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Game #155 of Season
Boston Red Sox (100-54) @ Tampa Bay Rays (79-74)
Pitching Matchup - Collin McHugh vs Brendan McKay
The Red Sox got off to a quick start in the top of the 1st as Benintendi doubled to lead off the game and he came in to score on a RBI double by JD Martinez with 2 outs to give Boston a 1-0 lead. McKay was having control issues but was able to get through the top of the 3rd despite walking two batters in the inning and McHugh was pitching well for Boston as the game would move to the 4th inning with the Red Sox leading 1-0. McKay and McHugh continued to do good work on the mound and keep the bats quiet through 6 innings as the game moved to the 7th inning with Boston leading 1-0. Trevor Richards took over for McKay and pitched a scoreless top of the 7th for Tampa Bay while McHugh returned to the mound and retired the first two batters in the bottom of the 7th before a 2 out single by Willy Adames. Kevin Kiermaier would give the ball a ride deep to LF but Benintendi would make the catch on the warning track for a loud 3rd out and McHugh was through 7 shutout innings and the game would move to the 8th inning with Boston leading 1-0. Rochards retired the side in order in the top of the 8th. Mike Zunino singled up the middle to lead off the bottom of the 8th and that would be all for McHugh who was running out of gas as Matt Barnes would come in from the pen with a man on and nobody out. Barnes would get Lowe to fly out for the 1st out but tried to start Austin Meadows with a fastball and Meadows was sitting on it and hammered it 430 feet to RF for a huge 2-run HR to give the Rays a 2-1 lead. Barnes would hit Diaz with a pitch and Josh Taylor would come in to replace him on the mound. Taylor got Choi to fly out for out #2 but Hunter Renfroe would deliver a RBI double in the gap to make it 3-1. Nick Anderson came on to pitch the top of the 9th looking to close it out for Tampa Bay
* The Red Sox had a 1-0 lead entering the bottom of the 8th before Matt Barnes who has been lights out in the second half of the season coughed up the lead when Austin meadows crushed a 430 foot bomb for a 2-run HR to give the Rays the lead and Nick Anderson would close it out for his 45th save as the Rays win 3-1
* The Red Sox fall to 100-55 and their lead in the AL east stays at 1.5 games after the Yankees lost 4-2 to the Blue Jays. The Rays pickup win #80 as they improve to 80-74
* Collin McHugh turned in one of his best outings of the season throwing 7 innings and allowing 1 run on 6 hits with 7 Ks
* Brendan McKay showed why he is the Rays top prospect as he threw 6 innings allowing 1 run on 6 hits with 3 walks and 7 Ks. McKay has been excellent since being called up to the majors and is a lock for a spot in the Rays rotation next season as he is sporting a 0.68 ERA and struck out 27 batters over 26.1 innings of work
* Matt Barnes suffers the loss for Boston after allowing the go ahead HR to Austin Meadows and the Red Sox will hope this is just a blip as Barnes had been outstanding in the second half of the season after a rocky first half
* Austin Meadows had the big blow for Tampa with a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 8th and is hitting .260 with 24 HR & 67 RBI
* JD Martinez supplied the only offense for Boston with a RBI double in the 1st inning bringing his total to 132 RBI on the season
* The Rays have taken 2 out of 3 and the teams will be back in action tomorrow to wrap up this 4 game series as Boston looks to earn a split. Boston will have Martin Perez on the mound for the series finale against Ryan Yarbrough for Tampa Bay
* The Red Sox magic number is at 7 with 7 games left to play
<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><link href="http://dynasties.operationsports.com/css/osdyn.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"></head><body><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td align="center" colspan="13">Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="40%">Sep 19, 2020</td><td align="right" width="5%">1</td><td align="right" width="5%">2</td><td align="right" width="5%">3</td><td align="right" width="5%">4</td><td align="right" width="5%">5</td><td align="right" width="5%">6</td><td align="right" width="5%">7</td><td align="right" width="5%">8</td><td align="right" width="5%">9</td><td align="right" width="5%">R</td><td align="right" width="5%">H</td><td align="right" width="5%">E</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Boston (100-55)</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tampa Bay (80-74)</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right"></td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Trevor Richards (2-1) <b>L:</b> Matt Barnes (5-4) <b>S:</b> Nick Anderson (45)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead"><td colspan="5">Scoring Summary</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td colspan="3" width="84%">SCORING DETAILS</td><td align="right" width="8%">BOS</td><td align="right" width="8%">TAM</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">1</td><td width="70%">JD Martinez doubled to CF (Benintendi scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TAM</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Austin Meadows 2-run HR to RF (Zunino scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TAM</td><td align="center" width="7%">8</td><td width="70%">Hunter Renfroe doubled to CF (Diaz scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td><td align="right" width="8%">3</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Benintendi, LF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.257</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Devers, 3B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.263</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bogaerts, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.297</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Martinez, DH</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.316</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Chavis, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.262</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Dalbec, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.253</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Vazquez, C</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.274</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Pillar, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.278</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Bradley, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.216</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Martinez (48), Devers (47), Benintendi (29), Pillar (27), Bradley (21)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Martinez (132)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Martinez</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>FIELDING:</u></b><br /><b>E:</b> Dalbec (2)</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00275D" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Tampa Bay Rays</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">HITTERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">AB</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">RBI</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">AVG</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Lowe, 2B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.243</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Meadows, CF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.260</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Diaz, 3B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.257</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Choi, 1B</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.277</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Renfroe, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.261</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Tsutsugo, DH</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.236</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Adames, SS</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.290</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Kiermaier, CF</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.243</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Zunino, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.207</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Lowe (27), Renfroe (20)<br /><b>HR:</b> Meadows (24)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Meadows 2 (67), Renfroe (115)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Diaz<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Adames</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#ee1422" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Boston Red Sox</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Collin McHugh</td><td align="right">7.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">5.24</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Barnes (L, 5-4)</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">3.04</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Josh Taylor</td><td align="right">0.2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.31</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> McHugh - 88 Pitches / 72% Strikes</td></tr></table><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1" class="osdyn spacer" width="575"><tr class="masthead_alt"><td bgcolor="#00275D" colspan="9"><span style="color:#FFFFFF">Tampa Bay Rays</span></td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td width="41%">PITCHERS</td><td align="right" width="7%">IP</td><td align="right" width="7%">H</td><td align="right" width="7%">R</td><td align="right" width="7%">ER</td><td align="right" width="7%">BB</td><td align="right" width="7%">SO</td><td align="right" width="7%">HR</td><td align="right" width="10%">ERA</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Brendan McKay</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.68</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Trevor Richards (W, 2-1)</td><td align="right">2.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">4.63</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Nick Anderson (S, 45)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.10</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> McKay - 97 Pitches / 66% Strikes</td></tr></table></body></html>
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