MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/23/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1024 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (49-45) 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 8 12 0
Tampa Bay Rays (38-53) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1
Red Sox Knock Off Tampa Bay, 8-1
Boston took on Tampa Bay in front of a lively crowd.

Boston turned a good effort from starter Cy Young into a win over the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The final score was 8-1. In 7.2 innings, Young surrendered 5 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 2. He allowed 1 run.

Boston relied on the hitting of Pete Hill to pick up the win. The center fielder ripped a run-scoring triple in the top of the fourth inning to put the Red Sox on top, 3-0. For the game, Hill had 2 triples and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"No disrespect to the other team," said Boston manager . "But it's nice to get an easy win."

The second-place Red Sox lifted their record to 49-45.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Speaker DH 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .254 0 9
X. Bogaerts SS 2 0 0 1 2 1 2 .242 9 37
T. Williams LF 5 0 2 1 0 2 2 .250 16 42
M. Betts RF 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .254 10 50
L. Easter 1B 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 .207 20 60
   a-N. Garciaparra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 0
   b-B. Goodman 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Hill CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .232 6 17
B. Mueller 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 5 .250 3 15
J. Collins 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .245 4 24
C. Fisk C 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .190 6 24
Totals 35 8 12 8 6 9 16      
a - N. Garciaparra pinch hit for L. Easter in the 7th
b - B. Goodman substituted for N. Garciaparra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Speaker 2 (9, 3rd Inning off J. Shields, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Wheeler, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Hill 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Shields, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off R. Hernandez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Collins (4, 3rd Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Easter (20, 6th Inning off J. Shields, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Fisk (6, 6th Inning off D. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Speaker 5 , T. Williams 2 , L. Easter 4 , P. Hill 7 , J. Collins 4 , C. Fisk 5
2-out RBI: T. Williams , C. Fisk
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Betts 2
GIDP: T. Williams , B. Mueller
Sac Fly: X. Bogaerts , B. Mueller
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Mueller-Goodman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lloyd SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .308 9 33
K. Kiermaier CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .236 11 40
Y. Díaz 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .277 4 28
B. Lowe 2B 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .225 10 49
   a-J. Lugo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Zobrist 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .236 2 3
C. Torriente DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .276 13 37
J. Canseco RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .200 9 30
C. Crawford LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .209 4 25
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .197 6 29
D. Navarro C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 4 27
Totals 32 1 6 1 3 6 12      
a - J. Lugo pinch hit for B. Lowe in the 7th
b - B. Zobrist substituted for J. Lugo in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Lloyd , K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , C. Torriente 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Zobrist , J. Canseco , C. Crawford
GIDP: J. Canseco
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Díaz (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Lowe-Lloyd-Díaz, Lloyd-Navarro-Díaz)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Young W (6-10) 7.2 5 1 1 2 5 0 101 3.91   
L. Tiant 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Young 68
Batters Faced: C. Young 30, L. Tiant 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Young 12-6, L. Tiant 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Young 101-64, L. Tiant 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Tiant 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields L (5-10) 5.0 6 5 5 3 6 2 91 4.01   
R. Hernandez 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 16 5.94   
D. Wheeler 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 1 18 5.47   
M. Garza 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.03   
G. Balfour 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 20 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 38
Batters Faced: J. Shields 23, R. Hernandez 3, D. Wheeler 5, M. Garza 7, G. Balfour 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 4-4, R. Hernandez 2-0, D. Wheeler 0-1, M. Garza 1-3, G. Balfour 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 91-58, R. Hernandez 16-8, D. Wheeler 18-12, M. Garza 22-14, G. Balfour 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Wheeler 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cy Young
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 16077
Special Notes: Pete Hill ties the AL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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