MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/05/2068
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 3121 - SATURDAY, MAY 5TH , 2068 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (16-17) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Tampa Bay Rays (20-13) 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 3 5 0
Tight Tilt Goes to Rays, 3-2
The Tampa Bay Rays downed the Boston Red Sox, 3-2. The hitting star was designated hitter Lonnie Willard. Willard was 2 for 3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Rays. Tampa Bay reliever Baude Miller got the win, raising his record to 2-0. Ánibal Santos was tagged with the loss. Ernie Newman recorded his 14th save for Tampa Bay.

Willard contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Tampa Bay in the bottom of the fourth. With his team trailing 1-0, Willard took a fastball from Ánibal Santos and stroked the home run to left-center. His 6th home run of the season allowed the Rays to leap in front, 2-1.

In postgame comments to the Tampa Bay News, Willard said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Tampa Bay is now 20-13, 2½ games up in the American League Southern Division.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Cuesta CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .172 1 11
J. Paige 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .235 3 6
J. Swa LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .319 10 20
   a-D. Barnes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 2
   c-P. Battle LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 4 9
S. Shawcross RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .261 4 16
   b-D. Sánchez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 4
A. Mendoza DH 2 0 0 1 1 2 1 .309 6 20
A. Evans 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .170 1 9
E. Jackson 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 3 15
   d-C. González PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 2 14
B. Árias SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 .417 0 1
L. Osborne C 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .171 0 1
Totals 32 2 9 2 2 7 14      
a - D. Barnes pinch hit for J. Swa in the 8th
b - D. Sánchez pinch hit for S. Shawcross in the 8th
c - P. Battle substituted for D. Barnes in the 8th
d - C. González pinch hit for E. Jackson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Swa (7, 6th Inning off G. Craig, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Cuesta 2 , J. Paige , J. Swa 2 , S. Shawcross , A. Evans , B. Árias 3
2-out RBI: J. Paige
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paige , J. Swa
GIDP: B. Árias , L. Osborne 2
Sac Fly: A. Mendoza
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Cuesta (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Poat CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .290 0 1
N. Foxx 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .207 0 9
W. Watkins 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .252 3 15
N. Burt LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .248 4 17
C. Gordon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 5 13
   a-R. Ruíz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 5 15
L. Willard DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .280 6 17
S. Haggar RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 3 14
T. Phillips SS 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .183 1 6
A. Salas C 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 1 5
Totals 27 3 5 3 2 4 7      
a - R. Ruíz substituted for C. Gordon in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Willard (6, 4th Inning off Á. Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Phillips (1, 7th Inning off Á. Santos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Poat , L. Willard 5 , T. Phillips 5
2-out RBI: L. Willard , T. Phillips
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Burt
Sac Bunt: A. Salas
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Phillips (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Foxx-Phillips-Gordon, Miller-Phillips-Gordon, Foxx-Phillips-Ruíz)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Á. Santos L (1-1) 7.0 5 3 3 2 3 2 93 3.09   
S. Russell 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: Á. Santos 56
Batters Faced: Á. Santos 27, S. Russell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Á. Santos 8-9, S. Russell 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Á. Santos 93-56, S. Russell 10-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Craig 5.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 80 4.91   
B. Miller W (2-0), BS (1) 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.12   
S. Donnelly H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.14   
E. Newman SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 12 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Craig 51
Batters Faced: G. Craig 21, B. Miller 8, S. Donnelly 2, E. Newman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Craig 4-5, B. Miller 3-3, S. Donnelly 0-1, E. Newman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Craig 80-49, B. Miller 16-13, S. Donnelly 11-6, E. Newman 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Miller 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lonnie Willard
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 32326
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