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CLE
@DET		7
9
KCR
@MIN		10
7		 
(11)
LAA
@NYY		8
4
OAK
@SEA		3
2
BOS
@TBR		10
6
CHW
@TEX		6
9
BAL
@TOR		4
5		 
(11)
HOU
@ATL		5
1
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@CHC		1
6
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@LAD		1
2		 
(10)
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@MIL		4
1
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@PHI		5
6		 
(10)
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@PIT		6
8
COL
@SFG		5
1
STL
@WSN		1
6
Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:10PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 34,910, Time of Game: 3:24
Red Sox
10
15-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
 at Rays
6
10-15
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 6½ GB
W: Tim Wakefield (3-1)
L: Jeff Niemann (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  3  1   0  0  2   2  0  0   10 13  1
Rays            1  0  0   1  3  0   0  0  1    6 11  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 6 2 2 0 0 1 .276 .640 26 20 0.062 0.70 0.108 -0.046 0.3 1 0 3·SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 3 2 2 1 3 0 .309 .826 25 11 0.121 0.62 0.122 -0.002 1.7 1 0 2B,GDP,IW
David Ortiz DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 .215 .612 29 14 0.008 0.90 0.039 -0.031 0.4 HBP
Kevin Youkilis 1B 3 1 1 3 1 0 .402 1.239 19 10 0.132 1.06 0.191 -0.059 1.5 9 3 2B,HBP,GDP
J.D. Drew RF 5 0 1 2 0 3 .239 .850 24 18 0.106 0.70 0.177 -0.071 -0.4 0 0 2B
Jason Bay LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .316 1.091 12 8 -0.014 0.52 0.021 -0.035 -0.1 1 0 SB
   Jeff Bailey PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .702 8 4 -0.032 0.54 0.000 -0.032 -0.9 0 0
Mike Lowell 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .312 .921 15 10 0.057 0.41 0.081 -0.024 0.7 2 2 HR
George Kottaras C 4 1 1 0 1 2 .143 .507 21 11 0.086 0.48 0.097 -0.011 0.8 9 1 2B
Nick Green SS 5 1 3 3 0 1 .304 .835 19 15 0.065 0.68 0.127 -0.063 1.2 1 2 2B,CS
Tim Wakefield P 2 1
   Hideki Okajima P 1
   Ramon Ramirez P
   Takashi Saito P 1
Team Totals 38 10 13 10 7 8 .342 1.021 198 121 0.591 0.67 0.963 -0.374 5.2 27 10
2B: D Pedroia (8, off L Cormier); G Kottaras (2, off J Niemann); N Green (6, off B Shouse); K Youkilis (11, off B Shouse); J Drew (7, off J Niemann).
HR: M Lowell (5, off B Shouse; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: D Pedroia (1, by B Shouse).
HBP: K Youkilis (4, by J Niemann); D Ortiz (2, by B Shouse).
TB: M Lowell 5; N Green 4; D Pedroia 3; J Ellsbury 2; J Drew 2; K Youkilis 2; G Kottaras 2; J Bay.
GIDP: D Pedroia (7); K Youkilis (3).
RBI: K Youkilis 3 (18); N Green 3 (10); J Drew 2 (13); D Pedroia (8); M Lowell (24).
2-out RBI: J Drew 2; K Youkilis; N Green.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 16.
Fielding
PB: G Kottaras (4).
E: N Green (6).
Baserunning
SB: J Ellsbury 3 (13, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro, 2nd base off G Balfour/D Navarro, 3rd base off G Balfour/D Navarro); J Bay (3, 2nd base off J Niemann/D Navarro).
CS: N Green (2, 2nd base by J Niemann/D Navarro).

