TB 7, BOS 8 | Apr 8, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, April 8, 2018•Fenway Park•38°F, Cloudy

Rays

BOS

Red Sox

Final

WIN

Carson Smith

LOSS

Alex Colomé

SAVE

Craig Kimbrel

The Red Sox edged the Rays 8-7 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Bot 8: Mookie Betts singles on a line drive to left fielder Mallex Smith. Christian Vazquez scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd.

Weather: 38°F, CloudyWind: 15 mph, In From CFFirst pitch: 5:05 PM UTCT: 3:50Att: 31,979Venue: Fenway Park

Ump Audit

Bill Miller

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91.4%C

16 missed calls

+39.2% TB

+1.77 runs TB

Win Probability

BOS WinTB Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TB	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	7	11	0
BOS	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	6

Game 529545 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Matt Duffy3B	4	1	2	0	1	1	.257/.278/.371	99.8	.258	.240
Kevin KiermaierCF	4	0	1	1	1	2	.094/.171/.156	102.5	.380	.539
Carlos GómezRF	5	0	2	1	0	2	.161/.235/.323	110.2	.252	.250
C.J. CronDH	4	1	1	1	1	2	.179/.207/.357	111.9	.724	.1205
Daniel Robertson1B	4	3	2	0	1	2	.333/.556/.417	90.3	.131	.134
Joey Wendle2B	2	1	1	1	0	0	.333/.316/.556	93.9	.097	.173
Denard SpanPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.261/.333/.391	110.8	.007	.007
Adeiny HechavarríaSS	5	0	1	1	0	0	.200/.200/.200	104.6	.204	.197
Mallex SmithLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.188/.278/.188	103.7	.343	.310
Bench
Brad Miller1B	2	0	1	1	1	1	.222/.300/.370	91.9	.593	.576
Jesús SucreC	3	0	0	1	0	0	.333/.364/.333
Totals	37	7	11	7	6	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Cron (2nd off Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Gómez

3B:Kiermaier; Wendle

TB:19

RBI:Miller; Cron; Kiermaier; Wendle; Hechavarría; Gómez; Sucre

SB:Robertson

SF:Sucre

Team LOB:10

Boston Red Sox

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Mookie BettsRF	4	2	2	1	1	0	.364/.475/.545	110.1	.611

Pitching

Tampa Bay Rays

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Andrew Kittredge	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	33-22	89.1	3.52
Ryan Yarbrough	4.0	2	1	1	3	3	73-44	85.5	2.25
José Alvarado	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	15-9	97.1	1.80
Matt Andriese	0.2	4	4	4	0	1	28-20	89.2	10.13
Alex ColoméLBS	0.1	3	2	2	0	1	17-12	91	15.43
Totals	8.0	11	8	8	4	6	166-107	-	-

WP:Andriese; Colomé

Inherited runners-scored:Colomé 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Kittredge 33-22; Yarbrough 73-44; Alvarado 15-9; Andriese 28-20; Colomé 17-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Kittredge 2-3; Yarbrough 1-8; Alvarado 2-1; Andriese 0-1; Colomé 0-0

Boston Red Sox

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Eduardo Rodriguez	3.2	5	3	3	2	7	1	92-55	89.8	7.36

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Rays challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Matt Duffy singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez. Rob Refsnyder to 2nd.

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T7Replay review: Rays challenged (stadium boundary call), call on the field was upheld: Joey Wendle triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder J. D. Martinez. Daniel Robertson scores.

🥎

B7Passed ball

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B8Wild pitch by Matt Andriese

Scoring Plays

Bot 1 • BOS

0-1

Hanley Ramirez grounds out, shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria to first baseman Brad Miller. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 89.7 mph5 ftLA: -35°

Top 2 • TB

1-1

C.J. Cron homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 110.5 mph💣 443 ftLA: 21°

Top 3 • TB

2-1

Carlos Gomez doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Mookie Betts. Rob Refsnyder scores. Matt Duffy to 3rd.

EV: 78.9 mph139 ftLA: 10°

Top 4 • TB

3-1

Adeiny Hechavarria singles on a fly ball to center fielder Andrew Benintendi. Daniel Robertson scores.

EV: 67.2 mph198 ftLA: 48°

Top 5 • TB

4-1

Brad Miller singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andrew Benintendi. Daniel Robertson scores.

EV: 91.9 mph150 ftLA: 7°

Bot 5 • BOS

4-2

Hanley Ramirez singles on a ground ball to shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria. Eduardo Nunez scores. Christian Vazquez to 3rd. Mookie Betts to 2nd.

EV: 85.1 mph116 ftLA: 9°

Top 6 • TB

5-2

Kevin Kiermaier triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Andrew Benintendi. Matt Duffy scores.

EV: 102.5 mph384 ftLA: 22°

Top 7 • TB

7-2

Jesus Sucre out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Mookie Betts. Joey Wendle scores.

EV: 87.4 mph288 ftLA: 28°

6-2

Rays challenged (stadium boundary call), call on the field was upheld: Joey Wendle triples (1) on a line drive to left fielder J. D. Martinez. Daniel Robertson scores.

EV: 93.9 mph336 ftLA: 32°

Bot 8 • BOS

7-3

Mitch Moreland doubles (1) on a fly ball to left fielder Mallex Smith. Hanley Ramirez scores.

EV: 95.5 mph326 ftLA: 33°

7-5

Rafael Devers doubles (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Mallex Smith. Mitch Moreland scores. Eduardo Nunez scores.

EV: 93.4 mph36 ftLA: -2°

7-6

Christian Vazquez singles on a line drive to left fielder Mallex Smith. Rafael Devers scores.

EV: 90.8 mph177 ftLA: 9°

7-7

Mookie Betts singles on a line drive to left fielder Mallex Smith. Christian Vazquez scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd.

EV: 93.8 mph190 ftLA: 12°

7-8

Andrew Benintendi doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Kevin Kiermaier. Mookie Betts scores.

EV: 98.6 mph336 ftLA: 33°

Inherited runners-scored:Velázquez 2-0; Poyner 1-1; Hembree 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Rodriguez 92-55; Velázquez 37-23; Poyner 6-4; Johnson 14-9; Hembree 4-4; Smith 25-13; Kimbrel 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Rodriguez 3-1; Velázquez 3-2; Poyner 0-0; Johnson 0-0; Hembree 1-1; Smith 2-0; Kimbrel 1-2

Bench
Xander BogaertsSS	3	0	1	0	0	0	.368/.400/.711	106.8	.558	.550
Eduardo RodriguezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Hector VelázquezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bobby PoynerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brian JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Heath HembreeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carson SmithP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Craig KimbrelP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-