BOSTON -- Evan Longoria had gone 26 games since hitting a homer in the season opener. His power stroke returned Wednesday night.
Tampa Bay's cleanup hitter hit two homers -- the second traveling 454 feet in the ninth inning -- and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3.
"I guess, eventually, it had to happen," Longoria said.
His second homer of the game provided a cushion after Kevin Jepsen worked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the eighth. He got Daniel Nava to ground to first baseman James Loney, who got the force out at home. And Brock Holt grounded to Loney for the final out.
"Nava's such a tough guy to get to hit a ground ball," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Credit Jep for making a pitch to get the ground ball."
Joey Butler had given the Rays a 4-2 lead with a two-run single in the sixth, two nights after hitting his first major-league homer.
The Red Sox cut that lead on Mookie Betts' fifth homer of the season, his third in two days, leading off the eighth against Jepsen.
Then, after Dustin Pedroia grounded out, the Red Sox loaded the bases on a walk to David Ortiz, a single by Mike Napoli and a walk to Pablo Sandoval. But Luis Jimenez pinch ran for Ortiz and came up with runners at first and second and two outs in the ninth. Brad Boxberger wrapped up his seventh save by getting the light-hitting Jimenez to hit the ball a few feet in front of the plate for an easy out.
"With (Ortiz's) run being the tying run there, if we get a base hit and he gets thrown out at home plate, you're damned if you do and damned if you don'," Boston manager John Farrell said, "but we had multiple opportunities there in the eighth inning."
The Rays had taken a 1-0 lead against Justin Masterson (2-1) in the third when Brandon Guyer doubled and scored on a single by Logan Forsythe.
The Red Sox went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the inning against Alex Colome (2-0) on consecutive doubles by Xander Bogaerts and Blake Swihart and a sacrifice fly by Pedroia after Swihart moved to third on a groundout.
Longoria tied it in the fourth with a leadoff homer to left.
"It's become more and more difficult in this league to hit," he said. "Luckily for me, the team was winning ... so it doesn't put a whole lot of pressure on me necessarily to hit home runs."
Masterson retired the leadoff batter in the fifth, then let the remaining four hitters he faced reach base. Loney singled before Longoria and David DeJesus walked, loading the bases. Butler followed with a single to right, scoring Loney and Longoria for a 4-2 lead.
Butler was called up from Triple-A Durham on Sunday and made his 2015 debut that day against Baltimore. On Monday night, he hit a two-run homer in Tampa Bay's 5-1 win in the opener of the three-game series in Boston.
The Red Sox left nine runners on base and are 4 for 45 with runners in scoring position in their last six games.
"We've done a good job of creating opportunities," Farrell said, "but we haven't been able to cash in."
LIKE OLD TIMES
Cash was the catcher in Masterson's major league debut on April 24, 2008, with Boston.
"It was kind of funny. Most guys get their debut and there's a lot of anxiety," Cash said. "I'll never forget Masty talking to people in the stands" during his warmup session. "After he threw 19 pitches he flipped the ball to (then pitching coach) John Farrell and said, `Wherever the path leads me."
Masterson left after 6 innings with a 3-1 lead, the only run a homer by Napoli.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: LHP Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) and INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) both did well in rehab appearances Tuesday, according to Cash. ... The Rays expect to learn more about RHP Alex Cobb's pitching elbow after returning home for a four-game series against Texas starting Thursday night. The Tampa Bay Times reported he has a partial ligament tear.
Red Sox: RF Shane Victorino is scheduled to start a rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Portland. He is on the DL with a right hamstring strain. ... LF Hanley Ramirez remained day-to-day after spraining his left shoulder when he ran into the side wall in left field pursuing a fly ball on Monday.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-1, 1.64 ERA) pitches against RHP Nick Martinez (2-0, 0.84) and the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in the opener of an eight-game homestand.
Red Sox: After a day off Thursday, LHP Wade Miley (1-3, 7.15) faces RHP Aaron Sanchez (2-2, 4.62) of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday when the Red Sox open a three-city, 10-game road trip.
