MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/05/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2010 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (71-63) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 11 2
Tampa Bay Rays (62-73) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Red Sox Accelerate to Late Win Over Rays
The Boston Red Sox faced a tough opponent in Tampa Bay pitcher Scott Kazmir, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Tropicana Field by a final score of 4-3. Kazmir went 6 innings and allowed 1 run. The save went to Jonathan Papelbon, number 30 for him. Boston is 71-63 and Tampa Bay, with the loss, 62-73.

Boston used the timely hitting of Jim Rice to seize the win. The pinch hitter stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Red Sox on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"We'll put this win in the can," said Rice, "and go after the next one."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Collins 3B 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .244 3 35
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 14 59
   c-J. Rice PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .162 2 6
   e-K. Youkilis 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
M. Betts CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .269 21 75
T. Williams DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .309 23 80
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .304 21 93
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .224 7 31
D. Ortiz 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .208 8 35
   d-M. Greenwell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 5 18
D. Evans RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
B. Mueller 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 5 14
   a-N. Garciaparra PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .136 0 4
   b-D. Pedroia 2B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 10 42
Totals 36 4 11 3 1 10 16      
a - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for B. Mueller in the 7th
b - D. Pedroia substituted for N. Garciaparra in the 7th
c - J. Rice pinch hit for C. Yastrzemski in the 9th
d - M. Greenwell substituted for D. Ortiz in the 9th
e - K. Youkilis substituted for J. Rice in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts 2 (40, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off J. McGee, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Betts (44, 8th Inning off J. McGee, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Evans (1, 2nd Inning off S. Kazmir, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Collins 2 , J. Rice , M. Betts 3 , X. Bogaerts 4 , D. Ortiz , D. Evans 4 , N. Garciaparra
2-out RBI: J. Rice , X. Bogaerts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Fisk , B. Mueller
GIDP: D. Evans
Sac Fly: D. Ortiz
Hit by Pitch: C. Fisk
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: X. Bogaerts 2 (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .245 10 41
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .210 10 44
Y. Díaz 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .345 18 71
   a-C. Kotchman 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Zobrist 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .232 13 43
G. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .186 2 13
D. Martinez RF 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 .232 8 46
A. Huff 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .181 2 7
J. Lugo SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .215 3 35
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .247 10 34
Totals 36 3 8 3 1 10 20      
a - C. Kotchman substituted for Y. Díaz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Y. Díaz (28, 1st Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Zobrist (25, 3rd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Lugo (15, 6th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , Y. Díaz 2 , B. Zobrist 4 , A. Huff , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro
2-out RBI: B. Zobrist , J. Lugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , B. Zobrist , A. Huff , D. Navarro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (45)
CS: B. Zobrist (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lugo-Zobrist-Díaz)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Leonard 6.1 8 3 2 1 8 0 104 3.60   
H. Slocumb W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
J. Papelbon SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 54
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 29, H. Slocumb 5, J. Papelbon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 5-5, H. Slocumb 2-2, J. Papelbon 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 104-77, H. Slocumb 19-14, J. Papelbon 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Slocumb 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kazmir 6.0 5 1 1 1 9 0 94 5.47   
J. McGee H (8) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 23 3.95   
J. Howell L (4-5), BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 17 3.79   
R. Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kazmir 66
Batters Faced: S. Kazmir 25, J. McGee 7, J. Howell 6, R. Hernandez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kazmir 3-6, J. McGee 3-0, J. Howell 3-0, R. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kazmir 94-60, J. McGee 23-18, J. Howell 17-11, R. Hernandez 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. McGee 1-0 , J. Howell 1-0 , R. Hernandez 1-0
WP: S. Kazmir
Hit Batsmen: S. Kazmir
Balk: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Kazmir
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 26557
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