MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/20/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2885 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (88-67) 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 0 0 11 19 1
Tampa Bay Rays (77-78) 0 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 13 1
Tampa Bay Wastes Great Game by Hernández
The Boston Red Sox overcame a good performance by Tampa Bay second baseman Norbert Hernández to knock off Tampa Bay, 11-9, at Tropicana Field. Hernández hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Earning the save was Terence McCray. He's now cashed in 24 of 29 save opportunities. The win lifted the Boston record to 88-67.

Ed Dennis came through with a big-time hit for Boston. The pinch hitter smacked a 3-run home run in the top of the seventh inning to give his team the lead, 10-8. It was his only hit, but it was clutch.

Dennis described the clubhouse as "strangely calm" after the game.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Pratt LF 4 1 0 1 0 2 3 .261 6 35
   a-B. Dawson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
   b-E. Dennis PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .225 3 12
   c-Y. Moncada LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266 6 56
R. Devers 3B 4 2 3 1 2 1 0 .286 23 85
P. Vitzhum 1B 6 1 4 1 0 0 1 .335 8 47
D. Combs DH 5 0 1 0 1 2 5 .297 23 83
C. Colón RF 5 1 1 1 1 0 7 .265 21 98
S. Potter CF 5 0 2 2 0 2 5 .290 8 66
X. Bogaerts 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .264 13 70
K. Plawecki C 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .180 4 22
N. Martínez SS 4 2 4 2 0 0 1 .215 2 24
Totals 44 11 19 11 5 8 28      
a - B. Dawson substituted for S. Pratt in the 6th
b - E. Dennis pinch hit for B. Dawson in the 7th
c - Y. Moncada substituted for E. Dennis in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Combs (35, 3rd Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Vitzhum (18, 5th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Potter (34, 5th Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Plawecki (1, 6th Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Martínez (2, 6th Inning off E. Cartwright, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Devers (23, 1st Inning off E. Cartwright, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Dennis (3, 7th Inning off H. Saldaña, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Dennis 4 , R. Devers 6 , P. Vitzhum 5 , D. Combs 2 , C. Colón , S. Potter 3 , K. Plawecki 5 , N. Martínez 6
2-out RBI: C. Colón , S. Potter 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Pratt , Y. Moncada , C. Colón , S. Potter , X. Bogaerts 2
Sac Fly: N. Martínez
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Martínez (10)
CS: R. Devers (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Devers (15)
Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-Bogaerts-Vitzhum, Devers-Bogaerts-Vitzhum)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Cox CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .230 36 99
J. Pacheco LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .272 12 65
J. Engram DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .256 3 15
D. Veeck 3B 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .267 14 72
A. Rondon SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .247 1 23
O. Leme C 5 1 3 2 0 1 0 .295 6 53
N. Hernández 2B 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 .306 4 11
D. Mitchell 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .320 20 66
L. Burke RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .333 1 3
Totals 39 9 13 9 4 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Leme (23, 3rd Inning off P. Christopher, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Mitchell (25, 7th Inning off J. Hornsby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pacheco (12, 3rd Inning off P. Christopher, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Hernández 2 (4, 3rd Inning off P. Christopher, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off T. McKnight, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Cox , J. Pacheco 6 , J. Engram , A. Rondon , O. Leme 4 , N. Hernández 9 , D. Mitchell 2
2-out RBI: O. Leme , N. Hernández 2 , D. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Cox , D. Veeck 2
GIDP: J. Engram , N. Hernández
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Cox (13)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rondon (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Rondon-Mitchell)
OF assists: 1 (Burke(Vitzhum at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Christopher 2.2 7 7 2 1 3 2 52 3.78   
T. McKnight 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 46 4.24   
A. Wills W (3-2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.66   
J. Hornsby H (9) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 2.72   
T. Robinson H (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.31   
T. McCray SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Christopher 24
Batters Faced: P. Christopher 16, T. McKnight 9, A. Wills 6, J. Hornsby 6, T. Robinson 3, T. McCray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Christopher 2-2, T. McKnight 3-1, A. Wills 1-2, J. Hornsby 1-1, T. Robinson 1-1, T. McCray 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Christopher 52-33, T. McKnight 46-32, A. Wills 21-10, J. Hornsby 24-13, T. Robinson 9-7, T. McCray 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Cartwright 5.0 11 6 5 2 5 1 91 5.26   
R. Smith H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 33 6.49   
H. Saldaña L (3-8), BS (3) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 4.24   
C. Sanchez 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 3.65   
B. Young 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 23 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Cartwright 26
Batters Faced: E. Cartwright 27, R. Smith 7, H. Saldaña 3, C. Sanchez 5, B. Young 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Cartwright 2-6, R. Smith 2-1, H. Saldaña 0-0, C. Sanchez 0-2, B. Young 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Cartwright 91-58, R. Smith 33-18, H. Saldaña 11-6, C. Sanchez 20-12, B. Young 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Smith 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Norbert Hernández
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 30739
Special Notes: LF Steve Pratt was injured while running the bases.
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