MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/01/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 967 - SATURDAY, MAY 1ST , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (15-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Boston Red Sox (14-13) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 9 0
Fujioka Now 4-1 Following 4-0 Win
Kikuo Fujioka, who finished 3rd in the AL in strikeouts with 223 last year, never let the Rays get in a groove. The right-hander used his bread and butter, his sinker, to pitch the Red Sox to a win, 4-0. Tampa Bay drops to 15-13.

Fujioka made it look effortless. He scattered 3 hits over 7.2 innings, while racking up 10 strikeouts. The Boston right-hander encountered little resistance from the Tampa Bay hitters. His season record is now 4-1.

"Kikuo's a gamer," said Boston manager Mark Buehrle. "Glad he's on our side."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Simpson CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .261 1 6
T. Morgan 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .312 5 16
   a-D. Keegan PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .160 1 2
J. Caminero 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .318 6 25
C. Williams SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .247 2 16
B. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 1 8
A. GarcĂ­a RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 3 12
J. Aranda DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1 2
C. Cowser LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .268 4 14
J. Rogers C 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .108 2 6
Totals 30 0 3 0 3 11 8      
a - D. Keegan pinch hit for T. Morgan in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Morgan (9, 1st Inning off K. Fujioka, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Simpson , T. Morgan 2 , J. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Keegan , J. Caminero , C. Williams
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Darvish (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Williams-Taylor-Morgan)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Campbell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .224 1 4
W. Abreu RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .275 6 17
R. Anthony LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .245 3 17
T. Casas DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .270 2 16
M. Mayer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .264 4 15
H. Takaura 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 1 .289 0 11
J. Flores C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .116 1 7
K. Alcantara CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 6 14
C. Cauley SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 5 15
Totals 33 4 9 4 1 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Casas (6, 1st Inning off Y. Darvish, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Abreu (6, 3rd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Campbell , W. Abreu 2 , R. Anthony , T. Casas 2 , M. Mayer , H. Takaura 3 , C. Cauley
2-out RBI: T. Casas , M. Mayer , H. Takaura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Abreu , T. Casas , J. Flores
GIDP: J. Flores
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cauley (5)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Darvish L (1-3) 6.2 6 2 0 0 3 0 83 4.31   
K. Kelly 1.1 3 2 2 1 3 0 28 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 61
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 26, K. Kelly 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 7-9, K. Kelly 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 83-58, K. Kelly 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Kelly 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Fujioka W (4-1) 7.2 3 0 0 1 10 0 111 1.93   
T. Rogers H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 3.38   
C. Ferguson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Fujioka 82
Batters Faced: K. Fujioka 27, T. Rogers 2, C. Ferguson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Fujioka 6-7, T. Rogers 1-0, C. Ferguson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Fujioka 111-72, T. Rogers 14-7, C. Ferguson 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rogers 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kikuo Fujioka
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 37270
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