Rays hit 3 homers off Jon Lester, beat Red Sox
Matt Joyce hit one of three homers off Jon Lester to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
3
Tampa Bay Rays
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| TB | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Tropicana Field · 16,870 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 3-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Out 3-8
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
D Jennings homered to left (391 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
M Joyce homered to right (425 feet), J Molina scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
E Longoria homered to right (349 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
J Molina singled to center, Y Escobar scored, R Roberts to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
R Roberts singled to center, B Zobrist scored, Y Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
M Napoli singled to center, J Iglesias and J Ellsbury scored, D Ortiz to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-2
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
D Jennings homered to center (422 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Loney walked, D Jennings scored, E Longoria to third, Y Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to right, J Ellsbury scored.
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End Inning 3-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
S Victorino popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 3-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
S Victorino batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
J Ellsbury singled to center.
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Single 3-8
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
J Ellsbury batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
J Iglesias struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
J Iglesias batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
D Ross flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-8
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 5: ball 2
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Ball 3-8
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-8
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 3-8
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
D Ross batting
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Play Result 3-8
J McGee relieved J Peralta.
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Play Result 3-8
S Fuld in left field.
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Start Inning 3-8
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Play Result 3-8
Y Escobar grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-8
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-8
Y Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-8
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 2-1
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 JenningsCF8
Sean RodriguezLF13
Ben ZobristRF18
Evan Longoria3B3
Yunel EscobarSS0
James Loney1B28
Ryan Roberts2B12
José MolinaC
Matt JoyceDH7
Substitutes
Sam FuldLF23
BOS
Jacoby EllsburyCF22
Shane VictorinoRF8
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Daniel NavaLF25
Stephen DrewSS10
David RossC3
Jose Iglesias3B7
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