Major League Baseball

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Tampa Bay Rays 11
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Tropicana Field

Match Report

Rays start all left-handed lineup and beat Red Sox 11-1

Nate Lowe hit two homers and drove in four runs as Tampa Bay fielded a lineup of all lefties, Blake Snell worked 5 1/3 scoreless innings and the AL East-leading Rays routed the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox 11-1 on Friday night.

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Top Performers

BOS

  • Bobby Dalbec 1B H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Alex Verdugo LF H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 0
  • Kevin Plawecki C H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Xander Bogaerts SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

TB

  • Brandon Lowe 2B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Nathaniel Lowe 1B H-AB 3-4 · AB 4 · R 3
  • Joey Wendle 2B H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Yoshi Tsutsugo 1B H-AB 2-5 · AB 5 · R 2

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2

Injuries

Tampa Bay Rays

  • Gavin Lux 60-Day-IL
  • Shane McClanahan Out
  • Jacob Melton 60-Day-IL
  • Edwin Uceta 60-Day-IL
  • Jonathan Heasley 60-Day-IL

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

TB

  1. Austin MeadowsLF17
  2. Joey WendleSS18
  3. Brandon Lowe2B5
  4. Jiman Choi1B26
  5. Kevin KiermaierCF93
  6. Yoshi Tsutsugo3B34
  7. Nathaniel LoweDH46
  8. Brett PhillipsRF1
  9. Michael PerezC63

BOS

  1. Alex VerdugoRF27
  2. Rafael Devers3B16
  3. Xander BogaertsSS2
  4. Christian VazquezC2
  5. Kevin PlaweckiDH24
  6. Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
  7. Bobby Dalbec1B31
  8. Michael ChavisLF66
  9. Christian Arroyo2B28

Substitutes

  1. Jonathan Arauz3B47
  2. Tzu-Wei LinSS37

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  3. End Batter/Pitcher 1-11
    32397 9th Inning
  4. Play Result 1-11

    Dalbec doubled to right, Bradley Jr. scored.

    32397 9th Inning
  5. Double 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  6. Strike Swinging 0-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32397 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 0-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 0-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 0-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    30577 8th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 0-11
    30577 8th Inning
  11. Play Result 0-11

    Kiermaier grounded out to second, B. Lowe scored, Choi to third.

    30577 8th Inning
  12. Ground Out 0-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    30577 8th Inning
  13. Ball 0-10

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30577 8th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 0-10
    30577 8th Inning
  15. Play Result 0-10

    Choi doubled to center, Wendle scored, B. Lowe to third.

    30577 8th Inning
  16. Double 0-10

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    30577 8th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    30577 8th Inning
  18. Ball 0-9

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    30577 8th Inning
  19. Ball 0-9

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30577 8th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30577 8th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36167 8th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    36167 8th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    36167 8th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 0-9

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    30577 7th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 0-9
    34331 7th Inning
  26. Play Result 0-9

    N. Lowe homered to left (355 feet), Kiermaier scored and Tsutsugo scored.

    34331 7th Inning
  27. Home Run 0-9

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    34331 7th Inning
  28. Ball 0-6

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34331 7th Inning
  29. Ball 0-6

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34331 7th Inning
  30. End Batter/Pitcher 0-6
    34331 7th Inning
  31. Play Result 0-6

    Tsutsugo singled to shallow left center, Choi scored, Kiermaier to third.

    34331 7th Inning
  32. Single 0-6

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    34331 7th Inning
  33. Strike Looking 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    34331 7th Inning
  34. Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    34331 7th Inning
  35. Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    34331 7th Inning
  36. Ball 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    34331 7th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    34331 7th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    34331 7th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    34331 7th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    34331 7th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    38159 7th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    38159 7th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32160 6th Inning
  52. End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
    32160 6th Inning
  53. Play Result 0-5

    N. Lowe homered to right (371 feet).

    32160 6th Inning
  54. Home Run 0-5

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32160 6th Inning
  55. Strike Looking 0-5

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32160 6th Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33748 6th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33748 6th Inning
  58. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33748 6th Inning
  59. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    33748 6th Inning
  60. Foul Ball 0-4

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    38104 5th Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 1-11
    32397 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 1-11

    Verdugo grounded out to second.

    32397 9th Inning
  3. Ground Out 1-11

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  4. Ball 1-11

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    32397 9th Inning
  5. Ball 1-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    32397 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  7. Strike Looking 1-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    32397 9th Inning
  8. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-11

    Aaron Loup pitches to Alex Verdugo

    32397 9th Inning
  9. End Batter/Pitcher 1-11
    32397 9th Inning
  10. Play Result 1-11

    Arroyo struck out looking.

    32397 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 1-11

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking

    32397 9th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  13. Strike Swinging 1-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32397 9th Inning
  14. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-11

    Aaron Loup pitches to Christian Arroyo

    32397 9th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 1-11
    32397 9th Inning
  16. Play Result 1-11

    Chavis reached on infield single to second, Dalbec to third.

    32397 9th Inning
  17. Single 1-11

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  18. Ball 1-11

    Pitch 5 : Ball 3

    32397 9th Inning
  19. Strike Looking 1-11

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    32397 9th Inning
  20. Ball 1-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32397 9th Inning
  21. Ball 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32397 9th Inning
  22. Strike Swinging 1-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32397 9th Inning
  23. Start Batter/Pitcher 1-11

    Aaron Loup pitches to Michael Chavis

    32397 9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 1-11
    32397 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 1-11

    Dalbec doubled to right, Bradley Jr. scored.

    32397 9th Inning
  26. Double 1-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  27. Strike Swinging 0-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    32397 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-11

    Aaron Loup pitches to Bobby Dalbec

    32397 9th Inning
  29. End Batter/Pitcher 0-11
    32397 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 0-11

    Bradley Jr. doubled to left.

    32397 9th Inning
  31. Double 0-11

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  32. Ball 0-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    32397 9th Inning
  33. Ball 0-11

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    32397 9th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 0-11

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 0-11

    Aaron Loup pitches to Jackie Bradley Jr.

    32397 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 0-11
    32397 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 0-11

    Plawecki lined out to left.

    32397 9th Inning
  38. Line Out 0-11

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    32397 9th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 0-11

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32397 9th Inning
  40. Ball 0-11

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    32397 9th Inning

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