Tampa Bay's cleanup hitter hit two homers -- the second traveling 454 feet in the ninth inning -- and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 5-3.
"I guess, eventually, it had to happen," Longoria said.
His second homer of the game provided a cushion after Kevin Jepsen worked out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the eighth. He got Daniel Nava to ground to first baseman James Loney, who got the force out at home. And Brock Holt grounded to Loney for the final out.
"Nava's such a tough guy to get to hit a ground ball," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "Credit Jep for making a pitch to get the ground ball."
Joey Butler had given the Rays a 4-2 lead with a two-run single in the sixth, two nights after hitting his first major-league homer.
The Red Sox cut that lead on Mookie Betts' fifth homer of the season, his third in two days, leading off the eighth against Jepsen.
Then, after Dustin Pedroia grounded out, the Red Sox loaded the bases on a walk to David Ortiz, a single by Mike Napoli and a walk to Pablo Sandoval. But Luis Jimenez pinch ran for Ortiz and came up with runners at first and second and two outs in the ninth. Brad Boxberger wrapped up his seventh save by getting the light-hitting Jimenez to hit the ball a few feet in front of the plate for an easy out.
"With (Ortiz's) run being the tying run there, if we get a base hit and he gets thrown out at home plate, you're damned if you do and damned if you don'," Boston manager John Farrell said, "but we had multiple opportunities there in the eighth inning."
The Rays had taken a 1-0 lead against Justin Masterson (2-1) in the third when Brandon Guyer doubled and scored on a single by Logan Forsythe.
The Red Sox went ahead 2-1 in the bottom of the inning against Alex Colome (2-0) on consecutive doubles by Xander Bogaerts and Blake Swihart and a sacrifice fly by Pedroia after Swihart moved to third on a groundout.
Longoria tied it in the fourth with a leadoff homer to left.
"It's become more and more difficult in this league to hit," he said. "Luckily for me, the team was winning ... so it doesn't put a whole lot of pressure on me necessarily to hit home runs."
Masterson retired the leadoff batter in the fifth, then let the remaining four hitters he faced reach base. Loney singled before Longoria and David DeJesus walked, loading the bases. Butler followed with a single to right, scoring Loney and Longoria for a 4-2 lead.
Butler was called up from Triple-A Durham on Sunday and made his 2015 debut that day against Baltimore. On Monday night, he hit a two-run homer in Tampa Bay's 5-1 win in the opener of the three-game series in Boston.
The Red Sox left nine runners on base and are 4 for 45 with runners in scoring position in their last six games.
"We've done a good job of creating opportunities," Farrell said, "but we haven't been able to cash in."
LIKE OLD TIMES
Cash was the catcher in Masterson's major league debut on April 24, 2008, with Boston.
"It was kind of funny. Most guys get their debut and there's a lot of anxiety," Cash said. "I'll never forget Masty talking to people in the stands" during his warmup session. "After he threw 19 pitches he flipped the ball to (then pitching coach) John Farrell and said, `Wherever the path leads me."
Masterson left after 6 innings with a 3-1 lead, the only run a homer by Napoli.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rays: LHP Jake McGee (offseason elbow surgery) and INF Nick Franklin (left oblique strain) both did well in rehab appearances Tuesday, according to Cash. ... The Rays expect to learn more about RHP Alex Cobb's pitching elbow after returning home for a four-game series against Texas starting Thursday night. The Tampa Bay Times reported he has a partial ligament tear.
Red Sox: RF Shane Victorino is scheduled to start a rehab assignment Friday at Double-A Portland. He is on the DL with a right hamstring strain. ... LF Hanley Ramirez remained day-to-day after spraining his left shoulder when he ran into the side wall in left field pursuing a fly ball on Monday.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-1, 1.64 ERA) pitches against RHP Nick Martinez (2-0, 0.84) and the Texas Rangers on Thursday night in the opener of an eight-game homestand.
Red Sox: After a day off Thursday, LHP Wade Miley (1-3, 7.15) faces RHP Aaron Sanchez (2-2, 4.62) of the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday when the Red Sox open a three-city, 10-game road trip.
