MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/27/2109
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2781 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (67-81) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Tampa Bay Rays (50-98) 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 X 7 8 2
Boston Defeated By Rays, 7-1
The Tampa Bay Rays went home winners at Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium, thanks in large part to starter Eddie Melendez. Melendez stifled the Boston Red Sox, enabling Tampa Bay to grab the 7-1 win. Melendez yielded 1 run over 5.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 1, and struck out 6. His record improves to 7-8. The victory puts Tampa Bay at 50-98.

The Rays had to work out of trouble in the top of the eighth. The score was 7-1, Tampa Bay, with one out. Boston, with the bases loaded, was mounting a threat. Casey Keasling dug in at the plate, but on a 0-2 fastball, he struck out.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Grice CF 3 0 1 0 2 1 3 .269 4 37
C. Goudy DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .287 32 91
T. Dawley 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .312 13 60
T. Atkinson LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .245 7 36
A. Chapman 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .263 18 69
J. Zuniga RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 9 33
B. Clair SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .263 9 60
C. Miller 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 0 5
C. Keasling C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .201 5 27
Totals 35 1 6 1 5 11 25      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Atkinson (16, 6th Inning off C. Roberts, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Clair (9, 5th Inning off E. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Grice , T. Dawley , T. Atkinson 2 , A. Chapman , B. Clair 4 , C. Miller
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Grice , C. Goudy 2 , T. Atkinson , J. Zuniga , B. Clair
Hit by Pitch: B. Clair
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Grice (7) , T. Dawley 2 (71)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Miller-Dawley-Chapman, Chapman-Clair-Chapman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Richardson 3B 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .224 2 25
D. Wimmer DH 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .321 36 112
A. Molina 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .286 12 50
R. Rubio LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 3 .500 0 3
J. Boutin CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .246 14 63
P. Shapiro SS 3 1 2 2 1 1 1 .174 16 69
D. Van den Bussche 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .197 9 43
A. Hayes RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 2 25
P. Ferrell C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 2 14
Totals 30 7 8 6 6 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Richardson (19, 5th Inning off S. Cardwell, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Van den Bussche (18, 5th Inning off R. Friesz, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Shapiro (17, 5th Inning off S. Cardwell, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Richardson (4, 1st Inning off S. Cardwell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Richardson 5 , A. Molina , R. Rubio , J. Boutin , P. Shapiro 3 , D. Van den Bussche 2
2-out RBI: P. Shapiro , D. Van den Bussche
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Hayes
GIDP: R. Rubio , J. Boutin
Sac Fly: R. Rubio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Molina (5) , P. Shapiro (27)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Cardwell L (11-12) 4.2 6 7 7 4 4 0 90 4.34   
R. Friesz 3.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 50 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Cardwell 24
Batters Faced: S. Cardwell 24, R. Friesz 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Cardwell 4-6, R. Friesz 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Cardwell 90-50, R. Friesz 50-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Friesz 1-1
WP: S. Cardwell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Melendez W (7-8) 5.1 3 1 1 1 6 1 75 5.12   
C. Roberts 1.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 40 4.20   
G. Klibert 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 38 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Melendez 63
Batters Faced: E. Melendez 21, C. Roberts 10, G. Klibert 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Melendez 6-4, C. Roberts 1-1, G. Klibert 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Melendez 75-51, C. Roberts 40-20, G. Klibert 38-25
Hit Batsmen: G. Klibert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Melendez
Ballpark: Jon Nunez Sr. Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 22124
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