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
B.J. Upton CF 4 1 0 0 1 1 .174 .527 28 15 -0.092 0.92 0.036 -0.128 -1.0 4 0
Carl Crawford LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .290 .717 26 19 -0.132 0.82 0.023 -0.155 -0.8 1 0 SB
Evan Longoria 3B 5 2 2 2 0 1 .370 1.150 19 12 0.102 0.72 0.143 -0.040 0.9 2 4 2B
Carlos Pena 1B 3 1 2 2 2 0 .269 1.036 20 7 0.171 0.66 0.178 -0.007 2.1 9 0 HR
Pat Burrell DH 5 0 2 2 0 2 .263 .718 16 11 0.094 0.91 0.152 -0.059 1.2 2B
Ben Zobrist SS 5 0 1 0 0 2 .280 .945 19 12 -0.118 0.96 0.011 -0.129 -1.0 1 3
Akinori Iwamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .298 .770 17 10 0.006 0.65 0.047 -0.041 -0.4 1 2
Gabe Kapler RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 .229 .708 12 8 0.049 0.99 0.078 -0.029 0.3 1 0
   Gabe Gross PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .742 2 2 -0.009 0.36 0.000 -0.009 -0.2 0 0
Dioner Navarro C 2 1 0 0 0 0 .169 .437 13 7 0.020 1.18 0.061 -0.040 0.2 8 1 HBP,SH
Jeff Niemann P
   Lance Cormier P
   Grant Balfour P
   Brian Shouse P 1
   Joe Nelson P
   Troy Percival P
Team Totals 37 6 11 6 3 10 .297 .798 172 103 0.091 0.86 0.729 -0.637 1.2 27 11
2B: P Burrell (4, off T Wakefield); E Longoria (12, off T Wakefield).
HR: C Pena (11, off T Wakefield; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: D Navarro (3, off H Okajima).
HBP: D Navarro (1, by T Wakefield).
TB: C Pena 5; P Burrell 3; E Longoria 3; C Crawford 2; A Iwamura; B Zobrist; G Kapler.
RBI: C Pena 2 (27); P Burrell 2 (11); E Longoria 2 (30).
2-out RBI: E Longoria 2; P Burrell 2; C Pena.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Iwamura-B Zobrist-C Pena; E Longoria-C Pena.
E: A Iwamura (4); G Kapler (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Crawford (11, 2nd base off T Wakefield/G Kottaras).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tim Wakefield, W (3-1) 5 7 5 5 2 5 1 2.91 25 101 55 25 13 17 7 10 8 0 36 -0.244 0.93 -2.7
Hideki Okajima, H (3) 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 4.63 9 34 22 11 2 9 3 2 1 0 1 0 0.128 1.27 1.5
Ramon Ramirez 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 10 7 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.016 0.21 0.5
Takashi Saito 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 5.00 5 27 19 11 5 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0.009 0.24 -0.5
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 3 10 1 6.00 42 172 103 51 20 32 11 17 11 0 36 1 0 -0.091 0.67 -1.2
T Wakefield faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jeff Niemann, L (2-3) 3 7 6 5 3 3 0 5.68 19 76 46 30 5 11 5 7 6 0 23 -0.388 0.78 -4.4
Lance Cormier 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 7 22 14 8 1 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0.034 0.31 1.1
Grant Balfour 0.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 8.22 4 29 17 12 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 -0.100 1.34 -1.1
Brian Shouse 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 4.15 10 45 24 14 2 8 1 4 3 0 3 2 -0.154 0.69 -2.7
Joe Nelson 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.38 4 14 10 5 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 0.014 0.14 1.3
Troy Percival 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 3 12 10 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 10 9 7 8 1 9.00 47 198 121 74 12 35 13 17 10 0 23 6 2 -0.592 0.86 -5.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Niemann (2).
HBP: T Wakefield (5; D Navarro); B Shouse (1; D Ortiz); J Niemann (3; K Youkilis).
IBB: B Shouse (1; D Pedroia).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Marvin Hudson, 3B - John Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 3:24.
