Rays pounce on Red Sox, hold on for 8-5 win
Blake Snell pitched five shutout innings and the Tampa Bay Rays backed him with a trio of 400-foot homers to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Wednesday night and earn their fifth straight victory.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
9
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Fenway Park
Match Report
Top Performers
TB
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Brandon Lowe 2B
H-AB 3-5 · AB 5 · R 3
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Austin Meadows LF
H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 3
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Joey Wendle 2B
H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0
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Willy Adames SS
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
BOS
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Xander Bogaerts SS
H-AB 1-2 · AB 2 · R 0
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Kevin Pillar CF
H-AB 4-5 · AB 5 · R 1
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Michael Chavis 2B
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
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Alex Verdugo LF
H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
Head to Head
TB wins series 4-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Caleb Durbin Out
- Garrett Whitlock Out
- Roman Anthony Out
- Tyron Guerrero Out
- Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day
Tampa Bay Rays
- Shane McClanahan Out
- Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
- Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
- Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
- Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
- Kevin PillarRF1
Rafael Devers3B16
J.D. MartinezDH28- Xander BogaertsSS2
Christian VazquezC2- Michael Chavis1B66
- Alex VerdugoLF27
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
Jose Peraza2B81
Substitutes
Jonathan Arauz3B47
Tzu-Wei LinSS37
TB
- Austin MeadowsDH17
- Brandon Lowe2B5
Yandy Diaz3B2
Jiman Choi1B26- Joey Wendle3B18
Yoshi TsutsugoLF34- Willy AdamesSS2
Kevin KiermaierCF93
Michael PerezC63
Substitutes
Manuel MargotLF7
Hunter RenfroeRF16
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Meadows homered to right center (389 feet).
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Home Run 9-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Martinez homered to left center (422 feet), Peraza scored, Pillar scored and Arauz scored.
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Home Run 8-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Arauz singled to left center, Bradley Jr. scored, Pillar to second, Peraza to third.
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Single 8-1
Pitch 5 : Ball In Play
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Choi grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Lowe scored, Díaz out at second.
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Ground Out 8-0
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 7-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Looking
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Ball 7-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 7-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-0
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Play Result 7-0
Díaz singled to left, Meadows scored, Lowe to third.
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Single 7-0
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 6-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 6-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Out 6-0
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Tsutsugo homered to right (405 feet), Choi scored.
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Home Run 6-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Inning 9-5
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Arauz grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 9-5
Pitch 7 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 9-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 9-5
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Peter Fairbanks pitches to Jonathan Arauz
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Pillar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-5
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 9-5
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 9-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Peter Fairbanks pitches to Kevin Pillar
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Peraza grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Peter Fairbanks pitches to Jose Peraza
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Play Result 9-5
Fairbanks relieved Anderson
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Play Result 9-5
Renfroe in right field.
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Play Result 9-5
Wendle at third base.
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Play Result 9-5
Margot in left field.
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Play Result 9-5
Lowe at second base.
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Start Inning 9-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 9-5
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Wendle flied out to center.
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Fly Out 9-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Ryan Weber pitches to Joey Wendle
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Choi grounded out to first, Margot to second.
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Ground Out 9-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-5
Ryan Weber pitches to Ji-Man Choi
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Play Result 9-5
Margot ran for Díaz
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-5
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Play Result 9-5
Díaz singled to right.
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Single 9-5
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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