Shane Victorino hits, John Lackey pitches Red Sox to easy win
Victorino gets 4 hits, Red Sox beat Rays 7-4
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
4
Boston Red Sox
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
Fenway Park · 34,794 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Y Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, J Loney scored, W Myers scored, Y Escobar to second on throwing error by shortstop X Bogaerts.
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Error 4-7
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
D Ortiz singled to center, D Pedroia scored, S Victorino to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-7
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
R Hanigan singled to left, W Myers scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-6
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-6
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Play Result 1-6
S Victorino hit a ground rule double to right, J Bradley Jr. scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-6
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
J Bradley Jr. doubled to deep center, A Pierzynski and W Middlebrooks scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-5
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
W Middlebrooks doubled to deep center, J Gomes scored, A Pierzynski to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Pierzynski singled to center, M Napoli scored, J Gomes to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
E Longoria hit sacrifice fly to center, D Jennings scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
S Victorino hit sacrifice fly to center, W Middlebrooks scored.
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Advancing On Play 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 4-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
B Zobrist struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
B Zobrist batting
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Play Result 4-7
K Uehara relieved E Mujica.
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Lineup Change 4-7
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Lineup Change 4-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
R Hanigan flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-7
R Hanigan batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-7
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Play Result 4-7
Y Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop, J Loney scored, W Myers scored, Y Escobar to second on throwing error by shortstop X Bogaerts.
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Error 4-7
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Error 4-7
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Single 2-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
Y Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop, J Loney to third, W Myers to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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Ground Out 2-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-7
D DeJesus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-7
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Play Result 2-7
W Myers walked.
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 7: ball 4
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Foul Ball 2-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 2-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Head to Head
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Tampa Bay Rays
- Ryan Pepiot Out
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Edwin Uceta Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Shane VictorinoRF8
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Xander BogaertsSS2
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
TB
Ben Zobrist2B18
Desmond JenningsCF8
Matt JoyceLF7
Evan Longoria3B3
James Loney1B28
Wil MyersRF4
David DeJesusDH3
Yunel EscobarSS0
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
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