Attendance: 34,910.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  RR BOS J. Drew J. Niemann 18% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
b5 4-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBR P. Burrell T. Wakefield -15% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Longoria Scores; Pena to 3B
t6 6-5 1 123 5,(3-1)  RR BOS K. Youkilis B. Shouse 15% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
b5 2-6 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR TBR E. Longoria T. Wakefield -12% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive); Navarro Scores; Upton Scores
t2 2-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS G. Kottaras J. Niemann 9% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lowell to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Niemann -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Niemann 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz J. Niemann -3% 47% Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS K. Youkilis J. Niemann 2% 49% Hit By Pitch; Pedroia to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  RR BOS J. Drew J. Niemann 18% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Pedroia Scores; Youkilis Scores
t1 2-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Bay J. Niemann -3% 64% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O TBR B. Upton T. Wakefield 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O TBR C. Crawford T. Wakefield 2% 68% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  TBR E. Longoria T. Wakefield -2% 66% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b1 0-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R TBR C. Pena T. Wakefield -9% 58% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Longoria Scores
b1 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBR P. Burrell T. Wakefield 2% 60% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 7-8-9
t2 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Lowell J. Niemann 3% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  BOS G. Kottaras J. Niemann 9% 73% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lowell to 3B
t2 2-1 0 -23 2,(0-1)  RR BOS N. Green J. Niemann 7% 80% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Lowell Scores; Kottaras Scores
t2 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Niemann -4% 76% Green Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B)
t2 4-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury J. Niemann 2% 77% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t2 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Pedroia J. Niemann 1% 79% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t2 4-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R BOS D. Pedroia J. Niemann 6% 85% Single to RF (Line Drive); Ellsbury Scores/unER; Pedroia to 2B/Adv on E9 (throw)
t2 5-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Ortiz J. Niemann 1% 85% Walk
t2 5-1 1 12- 4,(0-2)  OO BOS K. Youkilis J. Niemann -4% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
b2 1-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist T. Wakefield 2% 83% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 1-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura T. Wakefield 1% 85% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b2 1-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR G. Kapler T. Wakefield 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rays' Jeff Niemann facing 5-6-7
t3 5-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Drew J. Niemann -1% 84% Strikeout Swinging
t3 5-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Bay J. Niemann 1% 86% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t3 5-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS M. Lowell J. Niemann 1% 86% Bay Steals 2B
t3 5-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Niemann -2% 85% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t3 5-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  BOS G. Kottaras J. Niemann 0% 85% Wild Pitch; Bay to 3B
t3 5-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS G. Kottaras J. Niemann 0% 85% Walk
t3 5-1 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  R BOS N. Green J. Niemann 5% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay Scores; Kottaras to 3B
t3 6-1 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury J. Niemann -2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 9-1-2
b3 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR D. Navarro T. Wakefield 2% 90% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
b3 1-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TBR B. Upton T. Wakefield 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b3 1-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR C. Crawford T. Wakefield -1% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b3 1-6 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR E. Longoria T. Wakefield -0% 90% Crawford Steals 2B
b3 1-6 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O TBR E. Longoria T. Wakefield 2% 92% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 1.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Rays' Lance Cormier facing 2-3-4
Lance Cormier replaces Jeff Niemann pitching
t4 6-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia L. Cormier 2% 93% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t4 6-1 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz L. Cormier -0% 93% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Pedroia to 3B
t4 6-1 1 --3 3,(1-1)  O BOS K. Youkilis L. Cormier -2% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t4 6-1 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Drew L. Cormier -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
b4 1-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  R TBR C. Pena T. Wakefield -5% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
b4 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR P. Burrell T. Wakefield 2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR B. Zobrist T. Wakefield 1% 88% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 2-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura T. Wakefield 1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rays' Lance Cormier facing 6-7-8
t5 6-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Bay L. Cormier -1% 88% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t5 6-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Lowell L. Cormier -1% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t5 6-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O BOS G. Kottaras L. Cormier -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 2-6, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
b5 2-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR G. Kapler T. Wakefield 2% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  TBR D. Navarro T. Wakefield -2% 87% Hit By Pitch
b5 2-6 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Upton T. Wakefield -4% 84% Walk; Navarro to 2B
b5 2-6 1 12- 2,(1-0)  TBR C. Crawford T. Wakefield -4% 80% Passed Ball; Navarro to 3B; Upton to 2B
