BOSTON -- The Tampa Bay Rays
spent their longest nine-inning game in team history playing in wind,
rain and chilly temperatures in Fenway Park. It certainly felt a lot
better coming away with a win.
Steven Souza Jr. hit a three-run homer, Jesus Sucre drove in three runs and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Sunday.
The Rays beat the Red Sox for the second time in three games -- and just the sixth time in the last 20 meetings -- a day after striking out 16 times in a loss.
"I didn't know that, but I'm excited," Rays manager Kevin Cash said when he found out that it was the club's longest game. "It's much better than losing the longest game in club history."
Evan Longoria and Sucre both had two singles, and Souza's homer came during a seven-run ninth as the Rays matched their season-high with 16 hits in a game that lasted 4 hours, 32 minutes.
Boston starter Drew Pomeranz (3-3) came out with left triceps tightness before the fourth inning. He gave up two runs and three hits while walking three and striking out three.
"He wasn't able to reproduce any symptoms later in the day," manager John Farrell said. "We'll see what transpires tomorrow. We don't think this is anything long term."
He's expected to get an MRI on Monday.
"I felt something in warmups kind of similar to what I felt in spring training," the left-hander said.
Xander Bogaerts had an RBI double for Boston after his 15-game hitting streak was halted Saturday.
Matt Andriese (3-1) gave up two runs in five innings.
Playing on a chilly, windy day with a drizzle falling on and off, both teams had trouble with pop ups -- one fell against each and Rays first baseman Logan Morrison snow-coned another -- and the outfielders looked like they were tip-toeing after balls on a muddy warning track.
"It was pretty ridiculous. I've never played in anything like this," Souza Jr. said. "We're all professionals. We've got to go out there and grind it out. We did a good job of not letting it get to us."
In the second, Tampa Bay made it 2-1 after Pomeranz walked the first two batters, prompting a visit Farrell. Kevin Kiermaier sacrificed before Sucre's sacrifice fly.
Sucre's RBI single increased it to 3-1 in the fourth following a wind-blown ground-rule double. Kiermaier's pop up fell between two fielders and bounced into the stands.
Longoria's RBI single made it 4-2. Sucre, Rickie Weeks Jr., Tim Beckham and Kiermaier each had an RBI single in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: DH Hanley Ramirez (strained muscle right shoulder) was back after missing three games. . LHP David Price, sidelined since early spring training with a strained left elbow, threw a simulated game after his rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket was rained out. "We'll re-evaluate following Friday and wouldn't rule out his return to us if everything goes according to plan," Farrell said.
YOUR PRESENT, MOM
Andriese won on Mother's Day for the second straight year. He earned the win against the Angels last year with his mother, Lynn, watching him for the first time in the big leagues.
"She was pretty happy," Andriese said. "I got a text from her saying `Great win.' It's good to be 2-0 on Mother's Day."
SORRY MOMS
Due to the wet field, the Red Sox had to cancel the "running of the bases" that was scheduled for postgame.
ROSTER MOVE
Tampa Bay optioned Saturday's losing pitcher Blake Snell to Triple-A Durham and recalled RHP Ryne Stanek from the same team. Snell was 0-4 with a 4.71 ERA in eight starts.
Stanek made his major-league debut, getting one out and allowing a single.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-1, 3.04 ERA) is set to start Monday's opener of a three-game series at Cleveland against RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 1.86). Archer is coming off eight shutout innings Wednesday, earning a win against Kansas City.
Red Sox: Off Monday before opening a two-game interleague series at St. Louis on Tuesday. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 2.80 ERA) is in line to start.
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Tampa Bay Rays
Steven Souza Jr. hit a three-run homer, Jesus Sucre drove in three runs and the Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Sunday.
The Rays beat the Red Sox for the second time in three games -- and just the sixth time in the last 20 meetings -- a day after striking out 16 times in a loss.
"I didn't know that, but I'm excited," Rays manager Kevin Cash said when he found out that it was the club's longest game. "It's much better than losing the longest game in club history."
Evan Longoria and Sucre both had two singles, and Souza's homer came during a seven-run ninth as the Rays matched their season-high with 16 hits in a game that lasted 4 hours, 32 minutes.