7:10PM,EDT,May 6,2015
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Loney grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Forsythe out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz safe at first on throwing error by second baseman Forsythe. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| DeJesus singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Butler grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, DeJesus out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Sandoval grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Craig struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Cabrera lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Guyer doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rivera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Forsythe singled to left, Guyer scored, Kiermaier to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Loney grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Swihart doubled to deep left center, Bogaerts scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop, Swihart to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, Swihart scored. | 1 | 2 |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria homered to left (400 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| DeJesus doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Butler grounded out to shortstop, DeJesus to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Cabrera popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Guyer walked. | 2 | 2 |
| Rivera walked, Guyer to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| Sandoval singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| Sandoval to second on wild pitch by Colomé. | 2 | 2 |
| Craig grounded out to shortstop, Sandoval to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Forsythe popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Loney singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| Loney to second on wild pitch by Masterson. | 2 | 2 |
| Longoria walked. | 2 | 2 |
| DeJesus walked, Loney to third, Longoria to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Butler singled to right, Loney and Longoria scored, DeJesus to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Mujica relieved Masterson. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts fouled out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Betts lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Edward Mujica pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Rivera doubled to deep center. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier sacrificed to third, Rivera to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Rivera out at home. | 4 | 2 |
| Layne relieved Mujica. | 4 | 2 |
| Loney flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Pedroia singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Cedeño relieved Colomé. | 4 | 2 |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop, Pedroia to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Geltz relieved Cedeño. | 4 | 2 |
| Napoli grounded out to shortstop, Pedroia to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Sandoval flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. hit for DeJesus. | 4 | 2 |
| Tazawa relieved Layne. | 4 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. walked, Longoria to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Butler lined out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Souza Jr. out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Steven Geltz pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Craig walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Holt grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Craig out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| Bogaerts lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Holt safe at second on throwing error by catcher Rivera. | 4 | 2 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Ross relieved Tazawa. | 4 | 2 |
| Rivera popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Forsythe flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Jepsen pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Jepsen relieved Geltz. | 4 | 2 |
| Betts homered to left (412 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Ortiz walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Napoli singled to left, Ortiz to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Jiménez ran for Ortiz. | 4 | 3 |
| Sandoval walked, Jiménez to third, Napoli to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Nava hit for Craig. | 4 | 3 |
| Nava grounded into fielder's choice to first, Jiménez out at home, Napoli to third, Sandoval to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Holt grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Nava in left field. | 4 | 3 |
| Ogando relieved Ross. | 4 | 3 |
| Loney grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Longoria homered to left (416 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Souza Jr. out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Boxberger relieved Jepsen. | 5 | 3 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Bogaerts to second on wild pitch by Boxberger. | 5 | 3 |
| Swihart fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| Betts walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Jiménez grounded out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Kiermaier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24 | .268 | .310 | .476 |
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .301 | .381 | .473 |
| Loney 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .245 | .288 | .429 |
| Longoria 3B | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | .284 | .400 | .474 |
| DeJesus DH | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .297 | .366 | .391 |
a-Souza Jr. PH-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .232 | .336 | .400 |
| Butler LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .214 | .267 | .429 |
| Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .189 | .239 | .255 |
| Guyer RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .259 | .371 | .414 |
| Rivera C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .136 | .176 | .210 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 160 | |||
| a-walked for D Dejesus in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Guyer (6, Masterson); DeJesus (3, Masterson); Rivera (3, Mujica) HR: Longoria 2 (3, 4th inning off Masterson 0 on, 0 Out; 9th inning off Ogando 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Forsythe (12), Longoria 2 (8), Butler 2 (4) S: Kiermaier 2-out RBI: Forsythe GIDP: Loney, Butler Rays RISP: 2-13 (Kiermaier 0-1, Rivera 0-1, Butler 1-3, Guyer 0-2, Loney 0-1, Cabrera 0-3, Forsythe 1-2) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Kiermaier (1, 2nd base by Masterson/Swihart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Forsythe (1, throw); Rivera (2, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,060 (93.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Mike DiMuro, Second Base - Tripp Gibson, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
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