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DET
@CHW		4
5
BAL
@SEA		10
4
BOS
@TBR		5
2
PIT
@CHC		3
0
ATL
@MIA		7
5
PHI
@NYM		3
1
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@SFG		1
2
Monday, September 17, 2012, 7:12PM
, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 11,722, Time of Game: 3:11
Red Sox
5
67-81
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Rays
2
78-69
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
W: Aaron Cook (4-10)
L: Alex Cobb (9-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  2   3  0  0    5  6  0
Rays            0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  6  3

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pedro Ciriaco 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .295 .716 18 11 -0.063 0.78 0.001 -0.064 -0.6 3 2 IW
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 5 1 3 3 0 0 .273 .698 23 14 0.307 0.82 0.350 -0.044 2.3 1 0 HR,CS
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .293 .807 24 14 -0.013 0.62 0.031 -0.044 -1.0 2 4 SB
Cody Ross RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 .839 13 9 -0.092 0.89 0.000 -0.092 -1.4 1 0
James Loney 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .256 .639 18 13 -0.005 0.72 0.041 -0.045 0.4 8 1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia DH 2 1 0 0 2 2 .231 .767 22 10 0.041 0.73 0.066 -0.025 0.2
Ryan Lavarnway C 4 1 0 0 0 2 .155 .481 20 16 0.026 0.83 0.067 -0.041 0.3 7 1
Scott Podsednik LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .299 .667 10 7 -0.061 1.23 0.000 -0.061 -0.4 1 0
   Mauro Gomez PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .303 .810 6 4 0.074 1.75 0.074 0.000 1.1
   Daniel Nava PR-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .734 5 2 0.004 0.10 0.004 0.000 0.4 0 0
Jose Iglesias SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 .067 .300 8 6 0.025 0.90 0.050 -0.025 -0.5 3 5 HBP,SH
Aaron Cook P 1 1
   Rich Hill P 0 0
   Junichi Tazawa P 0 0
   Mark Melancon P 0 0
Team Totals 33 5 6 5 4 8 .182 .562 167 106 0.243 0.81 0.684 -0.441 0.8 27 14
HR: J Ellsbury (4, off A Cobb; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: J Iglesias (2, off J Howell).
IBB: P Ciriaco (1, by J Howell).
HBP: J Iglesias (3, by A Cobb).
TB: J Ellsbury 6; J Loney 2; M Gomez.
RBI: J Ellsbury 3 (23); M Gomez 2 (16).
2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Iglesias-D Pedroia-J Loney; J Loney-J Iglesias-A Cook.
Baserunning
SB: D Pedroia (16, 2nd base off A Cobb/J Molina).
CS: J Ellsbury (2, 3rd base by D De La Rosa/S Vogt).

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Desmond Jennings LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .249 .703 15 10 -0.076 0.76 0.000 -0.076 -0.8 1 0
B.J. Upton CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .250 .745 14 9 0.116 0.90 0.132 -0.015 1.5 2 0
Ben Zobrist SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .831 17 10 -0.183 1.43 0.012 -0.195 -1.1 3 3 GDP
Matthew Joyce RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .247 .784 18 13 -0.113 0.86 0.000 -0.113 -1.0 1 0 GDP
Luke Scott DH 2 1 1 0 0 0 .218 .690 3 2 0.024 1.04 0.047 -0.023 0.2
   Chris Gimenez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .546 5 4 -0.016 0.64 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Ben Francisco PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .249 .677 5 4 -0.004 0.15 0.000 -0.004 -0.1
Jeff Keppinger 3B-1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .317 .780 8 6 -0.069 0.99 0.000 -0.069 -0.6 1 2
Carlos Pena 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .194 .671 5 3 0.032 1.25 0.090 -0.058 -0.0 8 1 CS
   Sean Rodriguez PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .606 4 3 -0.005 0.18 0.000 -0.005 -0.1 1 1
Ryan Roberts 2B 2 0 0 1 0 1 .240 .658 10 7 0.054 1.38 0.092 -0.038 0.3 1 1 SH
Jose Molina C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .201 .574 8 4 -0.010 0.94 0.007 -0.017 -0.0 7 0
   Stephen Vogt PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .053 5 4 -0.008 0.31 0.000 -0.008 -0.1 1 1
Alex Cobb P 1 3
   Burke Badenhop P 0 0
   J.P. Howell P 0 0
   Brandon Gomes P 0 0
   Cesar Ramos P 0 0
   Dane De La Rosa P 0 0
Team Totals 30 2 6 2 1 7 .200 .426 117 79 -0.258 0.96 0.380 -0.637 -2.2 27 12
SH: R Roberts (3, off A Cook).
TB: B Upton 3; B Zobrist; L Scott; C Pena.
GIDP: M Joyce (10); B Zobrist (12).
RBI: R Roberts (49); B Zobrist (64).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding
PB: J Molina (6).
E: B Zobrist (11); S Rodriguez 2 (16).
Baserunning
CS: C Pena (3, 3rd base by A Cook/R Lavarnway).

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
Aaron Cook, W (4-10) 6 5 1 1 1 1 0 4.93 22 75 47 32 2 13 13 7 4 0 58 0.187 1.21 1.8
Rich Hill 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.04 3 11 9 3 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Junichi Tazawa 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.43 3 15 11 5 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.025 0.33 0.5
Mark Melancon 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 6.98 4 16 12 3 3 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.60 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 7 0 2.00 32 117 79 43 9 27 15 9 5 0 58 0 0 0.258 0.81 2.2

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
Alex Cobb, L (9-9) 6 2 4 3 3 4 1 4.27 24 101 62 38 7 17 10 6 2 0 55 -0.107 1.00 -0.2
Burke Badenhop 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3.15 1 5 3 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 -0.067 1.77 -0.8
J.P. Howell 0.1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2.94 4 18 10 6 2 2 1 2 2 0 3 3 -0.105 0.95 -2.2
Brandon Gomes 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.93 2 6 5 3 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 0 0.028 0.53 1.5
Cesar Ramos 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.17 5 22 15 8 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.006 0.15 0.5
Dane De La Rosa 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 21.00 3 17 11 7 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 5 3 4 8 1 3.00 39 169 106 64 11 31 15 11 6 0 55 8 3 -0.242 0.96 -0.8
A Cobb faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
B Badenhop faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Melancon (2); A Cobb (8).
HBP: A Cobb (9; J Iglesias).
IBB: J Howell (2; P Ciriaco).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - D.J. Reyburn, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Marvin Hudson.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 11,722.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Tampa Bay Rays
1 Pedro Ciriaco 3B 1 Desmond Jennings LF
2 Jacoby Ellsbury CF 2 B.J. Upton CF
3 Dustin Pedroia 2B 3 Ben Zobrist SS
4 Cody Ross RF 4 Matthew Joyce RF
5 James Loney 1B 5 Luke Scott DH
6 Jarrod Saltalamacc DH 6 Jeff Keppinger 3B
7 Ryan Lavarnway C 7 Carlos Pena 1B
8 Scott Podsednik LF 8 Ryan Roberts 2B
9 Jose Iglesias SS 9 Jose Molina C
Aaron Cook P Alex Cobb P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR BOS J. Ellsbury A. Cobb 32% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Iglesias Scores
b6 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO TBR B. Zobrist A. Cook 13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b5 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TBR R. Roberts A. Cook -9% 25% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Scott Scores; Pena to 2B
b5 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBR C. Pena A. Cook -9% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Scott to 3B
t7 2-1 0 123 6,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Gomez J. Howell 7% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Loney Scores; Saltalamacchi Scores/unER; Lavarnway to 2B

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' Alex Cobb facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS P. Ciriaco A. Cobb -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury A. Cobb -1% 46% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia A. Cobb -1% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR D. Jennings A. Cook 2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Upton A. Cook 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  TBR B. Zobrist A. Cook -1% 48% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR M. Joyce A. Cook 2% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS C. Ross A. Cobb -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 11,(3-2)  O BOS J. Loney A. Cobb -2% 46% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia A. Cobb 1% 47% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway A. Cobb -2% 45% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR L. Scott A. Cook 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR J. Keppinger A. Cook 2% 49% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR C. Pena A. Cook 1% 50% Popfly: 3B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS S. Podsednik A. Cobb -2% 48% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Iglesias A. Cobb -2% 46% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS P. Ciriaco A. Cobb -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR R. Roberts A. Cook 2% 47% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR J. Molina A. Cook 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR D. Jennings A. Cook 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury A. Cobb -3% 47% Lineout: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia A. Cobb -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS C. Ross A. Cobb -1% 44% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 2-3-4
b4 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR B. Upton A. Cook -4% 40% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b4 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Zobrist A. Cook 4% 44% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b4 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO TBR M. Joyce A. Cook 6% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Loney A. Cobb -3% 47% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t5 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia A. Cobb -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-0 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway A. Cobb -1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 5-6-7
b5 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR L. Scott A. Cook -5% 39% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Keppinger A. Cook 4% 43% Lineout: LF
b5 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  TBR C. Pena A. Cook -9% 34% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Scott to 3B
b5 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R TBR R. Roberts A. Cook -9% 25% Fielder's Choice 1B/Sacrifice Bunt; Scott Scores; Pena to 2B
b5 1-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O TBR J. Molina A. Cook 5% 30% Pena Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Roberts to 2B
b5 1-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  TBR J. Molina A. Cook -1% 29% Walk
b5 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O TBR D. Jennings A. Cook 4% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 1.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Podsednik A. Cobb -4% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS J. Iglesias A. Cobb 4% 33% Hit By Pitch
t6 0-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS P. Ciriaco A. Cobb -3% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Iglesias to 2B
t6 0-1 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Ellsbury A. Cobb 1% 31% Wild Pitch; Iglesias to 3B
t6 0-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  RR BOS J. Ellsbury A. Cobb 32% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Iglesias Scores
t6 2-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia A. Cobb 1% 64% Walk
t6 2-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS C. Ross A. Cobb 1% 66% Pedroia Steals 2B
t6 2-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  BOS C. Ross A. Cobb 1% 66% Passed Ball; Pedroia to 3B
t6 2-1 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Ross A. Cobb -4% 62% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Aaron Cook facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  TBR B. Upton A. Cook -6% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b6 1-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO TBR B. Zobrist A. Cook 13% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
b6 1-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBR M. Joyce A. Cook 2% 70% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 1.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rays' Alex Cobb facing 5-6-7
t7 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Loney A. Cobb 4% 74% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 2-1 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Saltalamacchia A. Cobb 5% 79% Walk; Loney to 2B
Burke Badenhop replaces Alex Cobb pitching
t7 2-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  BOS R. Lavarnway B. Badenhop 7% 86% Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Loney to 3B; Saltalamacchi to 2B
J.P. Howell replaces Burke Badenhop pitching
Mauro Gomez pinch hits for Scott Podsednik (LF) batting 8th
t7 2-1 0 123 6,(2-2)  RR BOS M. Gomez J. Howell 7% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Loney Scores; Saltalamacchi Scores/unER; Lavarnway to 2B
Daniel Nava pinch runs for Mauro Gomez (PH) batting 8th
t7 4-1 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Iglesias J. Howell 0% 94% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Lavarnway to 3B; Nava to 2B
t7 4-1 1 -23 4,(3-0)  BOS P. Ciriaco J. Howell 0% 94% Intentional Walk
t7 4-1 1 123 6,(2-2)  R BOS J. Ellsbury J. Howell 3% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lavarnway Scores/unER; Nava to 3B; Ciriaco to 2B
Brandon Gomes replaces J.P. Howell pitching
t7 5-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Gomes -1% 95% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t7 5-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O BOS C. Ross B. Gomes -1% 94% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Rich Hill facing 5-6-7
Rich Hill replaces Aaron Cook pitching
Daniel Nava moves from PR to LF
Chris Gimenez pinch hits for Luke Scott (DH) batting 5th
b7 1-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR C. Gimenez R. Hill 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 1-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR J. Keppinger R. Hill 1% 96% Flyball: RF
Sean Rodriguez pinch hits for Carlos Pena (1B) batting 7th
b7 1-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR S. Rodriguez R. Hill 0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rays' Cesar Ramos facing 5-6-7
Cesar Ramos replaces Brandon Gomes pitching
Jeff Keppinger moves from 3B to 1B
Sean Rodriguez moves from PH to 3B
t8 5-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Loney C. Ramos 0% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t8 5-1 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Saltalamacchia C. Ramos -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-1 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway C. Ramos -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
t8 5-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Nava C. Ramos 0% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Loney to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B); Nava to 2B
t8 5-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Iglesias C. Ramos -1% 96% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Junichi Tazawa facing 8-9-1
Junichi Tazawa replaces Rich Hill pitching
b8 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O TBR R. Roberts J. Tazawa 1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Stephen Vogt pinch hits for Jose Molina (C) batting 9th
b8 1-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR S. Vogt J. Tazawa 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 1-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O TBR D. Jennings J. Tazawa 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rays' Dane De La Rosa facing 1-2-3
Dane De La Rosa replaces Cesar Ramos pitching
Stephen Vogt moves from PH to C
t9 5-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS P. Ciriaco D. De La Rosa -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury D. De La Rosa 0% 99% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
t9 5-1 1 1-- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia D. De La Rosa -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Ellsbury to 2B
t9 5-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BOS C. Ross D. De La Rosa -0% 98% Ellsbury Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 1-5, Red Sox' Mark Melancon facing 2-3-4
Mark Melancon replaces Junichi Tazawa pitching
b9 1-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR B. Upton M. Melancon -2% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 1-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  TBR B. Zobrist M. Melancon -0% 96% Defensive Indifference; Upton to 2B
b9 1-5 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  TBR B. Zobrist M. Melancon 0% 96% Wild Pitch; Upton to 3B
b9 1-5 0 --3 5,(2-2)  RO TBR B. Zobrist M. Melancon 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Upton Scores
b9 2-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR M. Joyce M. Melancon 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
Ben Francisco pinch hits for Chris Gimenez (DH) batting 5th
b9 2-5 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O TBR B. Francisco M. Melancon 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Rays 2.

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