MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
08/29/2027
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2528 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (80-52) 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 9 8 1
Tampa Bay Rays (56-75) 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 8 8 2
Red Sox Snatch Late-Game, 9-8 Win
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 9-8, at Tropicana Field. Boston was led by fan favorite Nick Decker, who went 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while scoring 2. The Rays have now dropped 5 straight.

Nathan Hickey helped out the Boston cause in the top of the ninth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the catcher drew 2 walks.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Decker.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Decker LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 .306 23 85
C. Rafaela 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .288 17 63
T. Casas 1B 5 1 1 3 0 3 3 .257 25 87
R. Devers 3B, RF 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 .295 35 99
S. Suzuki RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 18 80
   a-M. Mayer PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .299 20 87
   b-K. Teel PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 10 56
   c-G. Arias RF, 3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .225 1 9
J. Duran CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .259 8 48
N. Hickey C 3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .181 6 22
M. Yoshida DH 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .257 5 23
E. Garcia SS 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 .228 4 12
Totals 37 9 8 7 6 10 21      
a - M. Mayer pinch hit for S. Suzuki in the 8th
b - K. Teel pinch ran for M. Mayer in the 8th
c - G. Arias substituted for K. Teel in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Duran 2 (35, 2nd Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off K. Kelly, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Mayer (44, 8th Inning off K. Kelly, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Casas (25, 2nd Inning off S. Baz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Decker 2 , C. Rafaela , T. Casas 4 , R. Devers , M. Mayer 2 , J. Duran 4
2-out RBI: T. Casas , N. Hickey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Suzuki , J. Duran , M. Yoshida , E. Garcia 2
Hit by Pitch: E. Garcia
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Rafaela (11)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. Eflin (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Williams SS 4 2 1 1 1 2 0 .236 19 55
J. Kelenic DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .249 20 70
C. Ledbetter RF 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .236 14 50
T. Morgan 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .270 12 52
R. Cermak LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .300 25 76
T. Francisco CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .255 7 19
R. Rangel C 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .224 7 39
W. De La Cruz 2B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .228 2 15
B. Shewmake 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .179 1 5
   a-I. Paredes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 18 67
Totals 35 8 8 8 3 11 12      
a - I. Paredes pinch hit for B. Shewmake in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Morgan (21, 5th Inning off C. Liu, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Kelenic (27, 9th Inning off J. Hader, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Francisco (7, 8th Inning off S. Van Der Schaaf, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Williams , J. Kelenic 2 , T. Morgan 3 , T. Francisco 5 , W. De La Cruz , B. Shewmake
2-out RBI: , T. Morgan 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Morgan , R. Cermak , B. Shewmake
Sac Fly: C. Ledbetter
Hit by Pitch: T. Morgan
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Morgan (7) , T. Francisco (2)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Eflin 4.2 5 5 3 1 8 0 93 4.99   
C. Liu 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.73   
T. Mayza 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 3.78   
S. Van Der Schaaf W (5-3) 2.0 1 2 2 0 3 1 32 3.48   
J. Hader SV (27) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20 3.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Eflin 45
Batters Faced: Z. Eflin 21, C. Liu 2, T. Mayza 4, S. Van Der Schaaf 8, J. Hader 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Eflin 4-2, C. Liu 1-0, T. Mayza 1-2, S. Van Der Schaaf 2-1, J. Hader 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Eflin 93-61, C. Liu 5-3, T. Mayza 16-7, S. Van Der Schaaf 32-19, J. Hader 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Liu 1-1
WP: Z. Eflin
Hit Batsmen: S. Van Der Schaaf
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baz 4.0 4 5 5 3 3 1 80 4.56   
E. Mejia 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 37 4.13   
K. Kelly 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 0 34 2.93   
E. Reifert L (3-6) 1.0 1 2 0 2 2 0 29 3.54   
P. Fairbanks 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 34
Batters Faced: S. Baz 20, E. Mejia 6, K. Kelly 9, E. Reifert 7, P. Fairbanks 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 2-7, E. Mejia 2-1, K. Kelly 1-2, E. Reifert 0-1, P. Fairbanks 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 80-45, E. Mejia 37-25, K. Kelly 34-24, E. Reifert 29-15, P. Fairbanks 6-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 1-0 , E. Reifert 1-0 , P. Fairbanks 3-1
WP: S. Baz 2
Hit Batsmen: S. Baz
Balk: E. Reifert
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Decker
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 30903
Special Notes: SS Marcelo Mayer was injured while running the bases.
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