MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/30/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2357 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (70-87) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 0
Boston Red Sox (81-76) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 0
Rays Hand Red Sox 5-1 Loss
Tampa Bay Rays starter James Shields was locked-in. He led his team to a win over the Boston Red Sox, 5-1. Shields, now 15-8, was the winner. In 7 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 1 run. Tampa Bay now sports a record of 70-87.

It could have been a different outcome for Tampa Bay, had it not been for Dave Martinez, the 32-year old right fielder . Martinez contributed a run-scoring ground out in the top of the first inning to put Tampa Bay up, 2-0.

"Helping the team win is what it's all about," said Martinez.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 4 1 2 0 1 2 2 .247 11 44
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .209 12 49
Y. Díaz 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .329 19 77
B. Lowe DH 4 1 2 1 1 2 1 .241 28 88
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 .237 19 69
D. Martinez RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .229 8 51
B. Zobrist 2B 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .217 14 45
J. Lugo SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .211 4 37
D. Navarro C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .236 11 39
Totals 36 5 9 5 4 14 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Navarro (16, 2nd Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe (29, 6th Inning off C. Young, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Martinez (20, 8th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lugo (17, 8th Inning off S. Atchison, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Crawford (22, 9th Inning off J. Papelbon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Zobrist (4, 8th Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (28, 8th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , Y. Díaz , B. Lowe 6 , D. Martinez 2 , B. Zobrist 3 , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro 2
2-out RBI: B. Zobrist , J. Lugo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , B. Lowe , B. Zobrist 2 , D. Navarro
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (53)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Longoria-Zobrist-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Collins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 4 41
M. Greenwell RF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .235 6 23
M. Betts CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .283 25 86
T. Williams DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .295 24 88
X. Bogaerts SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .300 23 106
D. Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 9 40
C. Yastrzemski LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 15 68
B. Mueller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .241 5 14
C. Fisk C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 7 32
Totals 32 1 6 0 3 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (48, 1st Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Greenwell (8, 4th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Greenwell 4 , M. Betts 3 , C. Yastrzemski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Williams , X. Bogaerts 2 , D. Ortiz
GIDP: C. Fisk
Team LOB: 7
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields W (15-8) 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 0 108 3.31   
J. Howell 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 25 3.96   
J. McGee 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 68
Batters Faced: J. Shields 27, J. Howell 5, J. McGee 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 6-7, J. Howell 1-0, J. McGee 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 108-70, J. Howell 25-16, J. McGee 12-8
WP: J. Shields 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young L (12-18) 6.2 4 2 2 4 8 0 115 3.99   
T. Gordon 1.0 3 3 3 0 3 1 28 3.70   
S. Atchison 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.40   
J. Papelbon 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 62
Batters Faced: C. Young 28, T. Gordon 6, S. Atchison 2, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 7-5, T. Gordon 0-0, S. Atchison 0-0, J. Papelbon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 115-70, T. Gordon 28-20, S. Atchison 11-7, J. Papelbon 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gordon 1-0 , S. Atchison 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: James Shields
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 19 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 29274
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