MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/17/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2834 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (77-74) 0 0 7 3 0 0 2 1 0 13 14 0
Tampa Bay Rays (48-103) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 11 3
Multi-HR Day for Torkelson as Red Sox Overpower Rays, 13-4
Led by Spencer Torkelson, the Boston Red Sox downed the Tampa Bay Rays, 13-4. Torkelson was 3 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice for the Red Sox. The losing skid has reached 7 games for Tampa Bay.

Boston used the hitting of Jorge Polanco to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the third inning to put the Red Sox on top, 4-3. For the game, Polanco had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"I felt good up there," said Torkelson. "I saw the ball well."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 7 52
J. Polanco 3B 5 2 2 4 0 2 1 .253 14 69
M. Trout CF 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .236 25 59
N. Jones LF, RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .276 15 71
S. Murphy C 5 2 1 0 0 2 2 .287 35 103
S. Torkelson 1B 5 2 3 5 0 1 1 .244 37 101
L. Taveras RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 14 56
   a-J. Rogers PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .288 0 5
   c-A. Baddoo RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 7 31
J. Baez SS 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .228 15 56
   b-J. Downs PH, SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
A. Verdugo DH 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 .261 12 75
Totals 40 13 14 11 5 11 16      
a - J. Rogers pinch hit for L. Taveras in the 7th
b - J. Downs pinch hit for J. Baez in the 7th
c - A. Baddoo substituted for J. Rogers in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Torkelson (36, 4th Inning off Y. Rodriguez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Rogers (2, 7th Inning off D. Pipkin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Polanco (14, 3rd Inning off T. Megill, 3 on, 0 outs) , S. Torkelson 2 (37, 3rd Inning off T. Megill, 2 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off D. Pipkin, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Trout (25, 8th Inning off G. Holmes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Donovan 2 , J. Polanco 5 , M. Trout 4 , N. Jones 2 , S. Murphy , S. Torkelson 10 , L. Taveras , J. Rogers 3 , J. Baez
2-out RBI: N. Jones , S. Torkelson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Murphy , L. Taveras
GIDP: J. Polanco , A. Verdugo
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .255 10 39
J. Mcneil LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .261 5 28
M. Haniger CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .219 14 56
D. Smith 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 4 .243 7 40
Z. McKinstry SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .257 11 41
T. Mancini DH 4 0 0 1 0 2 5 .235 18 62
C. Mitchell RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .208 8 42
C. Arroyo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .294 12 47
R. Marchan C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 1 35
Totals 38 4 11 4 2 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Mcneil (20, 2nd Inning off K. Wright, 1 on, 2 outs) , Z. McKinstry (30, 5th Inning off K. Wright, 1 on, 1 out) , C. Arroyo (32, 8th Inning off T. Burns, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Rendon (10, 6th Inning off K. Wright, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rendon 5 , J. Mcneil 2 , M. Haniger 2 , D. Smith 2 , Z. McKinstry 2 , C. Arroyo 3 , R. Marchan
2-out RBI: A. Rendon , J. Mcneil
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Haniger , C. Mitchell 2 , R. Marchan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rendon (7) , Z. McKinstry (11) , C. Arroyo (9)
Double Plays: 2 (McKinstry-Smith, Arroyo-McKinstry-Smith)
OF assists: 1 (Mitchell(Donovan at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Wright W (14-12) 6.0 9 4 4 2 3 1 104 5.11   
T. Burns 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 26 6.35   
J. France 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Wright 39
Batters Faced: K. Wright 29, T. Burns 7, J. France 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Wright 4-11, T. Burns 1-3, J. France 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Wright 104-71, T. Burns 26-17, J. France 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Megill L (5-16) 2.1 6 7 7 3 3 2 70 5.76   
Y. Rodriguez 3.0 5 3 0 0 5 0 48 4.72   
D. Pipkin 0.2 2 2 2 2 1 1 28 7.38   
G. Holmes 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 17 6.04   
Y. Cano 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 4.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Megill 13
Batters Faced: T. Megill 15, Y. Rodriguez 14, D. Pipkin 6, G. Holmes 6, Y. Cano 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Megill 2-1, Y. Rodriguez 1-1, D. Pipkin 0-1, G. Holmes 2-2, Y. Cano 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Megill 70-41, Y. Rodriguez 48-31, D. Pipkin 28-16, G. Holmes 17-12, Y. Cano 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holmes 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Spencer Torkelson
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:50 PM ET
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 22224
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