GAME #142 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2021 - TAMPA BAY RAYS @ BOSTON RED SOX

[markj]

7:10PM Eastern

Red Sox

Nathan Eovaldi (R)

1. Enrique Hernandez (R) CF
2. Hunter Renfroe (R) RF
3. J.D. Martinez (R) DH
4. Rafael Devers (L) 3B
5. Bobby Dalbec (R) 1B
6. Kevin Plawecki (R) C
7. Danny Santana (S) LF
8. Jose Iglesias (R) SS
9. Jonathan Arauz (S) 2B

Rays

Shane McClanahan (L)

1. Brandon Lowe (L) 2B
2. Wander Franco (S) SS
3. Nelson Cruz (R) DH
4. Austin Meadows (L) LF
5. Ji-Man Choi (L) 1B
6. Manuel Margot (R) CF
7. Joey Wendle (L) 3B
8. Josh Lowe (L) RF
9. Mike Zunino (R) C

Gametime Temp: 73°F
Chance of Precip: 0%

[Bill-806]

Looks like a much needed personal day off for Verdugo !!!!  " Talking to himself ain't right " !!!!! iono iono iono iono rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl

[markj]

Arauz just watched two pitches go by that were dead center over the plate, and then K'd on a ball nearly in the dirt. No wonder there's no score.

[markj]

Six scoreless innings from Eovaldi. Let's hope the Sox don't waste it.

[markj]

JDM with yet another GIDP. He has a talent for those.

[markj]

Dalbec flashing some leather. Good to see that.

[markj]

Make that 7 scoreless innings from Eovaldi. No complaints there.

[MongoLikeSox]

Any logical explanation for yanking Taylor? Over fricking managing. AGAIN!!!

[markj]

Or not IBBing Cruz? You had to know he was going to get a hit. Unlike most of the Sox players, Cruz is Mr. Clutch.

[markj]

Attaboy, Hunter. Two run dinger puts the Sox up 2-1.

[MongoLikeSox]

Renfroe bailed him out with a moon shot!

[MongoLikeSox]

What in the holy heck is going on here? Has he gone mad? Is someone hurt?

(edit - I had the batting order fubar in my head - Iglesias was PH for - my bad.)

[markj]

Wow, what a way to end a game. Cannonball shot from Hunter guns down a runner at 3rd. Very cool.

[longgame]

What a game and what an ending! 

Of course I thought they were going to blow it when the ball got by Santana but hell of a throw by Renfroe.

[MongoLikeSox]

Two assists and a 2-run bomb. Nice!