Boston starter Drew Pomeranz (3-3) came out with left triceps tightness before the fourth inning. He gave up two runs and three hits while walking three and striking out three.
"He wasn't able to reproduce any symptoms later in the day," manager John Farrell said. "We'll see what transpires tomorrow. We don't think this is anything long term."
He's expected to get an MRI on Monday.
"I felt something in warmups kind of similar to what I felt in spring training," the left-hander said.
Xander Bogaerts had an RBI double for Boston after his 15-game hitting streak was halted Saturday.
Matt Andriese (3-1) gave up two runs in five innings.
Playing on a chilly, windy day with a drizzle falling on and off, both teams had trouble with pop ups -- one fell against each and Rays first baseman Logan Morrison snow-coned another -- and the outfielders looked like they were tip-toeing after balls on a muddy warning track.
"It was pretty ridiculous. I've never played in anything like this," Souza Jr. said. "We're all professionals. We've got to go out there and grind it out. We did a good job of not letting it get to us."
In the second, Tampa Bay made it 2-1 after Pomeranz walked the first two batters, prompting a visit Farrell. Kevin Kiermaier sacrificed before Sucre's sacrifice fly.
Sucre's RBI single increased it to 3-1 in the fourth following a wind-blown ground-rule double. Kiermaier's pop up fell between two fielders and bounced into the stands.
Longoria's RBI single made it 4-2. Sucre, Rickie Weeks Jr., Tim Beckham and Kiermaier each had an RBI single in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: DH Hanley Ramirez (strained muscle right shoulder) was back after missing three games. . LHP David Price, sidelined since early spring training with a strained left elbow, threw a simulated game after his rehab start with Triple-A Pawtucket was rained out. "We'll re-evaluate following Friday and wouldn't rule out his return to us if everything goes according to plan," Farrell said.
YOUR PRESENT, MOM
Andriese won on Mother's Day for the second straight year. He earned the win against the Angels last year with his mother, Lynn, watching him for the first time in the big leagues.
"She was pretty happy," Andriese said. "I got a text from her saying `Great win.' It's good to be 2-0 on Mother's Day."
SORRY MOMS
Due to the wet field, the Red Sox had to cancel the "running of the bases" that was scheduled for postgame.
ROSTER MOVE
Tampa Bay optioned Saturday's losing pitcher Blake Snell to Triple-A Durham and recalled RHP Ryne Stanek from the same team. Snell was 0-4 with a 4.71 ERA in eight starts.
Stanek made his major-league debut, getting one out and allowing a single.
UP NEXT
Rays: RHP Chris Archer (3-1, 3.04 ERA) is set to start Monday's opener of a three-game series at Cleveland against RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 1.86). Archer is coming off eight shutout innings Wednesday, earning a win against Kansas City.
Red Sox: Off Monday before opening a two-game interleague series at St. Louis on Tuesday. LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1, 2.80 ERA) is in line to start.
