Major League Baseball
Boston Red Sox
9
Tampa Bay Rays
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jon Lester stayed unbeaten, Stephen Drew hit his second career grand slam and the Boston Red Sox roughed up AL Cy Young winner David Price and the Tampa Bay Rays 9-2 on Wednesday night.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
W Middlebrooks homered to right center (396 feet).
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
B Zobrist grounded out to third, D Jennings scored.
D Jennings tripled to deep right, R Roberts scored.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
S Drew homered to right center (389 feet), M Napoli, J Gomes and J Saltalamacchia scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
J Gomes singled to center, D Ortiz scored, M Napoli to third.
M Napoli doubled to deep right center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third.
D Ortiz singled to shallow left, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to second.
End of the 9th
K Johnson struck out swinging.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
K Johnson batting
D Jennings struck out swinging.
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Jennings batting
J Lobaton grounded out to first.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Lobaton batting
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
M Carp flied out to left.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
M Carp hit for D Ortiz.
M Carp batting
D Pedroia flied out to center.
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BOS wins series 2-1
Desmond JenningsCF8
Kelly JohnsonDH55
Ben Zobrist2B18
Evan Longoria3B3
Yunel EscobarSS0
James Loney1B28
Sean RodriguezLF13
José MolinaC
Ryan Roberts2B12
Matt JoyceRF7
Luke ScottLF30
Jose LobatonC7
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Shane VictorinoRF8
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jarrod SaltalamacchiaC12
Stephen DrewSS10
Mike CarpDH33
Daniel NavaLF25
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