Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox
August 16, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 2011 at Fenway Park. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Tampa Bay Rays 6, Boston Red Sox 2

Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Jennings lf 5 1 2 1
Damon dh 5 0 2 0
Longoria 3b 5 1 0 0
Zobrist 2b 4 2 3 0
Upton cf 4 2 3 1
Kotchman 1b 4 0 2 1
Rodriguez ss 3 0 0 0
Joyce rf 4 0 0 1
Chirinos c 4 0 0 0
Niemann p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 12 4
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury cf 4 1 1 1
Lowrie 3b 4 0 1 0
Gonzalez 1b 3 0 0 0
Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0
Reddick rf 3 0 0 0
Crawford dh 3 0 0 0
Aviles ss 3 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 1 1 1
McDonald lf 3 0 0 0
Bedard p 0 0 0 0
  Albers p 0 0 0 0
  Morales p 0 0 0 0
  Wheeler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
Tampa Bay 020 010 0306120
Boston 001 001 000231
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Niemann  W(8-4) 9.0 3 2 2 1 10
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
1
10
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bedard  L(4-8) 6.0 7 3 1 0 6
  Albers   1.1 3 3 3 0 0
  Morales   0.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Wheeler   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
4
0
7

  E–Lowrie (13).  TP–Boston 1. Lowrie-Pedroia-Gonzalez.  2B–Tampa Bay Damon (20,off Wheeler).  HR–Tampa Bay Jennings (5,5th inning off Bedard 0 on 2 out), Boston Varitek (8,3rd inning off Niemann 0 on 0 out); Ellsbury (22,6th inning off Niemann 0 on 0 out).  HBP–Rodriguez (12,by Albers).  Team LOB–6.  Team–2.  U-HP–Bob Davidson, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Brian Knight, 3B–Chris Conroy.  T–3:02.  A–38,278.
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