BOSTON -- Evan Longoria's 20th home run put him in exclusive company.
Longoria hit a solo homer to spark a three-run sixth inning, and Erasmo Ramirez pitched seven solid frames as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday.
Longoria joined Eddie Mathews, Chipper Jones and Scott Rolen as the only third baseman to hit 20 homers in seven of their first eight years in the majors.
"It's pretty cool," Longoria said. "It's one of those things where I'll just be able to look back in my career and tell my kids about it, and I just reflect about it when I get a chance to. The names are awesome to be in that group."
The Rays took three of four from the last-place Red Sox. Tampa Bay is fourth in the AL East, 2 1-2 games ahead of Boston.
Longoria also had a double and single.
"Let's just keep him hitting," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "We've said it all year long. When he's hitting, that's what shapes our lineup."
Kevin Kiermaier also hit a solo homer for the Rays, who have won five of their last seven games.
Boston's David Ortiz hit his 36th homer -- a two-run shot -- and increased his RBI total to 101, reaching the century mark for the ninth season with the Red Sox to tie Hall of Famer Ted Williams for most in club history.
Big Papi also set a club record for most seasons with 35-or-more homers and 100 RBI with his sixth. Manny Ramirez and Jimmie Foxx each had five.
Erasmo Ramirez (11-6) gave up two runs on four hits, striking out six without walking a batter. Brad Boxberger worked the ninth for his 38th save.
Trailing 2-0, Tampa Bay rallied against Wade Miley (11-11). Longoria homered deep into left-center over the Green Monster. Asdrubal Cabrera and Steven Souza Jr. had consecutive RBI doubles.
"It was the middle of their lineup that did most of the damage," Boston interim manager Torey Lovullo said.
Kiermaier homered into the right field seats leading off the seventh.
Miley allowed four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
"I just didn't execute pitches," Miley said. "I was in situations where I was in pretty good counts and just didn't make a pitch I needed to make. Obviously they made me pay for it."
Boston moved ahead 2-0 in the first when Ortiz homered into the first row of Monster seats.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Lovullo said 3B Pablo Sandoval has pneumonia. He'll be re-evaluated Saturday. Originally, the club said he had an upper respiratory infection. . Hanley Ramirez was shut down for the rest of the season with right shoulder inflammation.
DOMINATING BOSTON
Boxberger faced the Red Sox 11 times this season, holding them scoreless in every appearance while collecting six saves.
SERIES WINNER
The Rays took the season series against Boston, 10-9.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (8-8) is set to open a three-game series Friday when Tampa Bay faces RHP R.A. Dickey (10-11) and the AL East-leading Blue Jays in Toronto.
Red Sox: LHP Rich Hill (1-0, 1.93 ERA) looks to continue his career revival Friday when Boston hosts RHP Kevin Gausman (3-6) and the Baltimore Orioles. Hill was pitching for the independent-league Long Island Ducks before Boston signed him to a minor league deal.
Longoria hit a solo homer to spark a three-run sixth inning, and Erasmo Ramirez pitched seven solid frames as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2 on Thursday.
Longoria joined Eddie Mathews, Chipper Jones and Scott Rolen as the only third baseman to hit 20 homers in seven of their first eight years in the majors.
"It's pretty cool," Longoria said. "It's one of those things where I'll just be able to look back in my career and tell my kids about it, and I just reflect about it when I get a chance to. The names are awesome to be in that group."
The Rays took three of four from the last-place Red Sox. Tampa Bay is fourth in the AL East, 2 1-2 games ahead of Boston.
Longoria also had a double and single.
"Let's just keep him hitting," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said. "We've said it all year long. When he's hitting, that's what shapes our lineup."
Kevin Kiermaier also hit a solo homer for the Rays, who have won five of their last seven games.
Boston's David Ortiz hit his 36th homer -- a two-run shot -- and increased his RBI total to 101, reaching the century mark for the ninth season with the Red Sox to tie Hall of Famer Ted Williams for most in club history.
Big Papi also set a club record for most seasons with 35-or-more homers and 100 RBI with his sixth. Manny Ramirez and Jimmie Foxx each had five.
Erasmo Ramirez (11-6) gave up two runs on four hits, striking out six without walking a batter. Brad Boxberger worked the ninth for his 38th save.
Trailing 2-0, Tampa Bay rallied against Wade Miley (11-11). Longoria homered deep into left-center over the Green Monster. Asdrubal Cabrera and Steven Souza Jr. had consecutive RBI doubles.
"It was the middle of their lineup that did most of the damage," Boston interim manager Torey Lovullo said.
Kiermaier homered into the right field seats leading off the seventh.
