Short-armed Red Sox @ Long-armed Rays 9/9-9/11

[Tobywan]

JD flies out to left.
Matty J walks.
Kotch launches a bomb down the Rf line, but foul! Grounds to first, Joyce to second.
Jaso grounds out to second.

[Tobywan]

Red lines a single out to right.
Salty called out on strikes.
Ells flies out to left.
Scuto grounds out to short.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Franklin Morales.

Brignac Ks swinging.
DJ grounds out to third.
BJ batting, pitch low and gets HP ump Paul Naurt....our trainer out to assist, not much he can do.....just needs a few to collect himself, catch his breath.

BJ Ks.

On to the 9th , Rays lead 7-2.

[Tobywan]

AGon flies out to center.
Pesky hits a rocket all the way to the RF wall...Matty makes a basket catch.
Papi Ks swinging.


First CG of the season for WD40, Rays win 7-2.

[Tobywan]

Tonight’s match-ups

Kyle Weiland is making just his 3rd start of the season, the first since July and was roughed up in both which were against the Orioles.

Jeremy Hellickson pitched a CG last Sunday against the Orioles allowing just one run on 4 hits in just 97 pitches.



The Sox are banged up enough and that deflection off Lackey’s calf last night was worse than it looked, now he is day to day.

Rays were hoping to have Lobaton ready for tonight, but he is not on the projected line up.

Now that the Durham Bulls have been eliminated from the IL play-offs, the Rays plan to call up Russ Canzler and Dane De La Rosa and a pitcher may be on the way due to the DH in NY on Wed. While no decision has been made on who, it could be either Alex Torres or Matt Moore according to quotes from Maddon. The Rays will have to make room on the current 40-man roster.


Line-ups

Red Sox

Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Gonzalez 1B
Ortiz DH
Reddick RF
Crawford LF
Lowrie 3B
Scuturo SS
Saltalamacchia C


Rays

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

[Tobywan]

Ells grounds out to second.
Pesky flies out to right.
AGon pops out to third.

[Tobywan]

DJ walks.
BJ broken bat looper into center.
Longo walks.

Mound huddle.

Zo grounds into a force at second, they get Longo, DJ scores, BJ to third.
JD called out on strikes.
Matty J flies out to center.

Rays lead 1-0.

[Tobywan]

Papi walks.
Red scoots one past the diving Kotchman.
CC grounds to first, Kotch unassisted and if Longo wasn't strolling they could have gotten Papi going into third.
Lowrie grounds out to short, Ortiz scores, Reddick to third.
Scuto walks.
Salty pops up to shallow left, Longo makes the catch.

Tied 1-1.

[Tobywan]

Kotch lines right to the pitcher, deflects off his glove, Scuto gets it, throw too late.
JJ shoots one back to the pitcher, pops up, but Weiland throws to second to get Kotch, Jaso reaches.
SRod lines a single to left, CC throws to third, Jaso beats it, Sean goes to second.
DJ grounds to third, no throw to the plate, goes to first, DJ is called out, but Jaso scores.
BJ grounds out to third.

Rays up 2-1. On to the third.

[Tobywan]

Ells pops out to second.
Pesky Ks.
AGon walks.
Papi launches towards the rf pole...just foul! Grounds a single out to left.
Red grounds to short, throw second to get AGon.

[Tobywan]

Longo loops one into shallow center, Ells slides, keeps it in front to limit Evan to a single.
Zo lines over the head of Pedroia.
JD pops out to second.
Matty J HBP to load the bases.
Kotch flies out to center, Longo scores, Zo heads to third.
JJ flies out to left.

Rays lead 3-1.

[Tobywan]

CC Ks.
Lowrie flies out to cf.
Scuto flies out to right.

[Tobywan]

SRod flies out to center.
DJ flies out to left.
BJ lines a double into left center.
Longo walks.

Mound huddle.

Zo grounds out to first, Weiland covering the bag for the out.

[Tobywan]

Salty flies out to center.
Ells hits it deep into right, Joyce gets to it holding Jacoby to a single.
Pesky grounds to third, Longo dives for the stop, throws from the knees to second to get Ells, throw to first pulls Kotch off the bag.
AGon lifts one high and deep to right, Joyce going back but it's into the first row.

Tied 3-3.

Papi flies out to center.

[Tobywan]

Now pitching Alfredo Aceves.

JD Ks.
Matty J grounds out to second.
Kotch lauches a high one deep into right.......gone!

Rays take back the lead 4-3.

JJ flies out to right.

On to the 6th.