Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - September 16, 2011 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 16, 2011

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/16)

Game 1: Thursday, September 15
Tampa Bay	9	Final
Boston	2	Final
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Game 2: Friday, September 16
Tampa Bay	3	Final
Boston	4	Final
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Game 3: Saturday, September 17
Tampa Bay	4	Final
Boston	3	Final
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Game 4: Sunday, September 18
Tampa Bay	8	Final
Boston	5	Final
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Rays 3

(83-67, 41-34 away)

Red Sox 4

(87-63, 44-31 home)

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7:10 PM ET, September 16, 2011

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
BOS	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-	4	9	2

W: J. Beckett (13-5)

L: J. Shields (15-11)

S: J. Papelbon (30)

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Jennings LF	4	2	3	0	1	1	14	.291	.384	.508
B Upton CF	5	0	1	0	0	3	19	.235	.322	.414
E Longoria 3B	3	1	2	3	2	1	23	.243	.347	.493
C Kotchman 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.312	.379	.435
J Damon DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	15	.260	.321	.413
B Zobrist 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	16	.269	.354	.455
M Joyce RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	.274	.345	.480
J Jaso C	4	0	0	0	0	4	25	.223	.299	.357
R Brignac SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	.194	.228	.225
a-D Johnson PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.114	.176	.165
Totals	34	3	8	3	4	15	162
a-struck out swinging for R Brignac in the 9th
BATTING HR: E Longoria (28, 1st inning off J Beckett 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: E Longoria 3 (91) GIDP: C Kotchman Rays RISP: 2-13 (B Zobrist 0-1, J Jaso 0-2, M Joyce 0-2, E Longoria 2-3, B Upton 0-2, J Damon 0-1, C Kotchman 0-2) Team LOB: 9
BASERUNNING SB: C Kotchman (2, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek); D Jennings 2 (17, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek 2); J Damon 3 (18, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek 2, 3rd base off J Beckett/J Varitek); B Upton (30, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Saltalamacchia)
FIELDING E: J Shields (3, throw) DP: 2 (E Longoria-R Brignac-B Zobrist, E Longoria).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Shields (L, 15-11)	7.0	7	4	4	3	4	1	111-68	2.78
C Ramos	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-2	3.76
B Gomes	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5-4	3.38
J Howell	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	6.37
Totals	8.0	9	4	4	3	4	1	122-77
PITCHING J Shields pitched to 1 batter in the 8th WP: J Shields 2 First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 16/30; C Ramos 0/1; B Gomes 2/2; J Howell 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 14-11-19-24; C Ramos 0-1-1-0; B Gomes 2-0-1-1; J Howell 1-0-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 9-8; C Ramos 0-1; B Gomes 0-1; J Howell 0-0 Game Scores: J Shields 48

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Ellsbury CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	11	.318	.376	.540
D Pedroia 2B	4	2	2	1	0	0	19	.300	.383	.467
A Gonzalez 1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	18	.337	.404	.553
D Ortiz DH	4	0	2	2	0	0	12	.317	.404	.582
J Reddick RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.288	.335	.471
b-C Jackson PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	.247	.311	.338
D McDonald PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.283	.359
M Scutaro SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	.291	.350	.405
C Crawford LF	3	0	2	0	1	0	9	.252	.289	.398
J Varitek C	1	0	0	0	1	0	11	.225	.301	.437
a-J Saltalamacchia PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.246	.303	.474
M Aviles 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	8	.253	.285	.403
Totals	31	4	9	4	3	4	122
a-lined out to left for J Varitek in the 6th b-singled to left for J Reddick in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Ellsbury (43, J Shields); D Ortiz (38, J Shields) HR: M Aviles (6, 4th inning off J Shields 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (83), D Ortiz 2 (94), M Aviles (34) 2-out RBI: M Aviles GIDP: M Aviles Red Sox RISP: 4-12 (M Aviles 0-1, D Ortiz 2-2, D Pedroia 1-2, J Reddick 0-1, M Scutaro 0-2, C Crawford 1-1, J Ellsbury 0-2, J Saltalamacchia 0-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: D Pedroia (26, 2nd base off J Shields/J Jaso); C Crawford (18, 2nd base off J Shields/J Jaso)
FIELDING E: J Beckett (3, throw); J Varitek (2, throw) DP: 1 (M Scutaro-A Gonzalez).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Beckett (W, 13-5)	6.0	7	3	2	1	7	1	109-67	2.50
A Aceves (H, 10)	1.0	0	0	0	2	2	0	22-9	2.82
D Bard (H, 32)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0	18-12	3.06
J Papelbon (S, 30)	1.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	13-12	2.56
Totals	9.0	8	3	2	4	15	1	162-100
PITCHING IBB: E Longoria (By J Beckett) HBP: J Damon (By J Beckett) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Beckett 15/26; A Aceves 0/5; D Bard 2/4; J Papelbon 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Beckett 19-14-19-15; A Aceves 3-1-4-1; D Bard 4-5-3-0; J Papelbon 1-5-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 7-4; A Aceves 0-1; D Bard 0-0; J Papelbon 0-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 54

Scoring Summary

			TB	BOS
	1st	E Longoria homered to left (337 feet), D Jennings scored.	2	0
	1st	D Pedroia singled to left, J Ellsbury scored.	2	1
	1st	D Ortiz singled to left center, D Pedroia scored.	2	2
	3rd	E Longoria singled to right, D Jennings scored.	3	2
	3rd	D Ortiz doubled to deep right center, D Pedroia scored.	3	3
	4th	M Aviles homered to left (389 feet).	3	4
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Game Notes

RAYS MANAGER JOE MADDON WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE HUNTER WENDELSTEDT IN THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.
EVAN LONGORIA'S FIRST-INNING HOME RUN WAS REVIEWED BY CREW CHIEF JERRY LAYNE AND UPHELD.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	38,019 (102.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:32
Weather	63 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	13 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Bob Davidson