TNK - BOSTON RED SOX FRANCHISE
Game #22 of Season
Boston Red Sox (13-8) @ Tampa Bay Rays (12-9)
Pitching Matchup – Nick Pivetta vs Drew Rasmussen
The Rays got things started in the bottom of the 2nd with a solo HR from Brett Phillips giving and they would add a run in the bottom of the 3rd when Francisco Mejia led off with a double before moving up to 3rd base on a ground ball out by Wander Franco and coming in to score on a RBI sac fly from Randy Arozarena as Tampa Bay had a 2-0 lead after 3 innings. The score remained 2-0 into the top of the 5th inning where Rasmussen would hang a breaking ball to Trevor Story leading off the inning and Story would launch a solo HR to LF cutting the Rays lead to 2-1. Rasmussen was running out of gas and would exit with 2 outs in the top of the 5th as Luis Patino came on to get Jarren Duran on a fly ball out to end the frame. Pivetta retired the side in the bottom of the 5th and we would head to the 6th inning with the Rays leading 2-1. Patino would get through the top of the 6th with ease while the Rays got a 2 out double from Ji-Man Choi in the bottom half but failed to score as Yandy Diaz smoked a ball towards the gap but Jackie Bradley would make a nice catch on the run to end the inning and send the game to the 7th with Tampa Bay leading 2-1. Jeffrey Springs took over on the mound and recorded two quick outs to begin the top of the 7th before Franchy Cordero ripped a double down the RF line. Jackie Bradley drew a walk to put two men on with 2 outs and Matt Wisler would come on to face Christian Vazquez in a big spot and Wisler would get the job done after a good battle as he stuck out Vazquez on the 8th pitch of the at bat to end the top of the 7th with the 201 lead still intact. Diekman pitched a scoreless bottom of the 7th striking out Mejia looking with Kiermaier in scoring position to end the inning and send the game to the 8th with the Rays leading 2-1. Brooks Raley recorded two quick outs before Rafael Devers singled in the top of the 8th but JD Martinez would fly out to the warning track in right-center where Kiermaier would make the catch ending the frame. Diekman returned to the mound to being the bottom of the 8th and left a sinker over the plate that Brandon Lowe launched into the RF stands for a solo HR leading off the bottom of the 8th to extend the Rays lead to 3-1. Hirokazu Sawamura took over for Diekman and issued back to back walks to put two men on. Choi was up next and drove a ball deep to RF where Jackie Bradley made the catch on the warning track before crashing into the wall and firing to Story who was out in shallow RF for the cut off and Story turned and fired to the plate as the speedy Franco was trying to score all the way from second base and the throw from Story was just in time to nail Franco at the plate for a crazy double play. The Red Sox came to bat in the top of the 9th trailing 3-1 with Andrew Kittredge coming on to try and close it out for Tampa Bay. Alex Verdugo flew out to Kiermaier in CF for the 1st out before Trevor Story singled to bring the tying run to the plate with 1 out. Franchy Cordero hammered a ball the opposite way on a line towards the gap in left-center but Manuel Margot got to it to make a terrific running catch to take away extra bases and the Red Sox were down to their final out. Jackie Bradley battled to a full count before Kittredge would get him swinging on a pitch in the dirt for the final out as the Red Sox lose another tight ball game to the Rays 3-1
GAME NOTES
* The Red Sox fall 3-1 and drop 2 out of 3 in Tampa Bay to begin the road trip
* The Red Sox fall to 13-9 while the Rays improve to 13-9 on the season and are now tied with the Red Sox for 1st place in the AL East
* Nick Pivetta pitched well for Boston throwing 6 innings while allowing 2 runs on 6 hits with 4 Ks taking the loss to fall to 0-3 with a 5.20 ERA on the season
* The Rays pitching staff was outstanding as Drew Rasmussen lasted just 4.2 innings allowing 1 run on 3 hits with 2 walks & 7 Ks while 5 reliever combined to pitch 4.1 innings of relief.
* Bran<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xHnqXljHxLs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>don Lowe went 2 for 4 with his 6th HR for Tampa Bay
* Trevor Story provided the only offense for Boston with a sool HR
* The Red Sox will travel north of the border to continue this 10 game road trip with a 4 game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays at Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays are currently 10-12 on the season. Garrett Whitlock will get the start for Boston while Ross Stripling gets the start for Toronto
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<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%">Apr 24, 2022</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 (13-9)</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Tampa Bay (13-9)</td><td align="right">0</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">1</td><td align="right">X</td><td align="right" class="active">3</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">0</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" colspan="13"><b>W:</b> Luis Patino (2-1) <b>L:</b> Nick Pivetta (0-3) <b>S:</b> Andrew Kittredge (12)</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="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TAM</td><td align="center" width="7%">2</td><td width="70%">Brett Phillips solo HR to RF</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">1</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td align="center" width="7%">TAM</td><td align="center" width="7%">3</td><td width="70%">Randy Arozarena sac fly to RF (Mejia scores)</td><td align="right" width="8%">0</td><td align="right" width="8%">2</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td align="center" width="7%">BOS</td><td align="center" width="7%">5</td><td width="70%">Trevor Story solo HR to LF</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%">Brandon Lowe solo HR to RF</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>Duran, CF</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">.083</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Arroyo, SS</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">.222</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><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">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.218</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Martinez, 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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.184</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Verdugo, LF</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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.325</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Story, 2B</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.313</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Cordero, 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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.255</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Bradley, RF</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">3</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.173</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Vazquez, C</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">0</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">.357</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">32</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">10</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> Cordero (2)<br /><b>HR:</b> Sttory (6)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Story (15)<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Cordero</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">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">.274</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Franco, SS</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.200</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Arozarena, DH</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.243</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Choi, 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">.103</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Diaz, 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">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">.324</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Phillips, RF</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</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" class="active">.160</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Margot, LF</td><td align="right">3</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">.235</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">.169</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Mejia, 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">.293</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">29</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BATTING:</u></b><br /><b>2B:</b> Choi (1), Margot (3)<br /><b>HR:</b> Lowe (6), Phillips (1)<br /><b>RBI:</b> Lowe (9), Arozarena (7), Phillips (1)<br /><b>HBP:</b> Franco<br /><b>SF:</b> Arozarena<br /><b>GIDP:</b> Choi</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>BASERUNNING:</u></b><br /><b>SB:</b> Kiermaier (1)<br /><b>CS:</b> Franco (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%">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>Nick Pivetta (L, 0-3)</td><td align="right">6.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">5.20</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Jake Diekman</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">2</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" class="active">4.05</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Hirokazu Sawamura</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">2</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">3.18</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Austin Davis</td><td align="right">0.1</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" class="active">3.00</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">8.0</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right"></td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td colspan="9"><b><u>PITCHING:</u></b><br /><b>Pitches-Strikes:</b> Pivetta - 86 Pitches (64% 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>Drew Rasmussen</td><td align="right">4.2</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" class="active">1.73</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Luis Patino (W, 2-1)</td><td align="right">1.1</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" class="active">4.32</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Jeffrey Springs (H, 2)</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">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">1.29</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Matt Wisler (H, 3)</td><td align="right">0.1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.70</td></tr><tr class="oddrow"><td>Brooks Raley (H, 6)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">0.00</td></tr><tr class="evenrow"><td>Andrew Kittredge (S, 12)</td><td align="right">1.0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">0</td><td align="right" class="active">2.19</td></tr><tr class="stathead"><td>TEAM TOTALS</td><td align="right">9.0</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">10</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> Rsmussen - 75 Pitches (64% Strikes)</td></tr></table></body></html>
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