Miley allowed four runs on eight hits in 6 1/3 innings.
"I just didn't execute pitches," Miley said. "I was in situations where I was in pretty good counts and just didn't make a pitch I needed to make. Obviously they made me pay for it."
Boston moved ahead 2-0 in the first when Ortiz homered into the first row of Monster seats.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Lovullo said 3B Pablo Sandoval has pneumonia. He'll be re-evaluated Saturday. Originally, the club said he had an upper respiratory infection. . Hanley Ramirez was shut down for the rest of the season with right shoulder inflammation.
DOMINATING BOSTON
Boxberger faced the Red Sox 11 times this season, holding them scoreless in every appearance while collecting six saves.
SERIES WINNER
The Rays took the season series against Boston, 10-9.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Jake Odorizzi (8-8) is set to open a three-game series Friday when Tampa Bay faces RHP R.A. Dickey (10-11) and the AL East-leading Blue Jays in Toronto.
Red Sox: LHP Rich Hill (1-0, 1.93 ERA) looks to continue his career revival Friday when Boston hosts RHP Kevin Gausman (3-6) and the Baltimore Orioles. Hill was pitching for the independent-league Long Island Ducks before Boston signed him to a minor league deal.
7:10PM,EDT,September 24,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Mahtook grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop, Betts to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz homered to left (377 feet), Betts scored. | 0 | 2 |
| Shaw struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Forsythe doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera flied out to right, Forsythe to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Kiermaier walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Shaffer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Kiermaier out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Castillo struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Holt grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Maile struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Mahtook popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| Forsythe lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Ortiz singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Shaw grounded into double play, first to third, Ortiz out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier lined out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Shaffer struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| Maile grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Castillo grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Holt grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hanigan struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Mahtook grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Longoria homered to center (425 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| Forsythe singled to shallow left. | 1 | 2 |
| Cabrera doubled to deep center, Forsythe scored. | 2 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. doubled to deep left center, Cabrera scored. | 3 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. out at third on runner's fielder's choice. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Betts grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Pedroia reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Kiermaier homered to right (399 feet). | 4 | 2 |
| Shaffer grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| Maile doubled to deep center. | 4 | 2 |
| Hembree relieved Miley. | 4 | 2 |
| Guyer grounded out to second, Maile to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Jaso hit for Mahtook. | 4 | 2 |
| Jaso lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Ortiz struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Shaw flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Barnes pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Barnes relieved Hembree. | 4 | 2 |
| Longoria singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Forsythe grounded into double play, second to first, Longoria out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| Cabrera singled to left center. | 4 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Colomé relieved Ramírez. | 4 | 2 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Swihart hit for Hanigan. | 4 | 2 |
| Swihart grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Swihart catching. | 4 | 2 |
| Ogando relieved Barnes. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Loney hit for Shaffer. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Loney struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Maile grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Loney at first base. | 4 | 2 |
| Boxberger relieved Colomé. | 4 | 2 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Ortiz grounded into double play, second to third to first, Bogaerts out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Guyer LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .266 | .356 | .413 |
| Mahtook DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .287 | .347 | .540 |
a-Jaso PH-DH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | .379 | .456 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .272 | .333 | .439 |
| Forsythe 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .285 | .362 | .451 |
| Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .265 | .313 | .425 |
| Souza Jr. RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .223 | .316 | .408 |
| Kiermaier CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .264 | .301 | .416 |
| Shaffer 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .197 | .338 | .426 |
b-Loney PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .281 | .325 | .365 |
| Maile C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .087 | .087 | .174 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 136 | |||
| a-lined out to shortstop for M Mahtook in the 7th b-struck out swinging for R Shaffer in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Forsythe (33, Miley); Longoria (33, Miley); Cabrera (28, Miley); Souza Jr. (14, Miley); Maile (2, Miley) HR: Longoria (20, 6th inning off Miley 0 on, 2 Out); Kiermaier (9, 7th inning off Miley 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: Longoria (71), Cabrera (51), Souza Jr. (39), Kiermaier (37) 2-out RBI: Longoria, Cabrera, Souza Jr. GIDP: Forsythe Rays RISP: 1-9 (Shaffer 0-1, Jaso 0-1, Souza Jr. 1-3, Guyer 0-1, Cabrera 0-2, Forsythe 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Kiermaier (5, 2nd base by Ogando/Swihart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Shaffer-Longoria, Forsythe-Longoria-Loney). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 34,916 (92.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 63 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - John Hirschbeck, First Base - John Tumpane, Second Base - James Hoye, Third Base - Bill Welke |
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