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Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays, played on May 8, 2009 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 8, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Tampa Bay Rays
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 8, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Tampa Bay Rays |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | James Shields |
Home Starting Pitcher | Brad Penny |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 37,745 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 52 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Welke 1B: Tim Welke 2B: Scott Barry 3B: Angel Hernandez |
Tampa Bay Rays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Melvin Upton | Center Fielder |
Carl Crawford | Left Fielder |
Evan Longoria | Third Baseman |
Carlos Pena | First Baseman |
Pat Burrell | DH |
Gabe Gross | Right Fielder |
Akinori Iwamura | Second Baseman |
Jason Bartlett | Shortstop |
Michel Hernandez | Catcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
Jeff Bailey | First Baseman |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Rays
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 8, 2009
Top 1
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Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Penny
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Penny
Crawford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Longoria vs. Penny
There goes Crawford. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Crawford steals second. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Penny
Longoria takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Pena vs. Penny
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Burrell vs. Penny
Burrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Crawford scores. Longoria moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Penny
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Shields
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Shields
Bay hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Penny
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Penny
Bartlett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Penny
Hernandez hits a line drive towards short. Lugo catches it and throws to second to double up Bartlett. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Shields
Lowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Shields
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Shields
Bailey hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Upton who is chasing the ball. Bailey reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pena scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Varitek for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Penny
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Penny
Crawford hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bay who is chasing the ball. Crawford reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Rays, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Longoria vs. Penny
Longoria hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crawford tags and scores. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Penny
Pena hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Shields
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Shields
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia hits a fly ball into right field. Gross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Penny
Burrell hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Penny
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Penny
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bartlett vs. Penny
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bay. Bartlett reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Penny
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Shields
Bay hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Shields
Lowell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Crawford throws the ball in to Iwamura who tags Lowell, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bay moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a line drive towards first. Pena reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Bailey vs. Shields
Bailey strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Upton vs. Penny
Upton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crawford vs. Penny
Crawford hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Longoria vs. Penny
Longoria hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Penny
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a popup towards third. Longoria settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Shields
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Shields
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shields fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Penny
Burrell hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Penny
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Iwamura vs. Penny
Iwamura strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Shields
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shields fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Shields
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bay vs. Shields
Bay hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Shields
Lowell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Lowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Drew vs. Shields
Drew hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Shields
Bailey strikes out. Hernandez drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bailey out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Shields
Varitek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Lugo vs. Shields
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Shields
Ellsbury strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Penny
Bartlett hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Penny
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Upton vs. Penny
Upton takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Crawford vs. Okajima
Hideki Okajima now pitching.
Crawford hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Longoria vs. Okajima
Longoria strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Balfour
Grant Balfour now pitching.
Pedroia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Balfour
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field. Upton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. Balfour
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Balfour
Lowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pedroia moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Drew vs. Balfour
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartlett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Okajima
Pena hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Burrell vs. Okajima
Burrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Ramirez
Ben Zobrist pinch hits for Gabe Gross. Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Zobrist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Iwamura vs. Ramirez
Iwamura hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bailey scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Iwamura for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Balfour
Ben Zobrist now playing right field.
Bailey strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Balfour
Varitek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Iwamura scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Balfour
Lugo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. Balfour
Ellsbury hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Crawford. Ellsbury reaches second base with a double. Lugo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Balfour
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ellsbury scores. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Balfour
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field. Zobrist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartlett vs. Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon now pitching.
Bartlett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Papelbon
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bartlett moves to second. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Papelbon
Hernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartlett moves to third. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Upton vs. Papelbon
Upton strikes out. View Play -
Rays, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Crawford vs. Papelbon
Crawford strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/8/2009 -- Tampa Bay at Boston (N) Tampa Bay AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Upton M, cf 4 0 0 0 Ellsbury J, cf 5 1 2 1 Crawford C, lf 5 2 3 0 Pedroia D, 2b 5 1 4 1 Longoria E, 3b 2 0 0 1 Ortiz D, dh 4 1 0 0 Pena C, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bay J, lf 4 1 2 3 Burrell P, dh 3 0 1 1 Lowell M, 3b 4 1 3 0 Gross G, rf 3 1 1 0 Drew J, rf 4 1 1 2 Zobrist B, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Bailey J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Iwamura A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Varitek J, c 4 0 1 0 Bartlett J, ss 4 0 3 1 Lugo J, ss 4 1 1 0 Hernandez M, c 4 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 9 3 38 7 15 7 Tampa Bay 101 100 000 -- 3 Boston 000 005 02x -- 7 Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO Shields J (L) 6.0 10 5 5 1 7 Balfour G 2.0 5 2 2 0 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Penny B (W) 6.1 8 3 3 2 2 Okajima H 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Ramirez R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Papelbon J 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Tampa Bay 8, Boston 8 2B -- Bartlett J 2, Crawford C, Lowell M, Ellsbury J 3B -- Bailey J, Crawford C HR -- Bay J, Drew J SB -- Crawford C SF -- Longoria E T -- 2:52 A -- 37745
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