Rays 5, 
Red Sox 4
| W: | D. Wheeler (4-5) |
| L: | J. Papelbon (5-4) |
| SV: | T. Percival (28) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| B Zobrist CF-LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .217 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .274 |
| b-J Ruggiano PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 |
| c-D Johnson PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| W Aybar 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| E Hinske LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .249 |
| a-F Perez PH-CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| D Navarro C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .299 |
| G Gross RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .247 |
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .281 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 28 | |
| a-walked for E Hinske in the 7th b-hit for C Floyd in the 9th c-homered to right for J Ruggiano in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bartlett (20, D Matsuzaka); F Perez (1, J Papelbon); D Navarro (24, J Papelbon) HR: D Johnson (1, 9th inning off J Papelbon 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Floyd (36), W Aybar (27), J Bartlett (29), D Johnson (1), D Navarro (46) SF: W Aybar Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 5, C Floyd 2, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Navarro (4, throw) DP: 1 (A Iwamura-J Bartlett-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 108-68 | 2.99 |
| G Balfour (H, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 1.66 |
| D Wheeler (W, 4-5; B, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-11 | 2.74 |
| T Percival (S, 28) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 4.79 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 157-97 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Kazmir 25; G Balfour 3; D Wheeler 5; T Percival 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 4-10; G Balfour 0-3; D Wheeler 2-0; T Percival 0-2 Game Scores: S Kazmir 55 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Crisp CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 |
| J Lowrie SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .272 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .327 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .315 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .314 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .277 |
| M Kotsay RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| J Ellsbury PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| J Bailey DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| a-D Ortiz PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
| a-flied out to right for J Bailey in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Youkilis (38, S Kazmir) HR: M Lowell (16, 4th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 2 Out); J Bay (7, 8th inning off D Wheeler 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: K Youkilis (99), M Lowell (72), J Bay 2 (33) 2-out RBI: K Youkilis, M Lowell, J Bay 2 GIDP: D Pedroia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 1, M Lowell 1, C Crisp 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (45, 2nd base off T Percival/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 102-61 | 2.97 |
| J Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 2.67 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 3.76 |
| H Okajima | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.93 |
| J Papelbon (L, 5-4; B, 5) | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20-12 | 1.89 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 156-94 | |
| PITCHING HBP: C Floyd (By D Matsuzaka) Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 28; J Lopez 5; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 1; J Papelbon 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; J Lopez 2-1; M Delcarmen 3-2; H Okajima 0-0; J Papelbon 1-2 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | BOS | |||
 | 1st | K Youkilis doubled to deep center, D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 3rd | C Floyd hit by pitch, A Iwamura scored, B Zobrist to third, C Pena to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | W Aybar hit sacrifice fly to right, B Zobrist scored, C Pena to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 4th | J Bartlett doubled to left, G Gross scored, J Bartlett to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 1 |
| 4th | M Lowell homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 8th | J Bay homered to left, K Youkilis scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 9th | D Johnson homered to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 9th | D Navarro doubled to left, F Perez scored. | 5 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,573 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:40 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Dale Scott |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 9th 2008
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