Railroading Rays @ All is (w)Ell Red Sox 8/16-8/17

[Tobywan]

CC grounds out to short.
Salty grounds out to second.
Redd flies out to right.

On to the 8th.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Daniel Bard.

Damon PH for Johnson, Ks swinging.
DJ Ks swinging.
Fuld grounds out to third.

[Tobywan]

Damon stays in the game at left, Jennings moves to right (Fuld out), Zobrist moves to second (Rays giving up the DH), Rodriguez to short.

Lowrie flies out to left.
Aviles Ks swinging.
Ells Ks looking.

Rays last chance.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Jon Papelbon.

Longo pops up to second.
Zo grounds out to second.
BJ lines one to second, Pedroia leaves his feet to dive for the catch.

Sox take the first game 3-1.

Shields with another CG, but the loss.

[Tobywan]

Tonight’s match ups

Jeff Niemann is 7-4 3.43 ERA, he gave up 9 hits in 6 1/3rd against the Royals but got the win.

Erik Bedard gave up 2 runs in 5 innings last Tues. against the Twins, is looking for his first win in a Red Sox uni.


Line ups

Rays

Jennings LF
Damon DH
Longoria 3B
Zobrist 2B
Upton CF
Kotchman 1B
Rodriguez SS
Joyce RF
Chirinos C


Red Sox

Ellsbury CF
Lowrie 3B
Gonzalez 1B
Pedroia 2B
Reddick RF
Crawford DH
Aviles SS
Varitek C
McDonald LF

Update on Ortiz he has bursitis in his heel not suffering from an "illness".

[Tobywan]

DJ Ks looking.
JD grounds out to short.
Longo pops up to second.

[Tobywan]

Ells caught looking.
Lowrie grounds out to second.
AGon walks.
Ped hits one deep to the monster, Jennings leaps high to make the catch against the wall.

[Tobywan]

Zo bunts, Lowrie can't get to it, single.
BJ lines a hit into right.
Kotch chops out to second, runners advance.
SRod grounds to third, Lowrie throws to the plate, Tek drops the ball, BJ to third, SRod goes into second.
Joyce grounds outt o second, Upton scores. SRod to third.
Cheerios (Chrinos) Ks.


Rays lead 2-0.

[Tobywan]

Redd grounds out to short.
CC Ks looking.
Aviles grounds out to third.

On to the 3rd.

[Tobywan]

DJ hits it far off the monster, but Mac plays the carom perfectly just a single.
JD flies out to right.
Longo Ks swinging.
Zo grounds out to short.

[Tobywan]

Tek leads off the 3rd with a homer just fair of the rf pole.
DMac Ks looking.
Ells grounds out to second.
Lowrie grounds to third, Longo throws from his knees, ump calls safe on the play.
AGon grounds to short, throw to Longo for the force on Lowrie at second.

[Tobywan]

BJ lines a hit into center.
Kotch singles to left.
SRod grounds into a 5-4-3 triple play!!!! WOW!

[Tobywan]

Last triple play turned by and done to Rays were both in '06, last one for Sox....and unassisted one by John Valentin in '94!

Ped lines out to second.
Redd grounds out to second.
CC Ks.

On to the 5th Rays lead 2-1.

[Tobywan]

Joyce Ks.
Cheerios flies out to center.
DJ lifts one high and deep to the monster….OUT OF THE PAWK!!!!
JD Ks.

Rays lead 3-1.

[Tobywan]

Aviles grounds out to third.
Tek Ks swinging.
DMac Ks looking.