MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/20/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2624 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (71-82) 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays (80-74) 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 X 7 7 1
Red Sox Lose Again, 7-4, to Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays dealt the Boston Red Sox a 7-4 loss at Tropicana Field. Nelson Cruz was the star on offense. He went 1 for 2 with a home run, 2 walks, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Boston's current losing streak has reached 6 games.

Tampa Bay took the lead in the bottom of the sixth when Cruz hit a 3-run home run. His 32nd home run of the season made the score 7-4, Tampa Bay.

"Everyone's trying too hard," said losing manager Matt Spencer. "If we learn to relax, we'll be fine."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Robles CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 7 51
E. Nunez 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .293 15 48
G. Bird 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .222 10 26
P. Reyes RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .251 2 19
A. Pujols DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 8 28
Y. Solarte 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 12 58
A. Dickerson LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .233 5 15
J. Lucroy C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 5 28
J. Crawford SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .234 4 33
Totals 34 4 7 4 0 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Robles (36, 5th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Solarte (28, 6th Inning off M. Bumgarner, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Nunez (2, 3rd Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Bird (10, 1st Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 1 out) E. Nunez (15, 1st Inning off M. Bumgarner, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: V. Robles 2 , P. Reyes 2 , G. Bird 4 , Y. Solarte 2 , E. Nunez 7
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Robles , G. Bird , Y. Solarte , J. Lucroy
Sac Fly: A. Dickerson
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
PB: J. Lucroy
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Hicks CF 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .234 9 29
R. Devers 3B 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .241 14 47
M. Conforto RF 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 .240 29 71
N. Cruz DH 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 .220 32 92
M. Cabrera 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .206 1 16
B. Posey C 4 0 1 0 1 3 3 .288 3 10
X. Bogaerts SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .283 18 67
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 26 89
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .248 7 43
Totals 32 7 7 7 9 12 24      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Cruz (32, 6th Inning off C. Murray, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: X. Bogaerts , D. LeMahieu 3 , B. Posey , N. Cruz 4 , M. Cabrera
2-out RBI: X. Bogaerts , N. Cruz , M. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Conforto , X. Bogaerts , M. Ozuna , N. Cruz
Hit by Pitch: M. Conforto , N. Cruz
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. LeMahieu (9)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Volquez 4.2 3 4 4 4 7 0 101 58 4.15   
C. Sadzeck L (6-2), BS (1) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 29 14 2.76   
C. Murray 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 22 14 4.75   
J. Schafer 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 22 9 2.42   
O. Drake 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 8 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Volquez 45
Batters Faced: E. Volquez 23, C. Sadzeck 5, C. Murray 6, J. Schafer 5, O. Drake 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Volquez 1-6, C. Sadzeck 2-0, C. Murray 0-1, J. Schafer 0-2, O. Drake 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Volquez 101-58, C. Sadzeck 29-14, C. Murray 22-14, J. Schafer 22-9, O. Drake 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sadzeck 2-2 , C. Murray 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Volquez 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bumgarner W (12-5) 6.0 7 4 4 0 4 2 89 62 4.01   
J. Nicasio H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 15 2.20   
S. Doolittle H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 12 3.57   
K. Kela SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 7 4.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bumgarner 46
Batters Faced: M. Bumgarner 26, J. Nicasio 3, S. Doolittle 3, K. Kela 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bumgarner 8-6, J. Nicasio 0-1, S. Doolittle 1-1, K. Kela 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bumgarner 89-62, J. Nicasio 18-15, S. Doolittle 16-12, K. Kela 11-7
WP: M. Bumgarner
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nelson Cruz
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 30889
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