The Boston Red Sox did battle with the the Tampa Bay Rays yesterday at Tropicana Field with the Red Sox victorious 6 to 1. It was a huge win that rooters with Red Sox tickets aren’t likely to forget.
Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz (3.07 ERA) got the win, while Wade Davis (4.01 ERA) took the loss for the Rays. Clay Buchholz went 6 innings for the Red Sox, allowed 6 hits, one home run and one earned run with one walk and 8 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Red Sox was Hideki Okajima (4.60), and Daniel Bard (2.25). The Rays’s starter Wade Davis went 3.2 innings, allowed 7 hits, one home run and 5 earned runs with 3 walks and no strikeouts. Lance Cormier (3.15), and Andy Sonnanstine (3.60) also pitched for the Rays. With the win, Buchholz’s record goes to 6-3, while Davis drops to 4-4.
In addition to the 6 runs, the Red Sox put up 12 hits and committed no errors. Adrian Beltre and Dustin Pedroia tied for most hits for the Red Sox with 3 hits, followed by Jeremy Hermida with 2 hits. Marco Scutaro had a tough day at the plate, leaving 6 runners on base. The Rays didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Rays mustered one run, 6 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by Tim Tschida, Bob Davidson, Alfonso Marquez and Tim Timmons. There were 21,430 Rays ticket holders in attendance at Tropicana Field.
The win puts the Red Sox at a record of -, ( games behind first place in the division), while the loss brings the Rays to -, ( games behind the division leader). Next up for the Red Sox are the (-) at the Rays’s Tropicana Field. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Rays will next take on the (-) at Tropicana Field in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and and see the game in person.