Clay Buchholz twirls 3-hit shutout as Red Sox down Rays
Clay Buchholz threw a three-hitter to stop his string of seven starts without a win, leading the Boston Red Sox over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
3
Tampa Bay Rays
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
D Ortiz singled to left center, M Betts scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: 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 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: 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 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
M Betts singled to right center, B Holt scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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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 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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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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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
C Vazquez singled to right, X Bogaerts scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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End Inning 3-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
B Guyer flied out to left.
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Fly Out 3-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
B Guyer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
K Kiermaier grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 3-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
K Kiermaier batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
S Rodriguez flied out to right.
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Fly Out 3-0
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
S Rodriguez batting
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Start Inning 3-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 3-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
C Vazquez struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: ball 2
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: ball 1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
C Vazquez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
X Bogaerts struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-0
X Bogaerts batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
W Middlebrooks flied out to center.
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Fly Out 3-0
Pitch 4: in play
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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
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Brandon GuyerLF24
Matt JoyceRF7
Evan Longoria3B3
James LoneyDH28
Logan Forsythe2B11
Yunel EscobarSS0
José MolinaC
Sean Rodriguez1B13
BOS
Brock Holt2B17
Mookie BettsCF50
David OrtizDH34
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Daniel NavaRF25
Will Middlebrooks3B12
Xander BogaertsSS2
Christian VazquezC7
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