Wednesday, August 9th, 2017 6:00PM CST
On Wednesday night, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 8-2, securing their eighth consecutive victory, a new season high. A pivotal moment in the game occurred when Eduardo Nunez hit a single that struck pitcher Jake Odorizzi's foot, a play that led to Odorizzi's departure and ignited a five-run rally for Boston in the fifth inning, paving the way for their win.
Date: Wednesday, August 9th, 2017
Time: 6:00PM CST
Stadium: Tropicana Field
Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Attendance: 11,853
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TB |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

Doubles: Miller (8, Porcello)
Home Runs: Hechavarria (1, 6th inning off Porcello 0 on, 0 Out); Miller (5, 6th inning off Porcello 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Hechavarria (7), Miller (26)
Ground Into Double Play: Ramos
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-4 (Souza Jr. 0-1, Ramos 0-1, Morrison 0-1, Smith 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Souza Jr. 1; Smith 1

Pitcher Notes: Odorizzi pitched to 1 batter in the 5th
Wild Pitches: Jennings; Romo
Intentional Walks: Ramírez (By Jennings); Bogaerts (By Jennings)
Hit By Pitch: Moreland (By Cishek)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Odorizzi 11/19; Jennings 3/8; Boxberger 1/3; Cishek 3/3; Romo 6/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Odorizzi 14-5-24-14; Jennings 4-1-3-6; Boxberger 2-2-3-2; Cishek 0-3-2-1; Romo 4-3-5-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Odorizzi 1-9; Jennings 3-0; Boxberger 0-2; Cishek 2-0; Romo 3-2
Game Scores: J Odorizzi 48

Double Plays: 2 (Hechavarria-Miller-Plouffe, Longoria-Plouffe)
Errors: Odorizzi (2, catch); Plouffe (8, throw)
Passed Balls: Ramos

Doubles: Benintendi (17, Odorizzi); Holt (2, Romo)
Runs Batted In: Betts (70), León 2 (29)
2-out Runs Batted In: León 2
Ground Into Double Play: Bogaerts; Moreland
Team Left On Base: 6
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Ramírez 0-2, León 1-2, Bogaerts 0-1, Holt 0-1, Betts 1-2, Bradley Jr. 0-1, Moreland 0-3)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bogaerts 1; Moreland 1

Pitcher Notes: Porcello pitched to 2 batters in the 7th
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Porcello 19/24; Barnes 2/2; Workman 2/3; Kelly 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Porcello 17-11-19-14; Barnes 1-1-0-2; Workman 2-2-4-2; Kelly 3-1-4-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Porcello 3-8; Barnes 3-0; Workman 0-2; Kelly 1-1
Game Scores: R Porcello 61

Double Plays: 1 (Bogaerts-Holt-Moreland)

Stolen Bases: Benintendi (14, 2nd base off Odorizzi/Ramos)
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