b5 2-6 1 -23 4,(2-1)  O TBR C. Crawford T. Wakefield 7% 86% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 2-6 2 -23 3,(1-1)  RR TBR E. Longoria T. Wakefield -12% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive); Navarro Scores; Upton Scores
b5 4-6 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  TBR C. Pena T. Wakefield -3% 71% Walk; Longoria to 2B
b5 4-6 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R TBR P. Burrell T. Wakefield -15% 57% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Longoria Scores; Pena to 3B
b5 5-6 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist T. Wakefield 9% 66% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 6, Rays 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rays' Grant Balfour facing 9-1-2
Grant Balfour replaces Lance Cormier pitching
t6 6-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS N. Green G. Balfour -3% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury G. Balfour 3% 66% Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 6-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Balfour 2% 68% Ellsbury Steals 2B
t6 6-5 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Balfour 4% 71% Ellsbury Steals 3B
t6 6-5 1 --3 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Balfour 2% 73% Walk
t6 6-5 1 1-3 10,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz G. Balfour 3% 76% Walk; Pedroia to 2B
Brian Shouse replaces Grant Balfour pitching
t6 6-5 1 123 5,(3-1)  RR BOS K. Youkilis B. Shouse 15% 90% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Ellsbury Scores; Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B
t6 8-5 1 -23 6,(1-2)  O BOS J. Drew B. Shouse -4% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Jeff Bailey pinch hits for Jason Bay (LF) batting 6th
t6 8-5 2 -23 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Bailey B. Shouse -3% 83% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Rays 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-8, Red Sox' Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
Jeff Bailey moves from PH to LF
b6 5-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR A. Iwamura T. Wakefield -5% 78% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
Hideki Okajima replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
b6 5-8 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  TBR G. Kapler H. Okajima -8% 71% Single to LF (Line Drive); Iwamura to 2B
b6 5-8 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBR D. Navarro H. Okajima 2% 73% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Iwamura to 3B; Kapler to 2B
b6 5-8 1 -23 7,(3-2)  O TBR B. Upton H. Okajima 9% 82% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b6 5-8 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O TBR C. Crawford H. Okajima 7% 89% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 8, Rays 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rays' Brian Shouse facing 7-8-9
t7 8-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS M. Lowell B. Shouse 5% 94% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t7 9-5 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras B. Shouse -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 9-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS N. Green B. Shouse 1% 94% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t7 9-5 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Ellsbury B. Shouse -1% 94% Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS); Green to 3B
t7 9-5 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Shouse 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t7 9-5 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Ortiz B. Shouse 0% 94% Hit By Pitch; Pedroia to 2B
t7 9-5 2 123 6,(3-2)  R BOS K. Youkilis B. Shouse 3% 97% Walk; Green Scores; Pedroia to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
Joe Nelson replaces Brian Shouse pitching
t7 10-5 2 123 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Drew J. Nelson -1% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-10, Red Sox' Hideki Okajima facing 3-4-5
b7 5-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR E. Longoria H. Okajima 1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b7 5-10 1 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR C. Pena H. Okajima -1% 96% Walk
b7 5-10 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O TBR P. Burrell H. Okajima 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b7 5-10 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  TBR B. Zobrist H. Okajima -1% 96% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Pena to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
b7 5-10 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura H. Okajima 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-5, Rays' Joe Nelson facing 6-7-8
t8 10-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Bailey J. Nelson -0% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t8 10-5 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Lowell J. Nelson -0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 10-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS G. Kottaras J. Nelson -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-10, Red Sox' Ramon Ramirez facing 8-9-1
Ramon Ramirez replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
Gabe Gross pinch hits for Gabe Kapler (RF) batting 8th
b8 5-10 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR G. Gross R. Ramirez 1% 99% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 5-10 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TBR D. Navarro R. Ramirez 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b8 5-10 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton R. Ramirez 0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-5, Rays' Troy Percival facing 9-1-2
Troy Percival replaces Joe Nelson pitching
Gabe Gross moves from PH to RF
t9 10-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS N. Green T. Percival -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 10-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury T. Percival 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t9 10-5 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  OO BOS D. Pedroia T. Percival -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 5-10, Red Sox' Takashi Saito facing 2-3-4
Takashi Saito replaces Ramon Ramirez pitching
b9 5-10 0 --- 12,(3-2)  TBR C. Crawford T. Saito -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
b9 5-10 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR E. Longoria T. Saito 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-10 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR C. Pena T. Saito -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Crawford to 2B
b9 5-10 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TBR C. Pena T. Saito 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Crawford to 3B
b9 5-10 2 --3 3,(1-1)  R TBR P. Burrell T. Saito -0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Crawford Scores
b9 6-10 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist T. Saito 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Rays 6.

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