MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/18/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2853 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (78-74) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 1
Tampa Bay Rays (48-104) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 12 1
Jones has 3 hits, Leads Red Sox to Win
The Boston Red Sox topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 7-3, at Tropicana Field. Boston left fielder Nolan Jones was a spark plug for the offense. He went 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Boston pitcher Tanner Houck got the win. He's now 8-9. Jack Flaherty was tagged with the loss. With the win, Boston upped its record to 78-74.

Jones got the Red Sox off to a quick start. In the top of the first, with the bases loaded, he hit a 2-run single.

"We're our own worst enemy right now," said Tampa Bay skipper Mark S.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Donovan 2B 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .282 7 52
J. Polanco 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .251 14 69
M. Trout CF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .236 25 59
N. Jones LF 5 2 3 4 0 0 2 .279 16 75
S. Murphy C 5 0 3 2 0 2 1 .291 35 105
S. Torkelson 1B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .245 37 101
L. Taveras RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .236 14 56
J. Baez SS 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .230 15 57
A. Verdugo DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .261 12 75
Totals 38 7 14 7 7 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Trout (24, 8th Inning off T. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Baez (23, 9th Inning off M. Festa, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Jones (16, 2nd Inning off J. Flaherty, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Donovan , M. Trout 2 , N. Jones 6 , S. Murphy 3 , S. Torkelson 2 , L. Taveras , J. Baez 3 , A. Verdugo
2-out RBI: N. Jones , J. Baez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Jones , S. Torkelson , L. Taveras 2 , A. Verdugo
GIDP: B. Donovan , J. Polanco , A. Verdugo
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Jones (11)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Torkelson (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Baez-Donovan-Torkelson, Baez-Donovan-Torkelson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rendon 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .253 10 39
Z. McKinstry SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .256 11 41
M. Haniger CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .221 14 57
T. Mancini 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .237 19 63
A. Toro DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .208 16 54
J. Bauers LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .261 18 57
C. Mitchell RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .210 8 42
C. Arroyo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .291 12 47
R. Marchan C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .233 1 35
Totals 38 3 12 2 2 2 20      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. McKinstry (31, 3rd Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bauers (24, 4th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Haniger (21, 9th Inning off J. France, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Mancini (19, 6th Inning off T. Houck, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. McKinstry 2 , M. Haniger 3 , T. Mancini 5 , A. Toro , J. Bauers 3 , C. Mitchell 2 , R. Marchan 2
2-out RBI: M. Haniger
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Mancini 2 , A. Toro , J. Bauers , R. Marchan
GIDP: M. Haniger , C. Arroyo
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: R. Marchan (9)
Double Plays: 3 (Mancini-McKinstry-Flaherty, Arroyo-McKinstry-Mancini, Arroyo-McKinstry-Mancini)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Houck W (8-9) 7.0 9 2 1 1 2 1 89 3.89   
J. Schreiber 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 27 2.79   
J. France 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 6.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Houck 54
Batters Faced: T. Houck 30, J. Schreiber 8, J. France 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Houck 13-4, J. Schreiber 3-2, J. France 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Houck 89-57, J. Schreiber 27-15, J. France 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. France 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Flaherty L (8-11) 1.2 6 6 6 5 2 1 61 5.58   
T. Stephan 3.0 4 0 0 1 1 0 41 4.22   
D. Pipkin 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 7.20   
T. Myers 2.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 27 4.74   
M. Festa 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Flaherty 10
Batters Faced: J. Flaherty 15, T. Stephan 13, D. Pipkin 5, T. Myers 10, M. Festa 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Flaherty 1-1, T. Stephan 3-4, D. Pipkin 1-1, T. Myers 3-1, M. Festa 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Flaherty 61-32, T. Stephan 41-25, D. Pipkin 24-12, T. Myers 27-22, M. Festa 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Stephan 2-0 , D. Pipkin 1-0 , M. Festa 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nolan Jones
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:50 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 22207
Special Notes: RP Dominic Pipkin was injured while pitching.
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