MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
05/19/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1290 - TUESDAY, MAY 19TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (29-21) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 1
Boston Red Sox (27-22) 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Rays Lose to Red Sox, 5-2
The home crowd had a good time watching the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox get after it.

The Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-2, in American League action at Fenway Park. Boston pitcher Martin Perez had a standout performance. Perez got the win, improving to 6-2. He allowed 6 hits and walked 0 over 8.2 innings. Perez allowed 2 runs.

Alex Verdugo had a big 2-run triple for the Red Sox in the bottom of the first inning. With Boston leading 1-0 and runners on 1st and 3rd, he got a slider from Corey Kluber and swatted a triple to right-center. It was his 1st triple of the season, and more importantly, it put the Red Sox ahead, 3-0.

Verdugo told a Boston Times reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.

The triumph puts Boston at 27-22 for the season.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Choi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 9 24
A. Meadows DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 11 32
H. Renfroe RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .175 6 21
Y. Diaz 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .285 5 13
B. Lowe 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 3 19
K. Kiermaier CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .241 7 22
W. Adames SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .256 6 21
M. Margot LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .347 5 12
M. Zunino C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 5 13
Totals 32 2 6 2 0 6 6      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (5, 4th Inning off M. Perez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Renfroe (6, 9th Inning off M. Perez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , W. Adames , H. Renfroe 4 , K. Kiermaier 3 , B. Lowe
2-out RBI: K. Kiermaier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Adames , J. Choi
GIDP: W. Adames
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Adames (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Alvarado (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Lowe-Adames-Choi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Benintendi LF 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .340 2 23
X. Bogaerts SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .282 4 31
R. Devers 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .275 9 39
A. Verdugo RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .370 1 18
J. Bradley Jr. CF 3 0 0 1 0 3 2 .248 7 30
M. Moreland 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .165 2 19
M. Chavis 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .258 11 31
   a-T. Lin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 0 3
K. Plawecki DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 2 6
J. Lucroy C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .229 2 3
Totals 32 5 10 5 0 11 8      
a - T. Lin substituted for M. Chavis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: X. Bogaerts (15, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Verdugo (1, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Plawecki (2, 4th Inning off C. Kluber, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Benintendi 3 , R. Devers , K. Plawecki 4 , X. Bogaerts 2 , M. Moreland , A. Verdugo 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Chavis , R. Devers
GIDP: M. Moreland
Sac Fly: J. Bradley Jr.
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Chavis-Moreland)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber L (6-3) 3.0 8 5 5 0 5 1 64 41 4.21   
O. Drake 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 13 4.50   
C. Poche 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 10 1.26   
J. Alvarado 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 10 1.19   
D. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 26
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 17, O. Drake 5, C. Poche 5, J. Alvarado 4, D. Castillo 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 1-3, O. Drake 2-0, C. Poche 0-3, J. Alvarado 1-1, D. Castillo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 64-41, O. Drake 18-13, C. Poche 17-10, J. Alvarado 18-10, D. Castillo 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Castillo 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Perez W (6-2) 8.2 6 2 2 0 6 1 120 81 4.14   
M. Barnes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Perez 70
Batters Faced: M. Perez 31, M. Barnes 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Perez 7-12, M. Barnes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Perez 120-81, M. Barnes 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Martin Perez
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 21 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 32682
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