Yunel Escobar lifts Rays to doubleheader sweep of Red Sox
Yunel Escobar homered off Boston closer Koji Uehara leading off the ninth inning to propel the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-5 win and a day-night doubleheader sweep of the Red Sox on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
6
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Y Escobar homered to left (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
J Loney singled to left, S Rodriguez scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
S Rodriguez homered to left (356 feet), E Longoria scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-5
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
G Sizemore singled to center, D Ortiz scored, M Napoli to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
M Napoli singled to right, S Victorino scored, D Ortiz to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Ortiz singled to right, W Middlebrooks and J Bradley Jr. scored, S Victorino to third.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
S Victorino hit by pitch, X Bogaerts scored, W Middlebrooks to third, J Bradley Jr. to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
X Bogaerts struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
X Bogaerts batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
G Sizemore walked.
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: ball 3
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
G Sizemore batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
M Napoli struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
M Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
D Ortiz grounded out to first, S Victorino to third.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
D Ortiz batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
S Victorino doubled to left.
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Double 6-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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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
Grady SizemoreCF24
Xander BogaertsSS2
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Substitutes
Jonny GomesLF31
TB
Logan Forsythe2B11
Desmond JenningsCF8
Evan Longoria3B3
Wil MyersRF4
Sean Rodriguez2B13
James Loney1B28
Brandon GuyerDH24
Yunel EscobarSS0
Ryan Michael HaniganC30
Substitutes
Matt JoyceLF7
Ben ZobristDH18
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