Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays
· Major League Baseball
11 - 7
Duran's clutch homer lifts Red Sox over Rays, eliminates Tampa Bay from postseason
With the win, the Red Sox are tied with Houston for the AL's second wild card, 1 1/2 games ahead of Cleveland.
Duran’s 16th home run of the season gave the Red Sox a 4-3 lead. He also singled during Boston's seven-run eighth inning. Nate Eaton had an RBI single in the eighth, Ceddanne Rafaela chipped in with an RBI hit, and Boston also capitalized on two errors and a hit batter.
Everson Pereira hit a grand slam off Chris Murphy with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to cut the Red Sox lead to 11-7.
The Rays struck early. Yandy Díaz doubled on the first pitch and scored on Nick Fortes’ RBI single. Rookie Carson Williams followed with his fifth home run, and Díaz added his 25th of the season leading off the third.
Boston answered in the second when Eaton scored from first on Nathaniel Lowe’s single. Alex Bregman tied it in the third with his 18th homer, a 362-foot shot to left.
Crochet (17-5) gave up three runs on four hits and three walks. The Red Sox chased starter Drew Rasmussen after three innings. Garrett Cleavinger (1-6) gave up the home run to Duran.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | J. Lowe struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Mangum singled to center, Díaz to second. |
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9th Inning | Díaz singled to center. |
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9th Inning | Pereira homered to left (412 feet), Gray scored, Palacios scored and B. Seymour scored. |
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9th Inning | B. Seymour singled to right, Palacios to second, Gray to third. |
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9th Inning | Williams struck out swinging. |
Statistics
 BOS |
 TB |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 18 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 13 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 12 | Hits | 8 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 5 | Walks | 5 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 11 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 42 | At Bats | 35 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 1 |
| 23 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 3 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 11 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 188 | Pitches | 157 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 21 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 48 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 8.3 | Runs Created | 5.7 |
| .286 | Batting Average | .229 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .500 | Slugging Percentage | .514 |
| .357 | Secondary Average | .429 |
| .375 | On Base Percentage | .325 |
| .875 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .839 |
| 1.1 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 7.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.5 |
| 65.0 | Batter Rating | 47.0 |
| 21.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.7 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.92 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.93 |
| .214 | Isolated Power | .286 |
| 0.63 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .104 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .125 |
| .071 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .200 |
| 20.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 0.8 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 104.3 | MLB Rating | 90.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 10,046 | Capacity: