: S9/L89
- Christian Arroyo: 53/G56.1-2
- Kyle Schwarber: K
- Enrique Hernandez: PB.2-3
- Enrique Hernandez: 63/G6+
Bot 2
- Kevin Kiermaier: 8/F8XD
- Randy Arozarena: K
- Wander Franco: 7/L7D+
Top 3
- Rafael Devers: 8/L78XD+
- Xander Bogaerts: HR/F7D
- Alex Verdugo: HR/F9D
- J. D. Martinez: 9/F9D
- Hunter Renfroe: 7/F78S
Bot 3
- Brandon Lowe: K
- Nelson Cruz: K
- Yandy Diaz: K
Top 4
- Christian Vazquez: K
- Christian Arroyo: K.BX1(23)
- Kyle Schwarber: 63/G4D
Bot 4
- Ji-Man Choi: 63/G4MD+
- Manuel Margot: K
- Mike Zunino: 53/G5
Top 5
- Enrique Hernandez: HR/L7D
- Rafael Devers: W
- Xander Bogaerts: S7/L7.1-2
- Alex Verdugo: 9/L89XD.2-3
- J. D. Martinez: HR/F8XD.3-H;1-H
- Hunter Renfroe: K
- Christian Vazquez: 53/G5
Bot 5
- Kevin Kiermaier: 7/F7LF/FL
- Randy Arozarena: 53/G5
- Wander Franco: S8/G6M+
- Brandon Lowe: 43/G34
Top 6
- Christian Arroyo: 9/F9D
- Kyle Schwarber: K
- Enrique Hernandez: D8/F8XD+
- Rafael Devers: W
- Xander Bogaerts: 3/P2F/FL
Bot 6
- Nelson Cruz: 7/F7LDF/FL
- Yandy Diaz: 9/F9D
- Ji-Man Choi: HR/F78XD
- Manuel Margot: 8/F8D
Top 7
- Alex Verdugo: S6/G6+
- J. D. Martinez: S9/L9.1-2
- Hunter Renfroe: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Christian Vazquez: S9/G3.3-H
- Christian Arroyo: 2/BP23
Bot 7
- Mike Zunino: K
- Kevin Kiermaier: K
- Randy Arozarena: K
Top 8
- Kyle Schwarber: K
- Enrique Hernandez: DGR/L7LD
- Rafael Devers: HR/F8XD.2-H
- Xander Bogaerts: K
- Alex Verdugo: 3/G3
Bot 8
- Wander Franco: K
- Brandon Lowe: K
- Nelson Cruz: S4/G6MS-
- Yandy Diaz: 8/F89XD
Top 9
- J. D. Martinez: D7/L7LD
- Hunter Renfroe: S9/L9.2-3
- Christian Vazquez: S56/G6.3-H;1-2
- Christian Arroyo: K
- Bobby Dalbec: WP.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Dalbec: K
- Enrique Hernandez: S8/L89D.3-H;2-H
- Rafael Devers: 9/L9D+
Bot 9
- Ji-Man Choi: S9/L89
- Austin Meadows: K
- Francisco Mejia: W.1-2
- Kevin Kiermaier: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3;B-1
- Randy Arozarena: W.1-2
- Wander Franco: 56(1)/FO/G6D.B-1
Notes & reviews
- Umpire review of ball hit by Choi; call upheld - home run