MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/06/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2030 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (72-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1
Tampa Bay Rays (62-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Red Sox Take Tight Tango, 2-0
Spirited fans greeted the Tampa Bay Rays for their clash with the Boston Red Sox.

Wilson Alvarez pitched well, but the Tampa Bay Rays still fell short, losing, 2-0, to the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. Tom Gordon earned the win in relief. The right-hander allowed no runs on 1 hit in 2 innings. He upped his record to 5-2.

Boston needed the clutch hitting of Ted Williams to notch the win. The designated hitter hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Red Sox on top, 2-0. For the game, Williams had 1 home run and 1 single in 3 at-bats.

"Helping the team win is what it's all about," said Williams.

The second-place Red Sox now sit at 72-63.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .257 10 42
J. Collins 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 3 35
M. Betts CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 21 75
T. Williams DH 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .311 24 82
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303 21 93
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .251 14 59
K. Youkilis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 0 1
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .223 7 31
M. Greenwell RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .231 5 18
   a-D. Evans RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 1 7 6      
a - D. Evans substituted for M. Greenwell in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Williams (24, 9th Inning off D. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Pedroia , M. Betts , T. Williams 5 , X. Bogaerts
2-out RBI: T. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: X. Bogaerts
Sac Bunt: J. Collins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lester (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Youkilis)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .245 10 41
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 10 44
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .343 18 71
B. Lowe DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .229 25 78
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .236 16 59
B. Zobrist 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .230 13 43
D. Martinez RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .230 8 46
J. Lugo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .213 3 35
D. Navarro C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 10 34
Totals 30 0 4 0 4 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Longoria (25, 9th Inning off J. Papelbon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , K. Kiermaier , E. Longoria 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Díaz , D. Martinez 2 , J. Lugo 2
GIDP: Y. Díaz
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (46) , E. Longoria (14)
CS: C. Crawford (5)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Lester 6.0 2 0 0 4 4 0 97 3.62   
T. Gordon W (5-2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.81   
J. Papelbon SV (31) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 68
Batters Faced: J. Lester 23, T. Gordon 7, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-6, T. Gordon 1-3, J. Papelbon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 97-61, T. Gordon 29-18, J. Papelbon 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gordon 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez L (9-12) 8.2 3 1 1 1 7 0 108 4.28   
D. Wheeler 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 10 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 80
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 30, D. Wheeler 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 10-9, D. Wheeler 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 108-74, D. Wheeler 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wilson Alvarez
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 30905
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