MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/28/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2079 - SATURDAY, JULY 28TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (50-54) 0 1 0 0 2 7 2 1 0 13 15 0
Tampa Bay Rays (40-61) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 0
Clair, Red Sox Too Much for Rays
2108 is shaping up to be a forgettable year for the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Boston Red Sox cruised to a win over the Tampa Bay Rays, 13-4, at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium. Bryan Clair, who is on pace for 89 RBI this season, led the way, going 4-for-6 for Boston. The winning pitcher was two-time All-Star Eric Huffman. He tossed 111 pitches over 6 innings, allowing 4 runs on 8 hits.

Boston took control in the top of the sixth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Allan Chapman hit a run-scoring single to make it 5-4, Red Sox.

"I was able to square up some pitches," said Clair.

The third-place Red Sox now have a win-loss record of 50-54.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Thrash LF 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 .255 8 37
A. Garcia 2B 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 .317 1 7
   b-H. Akiliano PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   c-M. Travis 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 9 37
A. Chapman 1B 3 2 1 1 3 1 1 .290 13 49
B. Clair SS 6 2 4 3 0 2 2 .244 10 57
C. Acosta 3B 5 1 1 0 1 0 4 .213 1 5
D. Gutierrez RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .245 5 30
   a-C. Rodriguez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Gonzalez DH 5 1 1 2 0 1 4 .111 0 2
M. Gonzaba CF 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .217 6 20
M. Fasciana C 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 .230 9 24
Totals 42 13 15 13 7 9 17      
a - C. Rodriguez pinch hit for D. Gutierrez in the 8th
b - H. Akiliano pinch hit for A. Garcia in the 9th
c - M. Travis substituted for H. Akiliano in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Clair (19, 1st Inning off E. Melendez, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Garcia (2, 6th Inning off J. Owens, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Gonzaba (8, 6th Inning off J. Bossow, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Thrash (7, 5th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Clair (10, 7th Inning off J. Bossow, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gonzaba (6, 8th Inning off J. Bossow, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Thrash 3 , A. Garcia 3 , A. Chapman , B. Clair 8 , C. Acosta , D. Gutierrez 2 , J. Gonzalez , M. Gonzaba 6 , M. Fasciana
2-out RBI: B. Clair , D. Gutierrez 2 , J. Gonzalez , M. Gonzaba 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Garcia , C. Acosta , J. Gonzalez , M. Fasciana
Hit by Pitch: M. Gonzaba
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gutierrez (23)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Gonzaba(Holmes at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Aguilar 3B 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .184 0 8
D. Corrick 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .322 2 28
D. Wimmer DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .296 22 78
D. Van den Bussche 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .262 21 67
D. Lamle RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 4 13
   a-J. Boutin RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .295 11 52
P. Shapiro SS 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .199 14 55
B. Benn CF 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 .264 1 18
A. Hayes LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .212 7 28
E. Holmes C 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .250 0 1
Totals 38 4 12 4 2 17 20      
a - J. Boutin substituted for D. Lamle in the 2nd

BATTING
Doubles: D. Wimmer 3 (25, 1st Inning off E. Huffman, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Duree, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Boutin (25, 2nd Inning off E. Huffman, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Benn (9, 6th Inning off E. Huffman, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Holmes (1, 8th Inning off J. White, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Shapiro (14, 2nd Inning off E. Huffman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Aguilar , D. Corrick , D. Wimmer 6 , D. Van den Bussche , J. Boutin 2 , P. Shapiro 4 , B. Benn 4 , E. Holmes 2
2-out RBI: T. Aguilar , D. Corrick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Aguilar , D. Wimmer , D. Van den Bussche 2 , P. Shapiro
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Benn 2 (8)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hayes(Garcia at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Huffman W (14-6) 6.0 8 4 4 2 13 1 111 3.13   
C. Martinez 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 10.61   
J. White 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 29 4.81   
S. Duree 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 1.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Huffman 51
Batters Faced: E. Huffman 28, C. Martinez 3, J. White 5, S. Duree 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Huffman 1-4, C. Martinez 0-1, J. White 0-0, S. Duree 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Huffman 111-71, C. Martinez 9-6, J. White 29-20, S. Duree 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. White 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez 4.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 84 5.29   
H. Vielma 1.0 1 2 2 3 2 0 34 5.37   
J. Owens L (1-4), BS (3) 0.1 5 6 6 1 0 0 25 4.47   
J. Bossow 2.1 3 3 3 1 2 2 41 6.23   
G. Klibert 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 48
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 19, H. Vielma 8, J. Owens 7, J. Bossow 11, G. Klibert 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 1-7, H. Vielma 1-1, J. Owens 0-1, J. Bossow 3-2, G. Klibert 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 84-54, H. Vielma 34-14, J. Owens 25-13, J. Bossow 41-25, G. Klibert 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Vielma 1-1 , J. Owens 1-1 , J. Bossow 2-2
WP: J. Bossow
Hit Batsmen: E. Melendez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Clair
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 6 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 4:03
Attendance: 25307
Special Notes: RF Dan Lamle was injured while throwing the ball.
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