| This game was almost identical to last game, except for the final score. Players not making contact with the ball, with 15 walks (10 for Rays pitchers) and 24 strikeouts (17 for the Sox) combined, 11 LOB for Tampa and 12 for the Sox, and another comeback. Only this time, the Rays comeback also. Unheralded Tampa shortstop Ben Zobrist plays the role of hero, with his 2-run homerun off Daisuke Matsuzaka in the 5th giving the Devil Rays the 4-3 lead Rays lead. An insurance run scores for Tampa in the top of the 9th to make the score 5-3, with Al Reyes coming in for the Sox 9th. The boys from Beantown answer back, with JD Drew smoking one into the seats on a 2-run blast to tie the game up at 5 apiece. However this time, Tampa gets the edge as Zobrist strikes again with a bases loaded single off Hideki Okajima in the top of the 10th for the 6-5 Tampa lead, and Reyes puts the Sox down 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10th to preserve the win and the unusual distinction of a blown save and a win in the same game. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays At 2007 Boston Red Sox 8/15/2007
Devil Rays AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
A.Iwamura 3B 6 1 1 0 .303 D.Pedroia 2B 6 0 2 0 .307
C.Crawford LF 6 0 1 0 .305 K.Youkilis 1B,3B 6 1 2 1 .316
B.Upton CF 4 1 2 2 .293 D.Ortiz DH 1 1 1 0 .306
C.Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 .312 M.Ramirez LF 2 0 0 0 .333
D.Young DH 5 0 1 1 .278 J.Drew RF 5 1 1 3 .244
B.Harris 2B 5 1 1 0 .265 M.Lowell 3B 2 0 0 0 .300
J.Gomes RF 5 0 1 0 .272 A-A.Cora PR 0 0 0 0 .290
D.Navarro C 3 1 1 0 .213 B-E.Hinske 1B 0 0 0 0 .241
B.Zobrist SS 4 2 3 3 .167 J.Varitek C 5 1 2 1 .265
C.Crisp CF 5 1 1 0 .278
J.Lugo SS 4 0 1 0 .220
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Totals 42 6 11 6 Totals 36 5 10 5
A-Pinch Ran For Lowell In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cora In 10th Inning
Devil Rays...... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 - 6 11 0
Red Sox......... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 10 1
Devil Rays (60-60) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
A.Sonnanstin 3 2/3 5 3 3 6 3 1 88 4.59
G.Glover 2 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 4.63
S.Dohmann HOLD(1st) 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 43 2.89
A.Reyes WIN(5-3) BS(6th) 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 31 4.07
Totals 10 10 5 5 10 7 2
Red Sox (73-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
D.Matsuzaka 6 5 4 2 3 11 1 106 4.09
M.Delcarmen 2 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 1.36
M.Timlin 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 20 4.14
H.Okajima LOSS(6-7) 1 3 1 1 1 2 0 19 1.84
Totals 10 11 6 4 5 17 1
ATTENDANCE- 35,972 DATE- Wednesday, August 15th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 4:14
LEFT ON BASE- Devil Rays:11 Red Sox:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Devil Rays: 2 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- M.Lowell
DOUBLES- J.Gomes(20th), K.Youkilis-2(21st), D.Ortiz(37th)
HOME RUNS- B.Zobrist(1st), J.Drew(10th), J.Varitek(13th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Iwamura(6th), B.Upton(14th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Lugo
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Lugo
WALKS- B.Upton, C.Pena, D.Navarro-2, B.Zobrist, D.Ortiz-4, M.Ramirez-3,
M.Lowell-3
STRIKE OUTS- A.Iwamura, C.Crawford-5, B.Upton, C.Pena-2, D.Young-2, B.Harris-3,
J.Gomes-2, D.Navarro, D.Pedroia, K.Youkilis-2, M.Ramirez, J.Drew,
M.Lowell, C.Crisp
GIDP- J.Drew, C.Crisp
WILD PITCHES- A.Sonnanstine
WEB GEMS- Top 4th: Dustin Pedroia robbed Jonny Gomes of a base hit.
35,972 fans watched an exciting game at Fenway Park. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays
topped the Boston Red Sox by the slimmest of margins, 6 to 5.
The score was tied at 5 after nine. Tampa Bay won it in the 10th inning.
After an out was recorded, Brendan Harris ripped a base-knock. Jonny Gomes
followed and he doubled. Dioner Navarro then was walked intentionally to
load the bases. Ben Zobrist was up next and he slapped a one-base hit
scoring the run. Boston was retired without difficulty in the bottom of the
10th.
Al Reyes(5-3) got the win allowing 1 run in 2 innings. The losing pitcher was
Hideki Okajima(6-7) in relief. He allowed 3 hits and 1 walk in 1 inning.
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