Boston 1, Tampa Bay 0
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
John Hirschbeck, 1B -
Bill Welke, 2B -
James Hoye, 3B -
John Tumpane
Attendance:
14307
By The Sports Xchange
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays' home woes continued, with an unearned run leading the Boston Red Sox and starter Wade Miley to a 1-0 win Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.
Miley (1-1) gave up just three hits in 5 2/3 scoreless innings, continuing his personal success against the Rays. Relievers Alexi Ogando, Robbie Ross Jr., Junichi Tazawa and Koji Uehara combined to complete a four-hitter. Uehara got the last three outs for his second save.
Tampa Bay (6-8) lost its fourth straight to drop to 1-5 at home. The Rays were shut out for the second time in three games. The American League East-leading Red Sox (9-5) bounced back after losing two of their previous three games.
Boston scored the only run in the third inning, and the ball never left the infield. Second baseman Dustin Pedroia hit into what should have been an inning-ending double play, but rookie second baseman Ryan Brett, playing in his third major league game, committed a throwing error that allowed catcher Ryan Hanigan, who reached on an infield single and advanced on a walk, to score.
Brett left the game after the inning due to subluxated left shoulder. First baseman Logan Forsythe returned to second, his most common position, and rookie Allan Dykstra replaced Brett at first base. If Brett goes on the disabled list, it would make it 11 sidelined players for the Rays, a team record.
The Rays came in hitless in their last 15 at-bats with runners in scoring position, and they had only one shot Tuesday. Miley walked third baseman Evan Longoria to load the bases in the sixth, but Ogando entered and got center fielder Desmond Jennings to hit into an inning-ending fielder's choice.
Rays starter Chris Archer (2-2) kept the Rays in the game by getting out of jams. He struck out nine batters in 5 2/3 innings, including designated hitter David Ortiz with two on and two outs in the fifth.
NOTES: Red Sox DH David Ortiz was suspended one game for making contact with an umpire Sunday. He appealed the punishment and played Tuesday. ... Boston LF Hanley Ramirez was back in the starting lineup after leaving Monday's game due to dizziness and lightheadedness. ... Rays RHP Alex Colome, recovering from pneumonia, made a rehab start Tuesday for Triple-A Durham, going 3 1/3 innings of one-run ball. ... Rays OF Kevin Kiermaier, recovering from an illness, missed a third consecutive start, but he was available off the bench. ... Tampa Bay LHP Drew Smyly (shoulder tendinitis) and LHP Matt Moore (Tommy John surgery) threw bullpen sessions Tuesday. Smyly might join the major league rotation soon. ... Rays RHP Alex Cobb (forearm tendinitis) played catch Tuesday. He will do so again Wednesday, with plans for a bullpen session later this week if all goes well.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Boston |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Ryan Hanigan
| Player |
Ryan Brett |
|
2 |
Hits |
1 |
|
0 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
1 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
1.000 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Boston
|
8 |
0 |
9 |
.235 |
21 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Tampa Bay
|
4 |
0 |
4 |
.143 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
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