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1:35PM,EDT,May 14,2017
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Souza Jr. lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria hit sacrifice fly to center, Dickerson scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Morrison singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Weeks Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Morrison out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Betts stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop, Betts to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Bogaerts doubled to left, Betts scored. | 1 | 1 |
| Benintendi grounded out to first, Bogaerts to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Miller walked. | 1 | 1 |
| Beckham walked, Miller to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Kiermaier sacrificed to third, Miller to third, Beckham to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Sucre hit sacrifice fly to center, Miller scored, Beckham to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Vázquez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Longoria walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Morrison flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Weeks Jr. singled to right center, Longoria to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Miller struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Marrero struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Betts popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Pedroia walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Taylor relieved Pomeranz. | 2 | 1 |
| Beckham flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Kiermaier hit a ground rule double to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Sucre singled to left center, Kiermaier scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Benintendi popped out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Longoria flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| Morrison flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Vázquez singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Marrero hit a ground rule double to deep right, Vázquez to third. | 3 | 1 |
| Betts grounded into fielder's choice to third, Vázquez out at home. | 3 | 1 |
| Pedroia singled to center, Marrero scored, Betts to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Bogaerts walked, Pedroia to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Benintendi lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Abad relieved Taylor. | 3 | 2 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Beckham singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| Kiermaier flied out to center, Beckham to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Barnes relieved Abad. | 3 | 2 |
| Sucre lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Andriese pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Ramírez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Longoria. | 3 | 2 |
| Moreland walked, Ramírez to second. | 3 | 2 |
| Ramírez relieved Andriese. | 3 | 2 |
| Vázquez flied out to center, Ramírez to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| Marrero struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Barnes pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Souza Jr. walked. | 3 | 2 |
| Dickerson singled to right, Souza Jr. to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Longoria singled to center, Souza Jr. scored, Dickerson to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Weeks Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Ross Jr. relieved Barnes. | 4 | 2 |
| Miller struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Erasmo Ramirez pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Beckham hit by pitch. | 4 | 2 |
| Beckham to second on wild pitch by Ross Jr.. | 4 | 2 |
| Kiermaier struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Sucre walked. | 4 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. grounded into double play, third to first, Beckham out at third. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Alvarado pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Alvarado relieved Ramírez. | 4 | 2 |
| Benintendi grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Ramírez reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 2 |
| R Stanek relieved Alvarado. | 4 | 2 |
| Young hit for Moreland. | 4 | 2 |
| Young lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| Vázquez singled to center, Ramírez to second. | 4 | 2 |
| Colomé relieved R Stanek. | 4 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| Rutledge at first base. | 4 | 2 |
| Dickerson singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| Longoria singled to center, Dickerson to third. | 4 | 2 |
| Morrison struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| Weeks Jr. singled to center, Dickerson scored, Longoria to second. | 5 | 2 |
| Miller flied out to center, Longoria to third. | 5 | 2 |
| Hembree relieved Ross Jr.. | 5 | 2 |
| Beckham singled to left, Longoria scored, Weeks Jr. to second, Weeks Jr. to third on error by left fielder Benintendi. | 6 | 2 |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to shortstop, Weeks Jr. scored, Beckham to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Sucre singled to center, Beckham scored, Kiermaier to second. | 8 | 2 |
| Souza Jr. homered to left (346 feet), Kiermaier and Sucre scored. | 11 | 2 |
| Dickerson doubled to left. | 11 | 2 |
| Longoria grounded out to pitcher. | 11 | 2 |
| 7 Runs, 8 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Farquhar pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| Robertson at third base. | 11 | 2 |
| Farquhar relieved Colomé. | 11 | 2 |
| Marrero grounded out to second. | 11 | 2 |
| Betts flied out to left. | 11 | 2 |
| Pedroia popped out to first. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Tampa Bay Rays
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souza Jr. RF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .266 | .365 | .445 |
| Dickerson LF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .340 | .387 | .576 |
| Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .242 | .314 | .409 |
Robertson 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .170 | .323 | .340 |
| Morrison 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .242 | .326 | .516 |
| Weeks Jr. DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .213 | .322 | .360 |
| Miller 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | .188 | .335 | .305 |
| Beckham SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .267 | .301 | .452 |
| Kiermaier CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .226 | .315 | .315 |
| Sucre C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .263 | .310 | .342 |
| Totals | 39 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 203 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Kiermaier (5, Taylor); Dickerson (12, Hembree) 3B: Dickerson (2, Pomeranz) HR: Souza Jr. (5, 9th inning off Hembree 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Longoria 2 (18), Sucre 3 (10), Weeks Jr. (6), Beckham (20), Kiermaier (10), Souza Jr. 3 (22) S: Kiermaier SF: Longoria, Sucre 2-out RBI: Beckham, Kiermaier, Sucre, Souza Jr. 3 GIDP: Souza Jr. Rays RISP: 7-18 (Miller 0-3, Kiermaier 1-2, Souza Jr. 1-3, Longoria 1-2, Morrison 0-2, Sucre 2-3, Weeks Jr. 1-2, Beckham 1-1) Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Longoria (3, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SP POMERANZ (LEFT TRICEPS TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME TOP 4TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,080 (93.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:32 |
| Weather | 48 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Doug Eddings, Second Base - Cory Blaser, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
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