Rays 10, 
Red Sox 3
| W: | G. Balfour (5-2) |
| L: | T. Wakefield (9-11) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .326 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| M Kotsay RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| J Lowrie SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .270 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .337 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| K Cash C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| a-J Bailey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| D Ross C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| a-struck out swinging for K Cash in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Youkilis (41, G Balfour) HR: D Ortiz 2 (21, 1st inning off M Garza 1 on, 1 Out; 4th inning off M Garza 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 3 (84) GIDP: D Pedroia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1, S Casey 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Hansack (1, throw); J Lopez (4, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield (L, 9-11) | 2.1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 51-34 | 4.18 |
| D Hansack | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 0.00 |
| J Lopez | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-7 | 2.51 |
| D Aardsma | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-14 | 4.57 |
| M Delcarmen | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27-15 | 3.49 |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.83 |
| D Pauley | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 9.31 |
| C Smith | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 7.02 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 159-99 | |
| PITCHING HBP: F Perez (By D Pauley) Batters faced: T Wakefield 13; D Hansack 3; J Lopez 3; D Aardsma 5; M Delcarmen 7; H Okajima 3; D Pauley 5; C Smith 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 2-3; D Hansack 0-0; J Lopez 0-0; D Aardsma 2-2; M Delcarmen 3-0; H Okajima 0-1; D Pauley 0-0; C Smith 0-2 Game Scores: T Wakefield 23 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .277 |
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .278 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| D Johnson PR-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| E Longoria 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .277 |
| W Aybar DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .291 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .217 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 |
| F Perez CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: E Longoria (28, T Wakefield) HR: W Aybar (10, 1st inning off T Wakefield 1 on, 2 Out); G Gross (13, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out); F Perez (2, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Pena 2 (91), W Aybar 3 (31), G Gross (36), F Perez 2 (5), J Bartlett (31) SF: C Pena 2-out RBI: W Aybar 2, F Perez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 2, W Aybar 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Iwamura (7, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); J Bartlett (19, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Longoria-A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Garza | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 75-42 | 3.66 |
| G Balfour (W, 5-2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-22 | 1.52 |
| J Howell | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.32 |
| C Bradford | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 140-83 | |
| PITCHING HBP: S Casey (By C Bradford) Batters faced: M Garza 20; G Balfour 7; J Howell 4; C Bradford 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 5-6; G Balfour 0-4; J Howell 2-2; C Bradford 0-3 Game Scores: M Garza 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TAM | |||
 | 1st | D Ortiz homered to right center, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 1st | C Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 1st | W Aybar homered to left, J Bartlett scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 2nd | G Gross homered to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 2nd | F Perez homered to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 3rd | W Aybar reached on infield single to second, E Longoria scored, W Aybar to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 6 |
| 3rd | G Gross safe at first on error by pitcher J Lopez, W Aybar scored, D Navarro to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 3rd | F Perez singled to shallow right, D Navarro scored, G Gross to third. | 2 | 8 |
| 4th | D Ortiz homered to right. | 3 | 8 |
| 8th | J Bartlett singled to left, G Gross scored, F Perez to second. | 3 | 9 |
| 8th | C Pena singled to left, F Perez scored, J Bartlett to second. | 3 | 10 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 36,048 (100% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Gary Darling |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 17th 2008
| San Diego | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 15 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| Toronto | 8 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 14 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Detroit | 17 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Seattle | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |