Rays' playoff hopes take hit after Red Sox rally
Felix Doubront limited Tampa Bay's sputtering offense to one hit over six innings and the Red Sox rallied for a 7-5 victory that dealt another blow to the Rays' fading playoff hopes on Tuesday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
7
Tampa Bay Rays
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Tropicana Field · 11,502 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
B Zobrist singled to center, C Pena and D Jennings scored, B Upton to second.
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Advancing On Force 7-5
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Advancing On Force 7-4
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
R Lavarnway doubled to deep right center, J Loney and J Saltalamacchia scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Advancing On Play 6-3
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
J Saltalamacchia singled to left, C Ross scored, J Loney to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-3
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-3
P Ciriaco safe at first on throwing error by third baseman S Rodriguez, R Lavarnway scored, S Podsednik advanced to third on S Rodriguez throwing error, S Podsednik out trying to advance home.
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Error 5-3
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Error 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to right, P Ciriaco scored, J Ellsbury to second.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
J Ellsbury singled to right, J Iglesias scored, P Ciriaco to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 7-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
B Upton flied out to center.
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Fly Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
B Upton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
D Jennings struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
D Jennings batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
C Pena walked.
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
C Pena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
M Joyce flied out to left.
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Fly Out 7-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
M Joyce batting
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Play Result 7-5
A Bailey relieved C Breslow.
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Start Inning 7-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Lineup Change 7-5
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End Inning 7-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-5
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Play Result 7-5
J Saltalamacchia grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 7-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-5
J Saltalamacchia batting
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Play Result 7-5
F Rodney relieved J Peralta.
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Lineup Change 7-5
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Head to Head
Injuries
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTB
Desmond JenningsLF8
B.J. UptonCF0
Ben ZobristSS18
Evan LongoriaDH3
Jeff Keppinger3B7
Ben FranciscoRF8
Ryan Roberts2B12
Chris GimenezC46
Sean Rodriguez3B13
Substitutes
Jose LobatonC7
Luke ScottPH30
José MolinaC
Matt JoyceRF7
Carlos Pena1B21
BOS
Pedro Ciriaco3B15
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Cody RossRF7
James Loney1B28
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Ryan LavarnwayDH50
Scott PodsednikLF26
Jose IglesiasSS7
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